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The 15th Annual International UCEA Conference on Values and Leadership

Ethics, Resilience, and Sustainability:
Elements of Learning Focussed School Leadership

Umeå, Sweden September 21- 24, 2010

   
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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Program Schedule (6 pages)
Program Schedule with Session Abstracts (25 pages)

Updated September 16, 2010

Monday, September 20 – Pre-Conference Event
9:00-11:00 Registration for the conference

 

11:00 School Visits (afternoon only)  

 

Tuesday, September 21 – Pre-Conference Events
8:00- 11:00

Registration for the conference



8:30 - 12:00 School visits (Starts at 8.30 and ends around lunch)  

11:30 -15:00

Graduate Seminar: Ethics and Successful Leadership (Lunch included.)

 

Tuesday, September 21 – Main Conference Events
15:00 – 18:00 Registration  
16:00 – 17:30

Reflections and summary of school visits – Panel with the superintendents

Idun
17:30 – 18:00 Short Break Idun
18:00

Opening of Conference

 
19:00

Opening Reception

 

 

Wednesday, September 22– Conference Events

8:30

Keynote Presentation:
"Sustainable Educational Leadership:
Moral Literacy in Action

Paul T. Begley, Nipissing University and
Director of the Centre for the Study of
Leadership and Ethics

Idun

9:30

Coffee break

 

10:00

Parallel Session 1

 

Grim

1A – Swedish Teacher and Principal Education Programs

The Swedish National School Leadership Training Program
Monika Törnsén, Umeå Univeristy

Teacher Education in Sweden
Maj-Lis Hörnqvist, Umeå University

 

1B Skills and Ethics in Higher Education and Vocational Programs

An International Collaboration: Examining Graduate Educational Leadership in Louisiana and Ontario
Heather M. Rintoul, Nipissing University & Pauline E. Leonard, Louisiana Tech University

New Skills for New Jobs - A Suggestion for Developmental Steps of New Skills in Vocational Education and Training
Riitta Hanninen, EduCluster, Finland

Artifacts in an Education Faculty: Ethical, Hopeful, and Troubling Messages
Helen Mahony & Pam Bishop, University of Calgary

Loke
  1C – Moral Leadership for a Kinder Online World

Workshop
Wanda Cassidy, Simon Fraser University
BalderBrage

11:00

Short Break

 

11:15

Parallel Session 2

 

Grim

2A – Superintendency and District Leadership

Distributed Leadership for Organizational Sustainability of Reform Efforts
Kris Bosworth, University of Arizona

How do you know you are doing a good job?
Lars Svedberg, Uppsala University
 

2B – Immigrants and Marginalized Groups

The Best Interests of Undocumented Students
Emily Crawford, Penn State University

Viviendo en las Sombras: Examining the Educational Experiences of Undocumented Immigrant Latino Students in a Public Secondary School Setting
Jesús Rodriguez, California State University


Collaborative Leadership: Engaging Aboriginal Learners with Complex Challenges
Wanda Cassidy, Simon Fraser University

Loke
  2C – School Climate, Entrepeneurship and Efficacy

Collective Efficacy as a Resource for Student Achievement: A Multilevel Analysis
Serena Salloum, University of Michigan

Student Welfare and Principle Responsibility
Monika Törnsén & Jonas Höög, Centrum, Umeå University

Entrepreneurship and School Climate
Maj-Lis Hörnqvist, Umeå University
PettersonBerger
12:15 Short Break  
12:30

LUNCH

 

13:30

Keynote presentation:
Striving for Equity and Social Justice:
Implications for School Leadership

Jorunn Møller, Professor, University of Oslo, Department of Teacher Education and School Development

 

14:30 Short Break  

14:45

Parallel Session 3

 

Grim

3A & 4A – Exploring Applications of Sustainable Leadership in Education,

SYMPOSIUM (double session, 5 papers) Chair: Paul Begley, Nipissing University

Paper #1: Inclusive Education as Moral Education
Erin Brock, Nipissing University

Paper #2: Fostering Empathetic and Active Global Classrooms Through Moral and Ethical Leadership
Leah MacCharles, Nipissing University

Paper #3: Media Portrayals of the Principalship and School Leaders
Cameron Hausman, Nipissing University

Paper #4: Ethical Decision Making for Children with Chronic Illnesses and their Schooling
Taunya Wideman Jonston, Nipissing University

Paper #5: Comparing and Contrasting Cultural Leadership Styles: Native and Non-Native Perspectives
Eric Bortlis, Nipissing University
  3B – Best Interest of the Child

An Ethos of Care:  Applying the Best Interests of the Student Model to the Integrated Education System in Northern Ireland
Mary L Osif, Penn State University

Serving Our Student Needs during Demographic Changes and High Stakes Testing
Rosita Lopez, Northern Illinois University

An Investigation of Elementary Public School Administrators’ Ethical Reasoning in Considering “the Best Interests of the Student”
Willian Frick, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma
Loke
  3C & 4C – Structure, Culture, Leadership

Symposium from an Ongoing Project
Olof Johansson, Jonas Höög, Monika Törnsén, Björn Ahlström, Helene Ärlestig, Umeå University
Anders Olofsson & Conny Björkman, MidSweden University
PettersonBerger
15:45 Coffee Break with Sandwich  

16:15

Parallel Session 4

Grim
3A & 4A Exploring Applications of Sustainable Leadership in Education, Chair: Paul T Begley, Nipissing University

SYMPOSIUM double (continued)
  4 B – Ethical Leadership in Challenging Context

The Quest for Authentic Educational Leadership: Coming to Grips with One’s Ethical Position Regarding Individuals with Disabilities
Barbara L Pazey, University of Texas

Leading More Inclusively in High-Poverty Schools: Who and What is Involved?
Pam Bishop, University of Calgary

The Purpose of School vs. the Rights of the Individual: Re-framing the School Discipline Discussion
Hollie Mackey, University of Oklahoma
Loke
  3C & 4C – Structure, Culture, Leadership

SYMPOSIUM (continued)
PettersonBerger
17:30 Reception with snacks and cash bar – evening free Pub Freja

 

Thursday, September 23 - Conference Events
8:30

Keynote Presentation :
“Should Ethics be Included in the Mission of the School? Why? Why not?”

Robert (Jerry) Starratt, professor of Educational Leaderhip at the Lynch School of Education, Boston College, USA

Idun

9:30

Coffee Break with snack

 

10:00

Parallel Session 5

 

Grim

5A Schools – A Place for Ethical Learning and Practice?

Teachers’ and Students’ Experiences of the School as a Site for Ethical Practice Contribute to Shaping the Leadership for Learning with Moral Purpose
Ulrika Bergmark, Luleå University of Technology

On the Search for the Ethical Dimension in the Swedish Superintendency
Katarina Norberg, Olof Johansson
, Umeå University & Elisabet Nilfors, Uppsala University

Promoting Moral Leadership Practices
Rosita Lopez, Northern Illinois University
 

5B –Leadership and Sustainability

Moral Literacy for Sustainability: Educational Leadership and Sustainability Ethics
Nancy Tuana, Penn State University

Moral Literacy: Creating an Ethical and Sustainable Student Leadership Program Laurinda Harman, Joan Poliner Shapiro, Ann Weaver Hart & Lisa Staiano-Coico, Temple University

Resilience and Sustainability in Democratic Ethical Education Innovation: The Case of The Red Cedar School 1989-2010
Steven Jay Gross, Temple University

Loke
  5C – Methods Enhancing Quality

Principals with Teachers: Peer-reviewing Colleagues
Anders Olofsson, Mid Sweden University

Case Studies of Ontario Teacher Teams Conducting Collaborative Action Research on Mathematics Education
Ron Wideman, Nipissing University

A Qualitative Review of Locally-Developed, Secondary School Projects Designed to Improve Student Graduation Rates in Ontario: the Learning to 18 Lighthouse and Rural Schools Lighthouse Projects
Ron Wideman, Nipissing University
PettersonBerger
 

5D – ISSPP (International Sucessful School Principle Project)

Christopher Day, University of Nottingham
Jorun Möller, University of Oslo
Jonas Höög & Olof Johansson, Umeå University
Betty Merchant, University of Texas at San Antonio
Anders Olofsson, MidSweden University

BalderBrage

11:00

Short Break

 

11:15

Parallel Session 6

 

Grim

6A – Global Perspectives on Moral Issues

Finding Justice in Difficult Moral Dilemmas
Rosita Lopez, Northern Illinois University & Anibal L. Taboas, Strategic Leadership and Risk Management

ELTE – European Leaders' Training in Education
Helene Ärlestig & Monika Törnsén, Umeå University

 

6B – Where Change is Needed

Making the Move from a Risk to a Resiliency Focus: Sustaining Changes While Building Leadership Capacity, Reflective Practices and Cohesiveness in Our Work with Behaviorally Disordered Students
Anne Kelly, Lenape Elementary School

Leading the Change for Alternative School Systems
Diana I. Regis & Lionel H. Brown, University of Cincinnati

Principals and Their Responsibility for Coasting Schools
Jonas Höög & Olof Johansson, Umeå University

Loke
  6C – Authentic and Sustainability Leadership

Sole Administrators: Sustaining Authentic Decision-Making
Heather M. Rintoul,
Nipissing University & Heather L. Rocca, York Region District School

Elementary Principals and Their Professional Moral Sense Making: Voices but Viable Ethics?
Willian Frick, Dorothy B. Nkhata & Julia K. Daine, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma

Promoting Moral Leadership Practices
Rosita Lopez
, Northern Illinois University
PettersonBerger
  6D – Superintendent Research Project

Olof Johansson, Elisabet Nilfors, Pia Skott, Håkan Myrlund, Mika Risku
BalderBrage
12:15 Short Break  
12:30

LUNCH

 
13:30

Keynote presentation:

“Resilience: A Necessary Condition for Successful Leadership”

Christopher Day, Professor of Education, University of Nottingham, UK

 
14:30 Short Break  
14:45

Parallel Session 7

 

Grim

7A – Leadership Resilience and Sustainibility

Developing Leadership Resilience in the Vice Principalship
Heather M. Rintoul, Nipissing University & Linda Goulais, Rainbow District School Board

Ethical Leadership in Sustainable Attire

Kaija Teikari,
University of Jyväskylä

 

7B – Community Building and Inclusive Leadership

The Role of Leaders in Enabling Civic Engagement in Schools
Dana Mitra, Penn State University & Donnan Stoicovy, Park Forest Elementary School

Camp New DEEL: Learning to Sustain Innovation through Democratic Ethical Community Building
Steven Jay Gross & Joan Poliner Shapiro, Temple University

Learnings for Life? A Case Study of an Inclusive Leadership Graduate Course for Educational Leaders
Helen Mahoney, University of Calgary

Loke
  7D – Superintendent Research Project

Olof Johansson & Håkan Myrlund, Umeå University
Elisabet Nilfors & Pia Skott, Uppsala University
Pekka Nanervio, University of Jyväskylä
 
15:45

Coffee Break with sandwich

 
19:00

Conference Dinner with entertainment

Äpplet

Friday, September 24 - Conference Events
9:00

Parallel Session 9

 

Grim

9A – Schools and Ethics in a World with Benchmarking and a Harsh Economy

Protecting Students by Buffering Teachers: School Leadership, Global Benchmarking and Teacher’s Ethical Responsibility to Students
Gerald LeTendre, Penn State University

Leading Community Involvement as a Means to Cope with the Current Economic Impact on School Downsizing
Diana I. Regis & Lionel H. Brown, University of Cincinnati

School Leadership and The Market Mentality A Value Perspective
Steinunn Lárusdóttir, University of Iceland
 

9B – Principals Improving Instruction and Learning

Rethinking School Leadership in High-Poverty, Urban Schools
Christine Marie Neumerski, University of Michigan

Classroom Visits- A Part of Principals’ Pedagogical Leadership Towards Improved Student Results
Monika Törnsén & Helene Ärlestig, Umeå University

The Place of Moral Purpose in Leading for Learning: Lessons from the Leaders Transforming Learning and Learners Project
Michael Bezzina & Charles Burford, Australian Catholic University

Loke
 

9C – Teachers Taking on Leadership

Teachers as Leaders for Quality and Equality
Raquel Aviles, University of Toronto

To Capture a Leadership – Facilitating Peers in Action Research for Sustainability, Karin Rönnerman & Anette Olin, University of Gothenburg

How Secondary School Teacher Leaders Sustain Student Learning in their Mixed-Gender English Classes
Heather M. Rintoul & Tiffany A. Roberts, Nipissing University

PettersonBerger
10:00

Short Break

 
10:15

Keynote Presentation

“Europe as a Community of Values”

Göran Hermerén, Professor of Medical Ethics, Faculty of medicine, Lund University, Sweden, since 1991; professor of philosophy, Lund University since 1975; and professor of philosophy of science and humanities, Umeå University 1970-75.

Idun
11:15 Coffee Break with snack
 
11:45

Conference Summary - Reflection panel to be announced.

Chair: Professor Paul Bredeson, University of Wisconsin-Madison

 
12:30 Next Values Conference is presented!
Professor Paul Begley.

Conference ends.
Professor Olof Johansson, Umeå university
 
13:00 LUNCH  

 

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