An important feature of the Centre's research programming is the
involvement of students from abroad. Since 1991, the Centre has hosted a
number of students from Western and Eastern Europe and the United
Kingdom who have taken part in specific Centre projects or who have come
to the Centre to conduct their own research or engage in specific
writing projects.
Contact:
Steadward Centre
W1-67 Van Vliet Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6G 2H9
Telephone: 780-492-3182
Fax: 780-492-7161
email: info@steadwardcentre.org
Web site: http://www.per.ualberta.ca/rhc/tsc/research.htm
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Centre for Workplace
Communication and Culture
A Centre of the National Languages and Literacy Institute of
Australia
Since its establishment in 1991, the Centre for Workplace
Communication and Culture (CWCC) has studied and applied knowledge to
understanding the ways in which organizations work effectively. Its
activities focus on the culture of the workplace – and on
wide-ranging studies of communication.
Focusing on organizational culture has two immediate implications.
"First, the reality of culture is differences. Ways of being, ways of
seeing, ways of thinking vary according to ethnic background, gender,
and life experience." Second, "bringing culture to the fore means
greater reliance on effective communication." The CWCC has developed
"Productive Diversity" as a practical organizational philosophy.
CWCC has worked with a variety of organizations, including
educational organizations. Its publications cover a wide range of
topics related to communication and cultures. Just a few examples are
shown below.
Examples of books:
* Cultures of Schooling: Pedagogies for Cultural Difference and
Social Access
* Minority Languages and Dominant Culture: Issues of Education,
Assessment, and Social Equity
Examples of training manuals:
* Education for Cultural Diversity: A Professional Development
Program
* International and Inclusive Education: A Professional Development
Program for Higher Education
Examples of occasional papers:
* Subjectivity and Language
* White Noise: The Attack on 'Political Correctness' and the
Struggle
for the Western Canon
* Immigration, Ethnic Conflicts, and Social Cohesion
* Multiliteracies: Rethinking What We Mean by Literacy and What
We Teach as Literacy in the Context of Global Cultural Diversity
and New Communications Technologies
* Multicultural and Anti-Racism Education: Elements of an Inclusive
Approach
Contact:
Bill Cope, Director
Centre for Workplace Communication and Culture
PO Box 463
Altona, Victoria 3018 Australia
Telephone: (+61) 03 9398 8000
Fax: : (+61) 03 9398 8088
E-mail: cwcc@workplacecultures.com
Web site: http://www.edoz.com.au/cwcc/
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Achimedes Project
The Archimedes Project seeks to promote equal access to information
for individuals with disabilities by influencing the early design stages
of tomorrow's computer-based technology. Located at Stanford University
in the United States, the project aims to educate those who will develop
the next generation of software and hardware about the obstacles and
opportunities that technology presents for individuals with disabilities
and the advantages for the whole community of designing for general
access.
Archimedes is a major activity of Stanford University's Center for
the Study of Language and Information (CSLI), an independent research
center founded in 1983 by Stanford researchers, SRI International, and
Xerox PARC. CSLI is devoted to research in the emerging science of
information, computing, and cognition.
CSLI faculty have instituted the Symbolic Systems Program, an
interdisciplinary major that attracts many bright Stanford
under-graduates. CSLI also attracts graduate students who are interested
in working in areas that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Project Archimedes influences all of these students in a number of ways.
It offers lectures, courses, and seminars on disability and technology
for students and faculty, offers research assistantships for hands-on
work on projects, and arranges internships in industry and with the
federal government.
Byron Reeves, Director
Center for the Study of Language and Information
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305 U.S.
Telephone: 650 723-1224
email: reeves@stanford.edu
http://archimedes.stanford.edu
English language
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Canadian Centre on Disability Studies
The Canadian Centre on Disability Studies is a consumer-directed,
university affiliated centre dedicated to research, education and
information dissemination on disability issues. Its activities promote
full and equal participation of people with disabilities in all aspects
of society.
The establishment of the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies has
its roots in Canadian disability organizations, community groups and
representatives from different faculties at the University of Manitoba.
The focus of discussion was the development of a national centre to
address emerging disability research and disability studies curriculum
issues. A collaborative effort between the community, University of
Manitoba, and the Government of Canada led to the establishment of an
endowment fund to make the Centre a reality. The CCDS was incorporated
in 1995.
Henry Enns, Executive Director
Canadian Centre on Disability Studies
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2T3 Canada
Telephone: 204-287-8411 (Ext 24)
email: ccds@escape.ca
http://www/escape.ca~ccds
French and English languages
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The Centre for European Research in Special Education
(CERSE) was formally established in 1999 to develop initiatives
in the field of special education and related fields at the university
level. Its aims are defined as "exploration and implementation of modern
approaches to therapy of children, with the whole range of special
educational needs; study and scientific research; training and
improvement of personnel competencies; national and international
exchange of activities and initiatives at both academic and practical
level, and related activities."
CERSE is a modern academic structure providing opportunities
for joining the academic work with research, therapy, study and
international collaboration. It does so by its formally recognized
units, which are as follows:
- Scientific research and ongoing information;
- Therapies;
- Study and laboratory activities;
- Public relations and international cooperation.
Research work is directed toward development of scientific projects
run by research teams, support of individual projects run by academic
staff, and also promotion of international projects jointly developed
with international partners. CERSE is currently involved in the
publication and distribution of the first Bulgarian Journal of Special
Education.
Therapeutic activities are taking place at the therapeutic hall
established and operating at the CERSE. This is a unique for the
Bulgarian universities structural units, providing for the direct link
between the academic and practical activities, Consultation, diagnostic
and therapeutic work with children having different kinds and levels of
special educational needs is provided there by the academic staff,
students at Master's degree level, and professionals from elsewhere,
depending upon the needs of the particular child.
Contact: Maya Tcholakova, Coordinator of CERSE, Sofia University
Email: mayatch@fnpp.uni-sofia.bg.
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Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds,
United Kingdom
The Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) is an
interdisciplinary centre for teaching and research in the field of
disability studies. The Centre grew from and incorporates the work of
the Disability Research Unit (DRU), which was instituted in 1990 as a
research unit for the British Council of Disabled People and formally
established within the University in 1994. Over time, the DRU has
attracted Ph.D. students and researchers from various countries.
Through the 1990s, the DRU became widely regarded as an
international leader in the field of disability studies, drawing
increasing interest from around the world and the exchange of ideas. The
development of the disability research internet discussion group (the
largest of its kind in the world) was also a key factor in this
development. By 2000, disability studies had become firmly established
as an interdisciplinary field of study within universities and research
centres around the world, and now draws increasing numbers of students
and researchers from a wide variety of backgrounds. Recognizing these
developments, staff and students at the DRU took the decision to develop
a more broadly based interdisciplinary Centre for Disability Studies
within the University.
The Centre's approach to research and teaching is
grounded in social model approaches, which recognize that disability is
above all a form of institutional discrimination and social exclusion,
rather than a product of physical difference between individuals. "We
seek to adopt 'committed' or 'emancipatory' methods in all our work.
This is achieved wherever possible by devolving control over the
production and dissemination of research to individual research
participants and to democratic organisations controlled by disabled
people. Our taught courses draw directly on the experiences and issues
raised by the development of the disabled people's movement, and the
majority of our postgraduate students are individuals with
disabilities." The Centre welcomes international collaboration and has
established many personal and professional links with related groups and
institutions.
Colin Barnes, Director
Centre for Disability Studies
University of Leeds
Leeds, England LS2 9JT United Kingdom
Telephone: 444-113-233-4414
Fax: 444-113-233-4415
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies
English language
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European Centre for Social Policy
Based in Austria, the European Centre for Social Policy
is an international social science research, policy, and information
centre and an intergovernmental organization on social welfare,
affiliated with the United Nations.
The Centre's main purpose is to promote international
cooperation in the fields of work, welfare, social security, health,
care and social development by providing: research, policy expertise,
international dialogue and know-how transfer, policy concertation,
consultancy, and information centre and databases, publications, and
modeling.
There is no other UN or UN-affiliated institution with a
social mandate on the UN-European regional level. Thus, the European
Centre assists the United Nations as a brain trust. The Centre
systematically brings together the world of universities, academic
research institutions, and scientific associations with expertise from
centre and regional governments, administration, business,
non-governmental interest and service organizations, international
agencies and inter-governmental organizations. It collaborates not only
with leading universities and other social science research centres, but
also with ministries and national boards of health and welfare, the UN
Centre for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development, WHO, UNICEF,
UNDP, UNDCP, the Council of Europe, the Commission of the European
Communities, and others.
http://www.euro.centre.org
German, French, and English languages
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Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Coordinating
Centre: University of London
The Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating
Centre (EPPI-Centre) is part of the Social Science Research Unit,
Institute of Education, University of London. Established in 1993, the
Centre takes a systematic approach to the organisation and review of
evidence-based work on health and education interventions, to engage
policy makers, practitioners, and service users in discussions about how
researchers can make their work more relevant and how to use research
findings.
Current reviews written by members of Review Groups within the
Education initiative are:
- A systematic review of the impact of summative assessment and tests
on students' motivation for learning
- A systematic review of the impact of networked ICT on 5-16 year
olds' literacy in English
- A systematic review of classroom strategies for reducing
stereotypical gender constructions among girls and boys in mixed-sex UK
primary schools
- A systematic review of the effectiveness of school-level actions for
promoting participation by all students
Ten groups have registered with the centre to date, with a further
four reviews due to start later in 2002. Topics of future reviews will
include: (a) assessment and learning research; (b) continuing
professional development; (c) early years; (d) English teaching; (e)
gender and education; (f) inclusive education; (g) modern languages; (h)
post-compulsory education; (i) school leadership; and (j) thinking
skills.
The Director of reviews in Education and Health Promotion is
Professor Ann Oakey. The Director of Perspectives and Participation is
Dr. Sandy Oliver.
More information, and email access for comments, is shown at the web
site:
http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/EPPIWeb/home.aspx
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Gladnet : Global Applied Disability Research and
Information Network on Employment and Training
Réseau mondial d'informations et de recherche
appliquée dans le domaine de l'emploi et de la formation des
personnes handicapées.
International resource for information and applied
research for the use and training of Handicapped Persons.
GLADNET is an initiative of the Vocational
Rehabilitation Branch of the International Labour Organization (ILO), a
specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Geneva,
Switzerland. The network brings together research centers, universities,
enterprises, government departments, trade unions, and organizations
representing disabled persons, all committed to the common goal of
advancing competitive employment and training opportunities for persons
with disabilities.
In 1997 the GLADNET Association was established as a
nonprofit, international membership organization, affiliated with the
ILO Vocational Rehabilitation Branch, and registered in Switzerland with
headquarters in Ottawa, Canada. The ultimate objective of the
Association is the promotion of disability policy and programme reform
favouring integrated training and employment options for working age
disabled persons. It works to achieve this objective through
collaborative applied research projects, and by the global exchange of
information via the Internet. The GLADNET web site provides a public
medium where various stakeholders can gather to share ideas and
information on a global scale to arrive at joint approaches to common
problems.
The annual GLADNET membership fee is U.S. $200.
Registration is available at the web site.
http://www.gladnet.org/
French, Spanish, and English languages
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International Comparative Special Education Network
David Mitchell (University of Waikato, in Hamilton, New Zealand,
President-Elect of the CEC Division of International Special Education
and Services), has organized an International Comparative Special
Education Network which includes over 220 participants from more than 50
countries. The aims of this Network are as follows:
1. Furthering research (including collaborative research) into
international comparative studies of special/inclusive education systems
and policies;
2. Developing a data base for the international comparative studies
of special/inclusive education, for students and scholars in the
field;
3. Furthering the dissemination of international comparative studies
of special/inclusive education by means of information technology;
and
4. Facilitating the critical analysis of special education systems
and policies at sub-national, national, and international levels.
To join the mailing list, send an email message to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk with the below
command in the body of the message, on the same line:
'join comparative-special-education'+your first name+ your last
name.
For example: join comparative-special-education Maria Fernandez
For more information, please contact: David Mitchell at dmitch@waikato.ac.nz.
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La Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri
Clinica del lavoro e della riabilitazione Istituto di ricovero e cura
a carattere scientifico
The Salvatore Maugeri Foundation was established in Pavia, Italy, as
a private institution by Presidential degree in 1965, on the initiative
of Professor Salvatore Maugeri. It was recognized as an institute of
scientific inpatient care by interministerial decree in 1969.
The purpose of the Institute is to work in the field of the
protection of occupational health as well as the prevention of
occupational risks and in the field of rehabilitation, in order to
recover the functional abilities of patients with neuromotor,
cardiorespiratory and chronic pathologic disabilities to help the
disabled patient's socio-occupational reintegration, and to prevent
handicap. The inpatient care activity supports the following lines of
research:
* Occupational and environmental risks caused by productive
activities
* Neuromotory rehabilitative medicine
* Rehabilitative cardioangiology
* Rehabilitative pneumology
* Chronic pathologic disabilities
* Occupational and rehabilitative ergonomics
At present, the Foundation consists of the Institute of Pavia, nine
Institutes for Rehabilitative Medicine (Veruno, Montescano, Cassano,
Gussago, Campoli, Telese Terme, Genoa Nervi, Tradate, and Castel
Goffredo) and three Centres for Prevention in the environmental and
occupational hygiene (Bari, Milan, and Padua). Between each single
Institute and the local University there is a mutual exchange of
skills,
knowledge and experience, with constant cooperation.
La Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri
Sede legale ed amministrativa
Via Ferrata, 4 - 27100 PAVIA
Telephone: (0382) 5921
Fax: (0382) 592576
http://www.fsm.it/
Italian and English languages
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National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies Indiana
University, U.S.
The National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies is funded by the
Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. The Clearinghouse
specializes in providing educational information about Japan to
students, teachers, specialists, and curriculum developers of
kindergarten through grade 12.
The web site includes:
* Shinbun, a newsletter
* Japan Digests
* Lesson plans
* U.S.-Japan database
* Internet guides
* Publications
* Teaching resources
Contact:
National Clearinghouse for U.S-Japan Studies
Indiana University
2805 East 10th Street (Suite 120)
Bloomington, Indiana USA
Toll-free in the U.S: 800-266-3815
E- mail: japan@indiana.edu
Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~japan/
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Society for Disability Studies
United States
The Society for Disability Studies is a nonprofit scientific
educational organization established to promote interdisciplinary
research on humanistic and social scientific aspects of disability and
chronic illness. Its membership includes social scientists, scholars in
the humanities, and disability rights advocates concerned with the
problems of disabled people in society.
The purpose of the Society is to bring together people from diverse
backgrounds and substantive concerns. The Society is committed to
developing theoretical and practical knowledge about disability and to
promoting the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities
in society.
Carol J. Gill, Executive Officer
Society for Disability Studies
Department of Disability and Human Development
University of Illinois at Chicago (MC 626)
1640 West Roosevelt Road (Suite 236)
Chicago, Illinois 60608-6904 U.S.
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/sds/
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