This page gives details
about the objectives and the topics of the Women/Gender Studies Course. For
the registration form click here. At the end of the registration form
there is a chart to calculate the total amount for the registration and
hotel fee and the number and address of the bank account to transfer the
money. For 8-day course 9-night stay is required. It is also suggested to
enroll for the following 2-day conference. Paper presentation in the
conference is appreciated but not required. Several new presentations at
the conference supplement the content of the course.
This page provides first a brief summary
of the women/gender studies course, and then a detailed description.
SUMMARY
Title:
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Eight-day training workshop on
"Women/Gender Studies in Asia"
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Location & Fees
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Ambassador (or
similar) Hotel, Bangkok Thailand. The total cost consists of registration
fee of $800 + hotel charges ($33 for shared and $48 for single) + travel.
Price with hotel details are at the end of the registration form.
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Organization:
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WARI (Women's Action
& Resource Initiative)
55/12 Muang Ake, Rangsit
Pathumthani 12000, Thailand
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Contact Person:
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Darunee
Tantiwiramanond
Email: [email protected]
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Goals & Objectives
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Aims at a broad spectrum of staff working for
colleges/universities, NGOs, research institutions, governments and UN
agencies who need a thorough grounding in concepts and theories of gender
issues. The workshop is geared towards people active in the field of
gender studies as student, teachers, scholars, researchers, journalists
and administrators enabling them to better understanding the field and
organizations; and better teaching, researching and communicating gender
theories and concepts grounded in Asian realities. Participants from
educational intuitions who wish to improve their basic analytical
understanding of gender issues and participatory training methodology
will also benefit from this course. The course helps to engender and
Asianize curriculum building and scholarship. It is taught in a workshop
format and is conducted by a team of resource persons. Anyone interested
in learning can join the course but participants from East and Southeast
Asia and other parts of Asia including Indochina are the main
beneficiaries.
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Intended Target:
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Policy-makers;
students, teachers, researchers, women's organizations, NGO's and
activists; donor agencies, gender focal points, and academics.
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8-day training course on
WOMEN/GENDER STUDIES IN ASIA
June 13-20, 2006,
Ambassador (similar) Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. Organized by WARI (Women's
Action & Resource Initiative) 55/12 Muang Ake, Pathumthani 12000,
Thailand email: [email protected]
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Background/Context of the
Course
WARI’s experiences with various women’s studies programs in Asia have shown
that most programs are still lacking in competent teaching materials and
teaching methods. Recently, several scholarship programs schemes have been
promoted in Asia, but there are few venues to improve or discuss research
and teaching methods and materials. Prominence of western textbooks,
scholarship and theories also remain an issue requiring discussion and
debate.
This training course fills that gap. It
puts together a comprehensive list of topics and a team of highly competent
resource persons of the region to prepare a powerful course experience
covering almost all aspects of women/gender studies in Asia.
Objectives
The training workshop hopes to
enhance the capacity of participants to understand, analyze and communicate
issues of women and men in Asia. The course is an intensive survey course
at the upper undergraduate/graduate level designed to create a better
understanding of gender ideas and women’s lives, and to integrate gender
issues with all aspects of society ranging from development and religion to
health. The aim is to develop necessary knowledge and expertise to
introduce and develop women/gender studies programs and to have a clearer
understanding of historical and cultural aspects of gender construction in
Asia.
Target Groups
The course is suitable for NGOs,
GOs, donors, students, teachers, activists, media persons, and concerned
citizens in Asia. Most participants will be students, teachers, advisors,
NGO and GO leaders/workers who deal or want to deal with women/gender
issues in teaching, education and research contexts.
Outcomes
Increased conceptual clarity of gender and women’s issues in Asia, and
skill to incorporate gender into research/writing and teaching. The course
will equip participants with sufficient knowledge and expertise to teach a
women/gender studies course effectively, and to systematically conduct
research/inquiry on gender issues at the national and regional levels.
Method and Approach
The
course is structured to combine a solid, thorough technical foundation in
gender studies with relevant insights and experiences that are specific to
Asia. Dr. Darunee Tantiwiramanond and Dr. Shashi R. Pandey (coauthers, By
Women, For Women: Women's Organizations in Thailand) will co-facilitate
the course with invited gender studies experts. Lectures will be a balance
between theory and practical applications of gender studies methodologies.
The course pedagogy is both teacher-centered and student-centered providing
equal amount of time for both lecture and class discussion and exchange.
Each day will focus on one topic divided into 2 sessions: morning (9-12)
and afternoon (2-5). Each session will consist of 45-minute presentation,
45-minute video, and 45-minute group discussion.
The course is taught in English;
Discussion can be conducted in local languages. Readers and course material
will be available. Guidance will be provided for conducting research,
writing reports, and making presentations.
Below is a tentative outline of the main
topics and key ideas that we intend to cover. The final details may vary to
accommodate the instructors' expertise and participants' interests. Since the
course is only 8-day long, detailed/in-depth discussion of each topic will
not be possible. Key ideas, concepts, controversies and frameworks,
however, will be introduced to increase critical gender literacy and
understanding of gender themes and concepts. The main goal is to demystify
'gender' and explain the why and how of gender in development in Asian
societies.
Topics
Day
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Morning
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Afternoon
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Video
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BASIC FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
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Day 1
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-Pedagogy/
Learning
-How
to read/write/ speak
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-How
to participate in Workshops/Conferences
-Doing
research/ Monitor/Evaluation
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“Impossible
Dream”
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Day 2
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-How
to be a leader
-How
does change happen?
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What is Success/Happiness
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-Use
of Internet Gender Resources
-Development
Terms, Globalization, Feminism, Epistemology, Equity, Equality, Power,
empower
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“Globalization
and Change”
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HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS
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Day 3
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-History
of Feminism, Women’s Studies
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-Contexts
of Western and Asian Societies and Cultures
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“History
of Women’s Movements”
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Day 4
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-Basic
Ideas and Tools of Women’s Studies
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-Feminist
Research
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Day 5
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Self-study,
Rest
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TEACHING AND CURICULUM BUILDING
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Day 6
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-Teaching
Skills
-Curriculum
Building
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Course
1 “Gender and Development”
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Day 7
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Course
2 “Gender and Religion”
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Course
3 “Gender and Health”
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Day 8
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Other
Topics
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Presentation
Closing
Ceremony
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Organization Profile
WARI is an independent,
secular, non-profit organization based in Bangkok. It is devoted in general
to the issues of socio-economic development and in particular to the issues
of development and gender. The main goal of WARI is to promote gender
sensitivity and capacity building of GOs & NGOs. It carries out
research, education and training programs, and aims to be a regional media
resource and action center. WARI carries out research so that policies are
based on informed choices, and the knowledge base is expanded for deeper
discussions.
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