老司机视频 Master's Candidate Robert Clarke to Present at a Conference on International Education in Athens, Greece |
Wednesday, 11 May 2016 |
Robert Clarke鈥檚 paper is entitled 鈥淭he implications of the lack of quality education on Liberian Youth and Economy鈥. It looks at such indexes as unemployment and higher mortality rates, crime, lack of standard health facilities, and imperatively education, and offers recommendations. Robert Clarke will also attend two other conferences in the coming weeks: on June 6-10, he will attend the 25th International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) in Finland, on the theme of self-directed learning and democratic culture. On June 13-17, he will attend a conference on 鈥淗uman Rights in Age of Ambiguity鈥. This conference is hosted by Fordham University and coordinated by the Human Rights sections of the International Studies Association (ISA) the American Political Science Association (APSA), the International Political Science Association (IPSA), and the European Consortium for Political Research. When asked to comment on this already impressive scholarly track record for a first year Master鈥檚 student, Clarke says he was recommended by Professor Ruchi Anand to answer call for papers and submit abstracts. In order to encourage her students to present at conferences and gain scholarly experience, Professor Anand has made abstract submission a course requirement in her Theory and Factors of Analysis in IRD. Robert Clarke is also very active on the professional and practice side. Since his arrival in Paris last October, ahead of the start of the semester, he has established a foundation in his country, Liberia, READ foundation 鈥 acronym for 鈥淩eforming Education and African Development鈥. The mission of the foundation is to empower young people (with prime focus on girls鈥 education) to bridge the gap between the youth population and the government of Liberia, by providing or supporting education opportunities to children and teenagers, providing career guidance, and forming partnerships with universities in the US, Europe, and Asia to negotiate fee waivers and scholarships for Liberian students. As founder of READ foundation, Mr. Clarke has partnered two executive members, both of which are females with an eye and passion for working with underprivileged children in Africa: Ms. Leda Knowlden, a Liberian national who is now based in the US, and Ms. Janice Johnson, a citizen of Ghana. Both have extensive professional experience in the humanitarian sector. The vision of READ foundation is not limited to Liberia but extends to other countries across the African continent, so as to enable children and young people across borders to benefit from the opportunities it seeks to create. Robert Clarke joined the Master鈥檚 in International Relations and Diplomacy program at 老司机视频 in Spring 2016. 鈥淚 look forward to returning to Liberia and focusing on building READ foundation as an institution of prominence, but importantly as a place of hope for children across Africa.鈥 |
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