1. Education and
Empowerment
Judith,
chair
Lisa,
vice
chair
Chris1ne,
expert
Henrik,
1st
secretary
Kasper,
2nd
secretary
Mac
Donald
3rd
secretary
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2. How
can
educa1on
empower?
Educa1on
empowers
by:
1. ”Opening
eyes”
=
new
views,
new
knowledge,
raising
hopes
2. ”Opening
doors”
=
new
life
choices,
new
opportuni1es,
life
careers,
3.Socializa1on
process=
building
rela1onships
4.
Founda1on
to
innova1on
&
crea1vity
5.
Source
of
cri1cal
thinking-­‐
ra1onaliza1on
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3. 2.
In
which
way
can
youth
be
empowered
through
educa1on?
• Access
to
educa6on
for
all
• Encouragement
• Inspira6on
• Cri6cal
and
construc6ve
thinking
• Par6cipa6on
• Having
a
voice,
that
maUers
in
decision
making
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4. • The
key
between
theory
and
prac1ce,
between
inside
and
outside
• The
maUer
of
not
only
educa1on,
but
good
educa1on:
• Knowing
their
rights
democra1cally
empowers
the
youth
• It
develops
careers
for
the
youth
and
all
in
the
society.
• They
can
be
empowered
through
iden1fica1on
of
their
talents,
skills
and
abili1es.
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5. Creativity and methods
Open
minds
New
ideas/knowledge
New
products
New
services
Closed
minds
Closed
eyes
Open
eyes

6. Which factors of education are key for
individual success?
(Ranked)
1.
Mo6va6on
It’s
about
meaning
and
relevance
Educa1on
has
to
be
fun.
The
students
must
have
fun
and
interes1ng
around
them;
for
their
eager
to
learn.
In
Kenya
you
have
a
mo1va1on
that
knowing
that
the
school
is
your
way
out
of
poverty.
One
mo1va1on
factor
is
also
that
you
get
food.
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7. Which factors of education are key for
individual success?
(Ranked)
2.Self-­‐confidence
3.
Local
aUributes,
individual
learning
(being
in
control)
4.
Ownership-­‐
learners
own
the
process
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8. Which factors of education are key to
societal development?
Cri1cal-­‐
and
construc1ve
thinking
is
the
key
to
development
for
the
society.
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9. Actions/ solutions for Education
What?
How?
• Increase
self
confidence
• Inclusion-­‐ac1ve
par1cipa1on,peer
learning
• Mo1vate
to
learn
• Encouraging
own
ini1a1ves
• Show
op1ons,
Role
• Cri1cal
thinking
modeling-­‐mentor
programs
-­‐cases
from
the
learniners,
alterna1ve
responses,
compara1ves
• Having
a
voice
-­‐ownership
of
the
learning
environment
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10. How should a new framework address education for
development?
Rich
Rich
Middle
Middle
class
class
Poor
Poor
Kenya
Sweden
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