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Michael Gibbons Scholar in Residence School of Education

Contact
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SOE - School of Education
Spring Valley Building - 4th Floor
Bio
Mr. Gibbons is ITEP Scholar in Residence at the School of Education for 2020-2022 academic years. He has worked in basic education, community development and social justice since the mid 1970s in numerous countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He specializes in basic and nonformal education, child rights, child development, adult learning processes, training of educators and organizational learning. He holds a Ph.D. from the Fielding Institute in human and organizational development, with a focus on organizational learning processes within educational programs. He is particularly interested in the role learning plays in personal development and social transformation. He has served as program director at Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, associate director at Banyan Tree Foundation, country director and education advisor for Save the Children.
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Teaching

Spring 2021

  • EDU-642 Training Program Design

Fall 2021

  • EDU-696 Selected Topics:Non-Recurring: Peace Education