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SUMMARY:2nd Africa Regional Conference
DESCRIPTION:At The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development\, Nairobi\, Kenya. \n\nJoin us in Nairobi to Reimagine the Purpose of Education. \nRegistration link \nCultivating Virtues for Leadership Among Educational Leaders in Colleges and Universities. \nThe Centre for Character and Leadership will host the 2nd Africa Regional Conference from August 26-28\, 2026 in Nairobi\, Kenya. The conference invites scholars\, educators\, policy makers and practitioners to reflect on how to intentionally promote cultivation of virtues and character strengths in contemporary educational contexts.\nThe main aim of this conference is to promote cultivation of virtues for leadership (CViL) among educational  leaders. Grounded in a Servant Leadership framework\, CViL promotes the cultivation of key virtues including humility\, noble purpose\, gratitude and courage to support educators in becoming effective and ethical leaders. \nThe conference creates a platform for research dissemination and professional development of educational leaders to research\, learn and impact mentoring-based practices in order to foster character and values education\, servant leadership\, and education for human flourishing within and beyond the institutions of higher learning in Kenya and Africa region. \nIn this Conference\, organizations in Africa that were previously funded under the Global Innovations for Character Development (GICD) by the Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) will have an opportunity to share the research findings. \nThe conference provides a great opportunity to inaugurate the Association for Character Development in Africa (ACDA) and discuss future prospects of hosting annual character development themed conferences. \nConference Program \nThe Conference Program will follow a structured sequence of plenary sessions\, breakout sessions and reflection exercises. The Plenary and breakout Sessions will focus on: \n\nProfessional development of educational leaders on cultivation of virtues and character strengths\nIntroduce research-informed frameworks for character and values education\nExplore strategies for integrating virtues and character strengths into education systems\nShare research evidence on character development\n\nReflection sessions will involve participating teams from each university/ organization designing an action plan for the cultivation of virtues and character strengths. \nNext steps: Initiate an on-going conversation on cultivation of virtues and character strengths in Colleges and Universities. \nCall for Papers \nWe invite organizations/ institutions that design and implement programs that promotes cultivation of virtues and character strengths through research\, education and training to submit an abstract. \nRequirement for Oral/Paper Presentation:  \n\nTitle (12 words)\nAuthor Information\nAbstract (100 words)\n\nPlease submit your abstract through conference email address: cepcharacter@gmail.com We will send out notifications of acceptance on a rolling basis until July 30\, 2026. \nConference Registration Fee \nThe conference registration fee is Kshs 15\,000 for resident and USD 150 for non-resident. This includes full conference package (buffet lunch\, Am/Pm tea/coffee) at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (Wednesday 26th August – Friday 28th August 2026; 2:00pm). Details of how to pay the registration fee will be provided in due course to those invited. \nFollow the link below to register. \nRegistration link \nOur Speakers \nDr. Richard M. Lerner \nBergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science and Director of the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University\, USA \nDr. Melinda Bier \nTeresa M. Fischer Professor of Citizenship Education\, and Co-Director of the Center for Character and Citizenship\, University of Missouri-St. Louis\, USA. \nProf. Stephanie M. Jones \nGerald S. Lesser Professor of Child Development and Education \nHarvard Graduate School of Education\, USA \nProf. Dr. Vishalache Balakrishnan \nChairperson\, Centre for Research in International and Comparative Education\, \nUniversiti Malaya\, Malaysia \nKey Dates \nAbstract Submission Deadline: 30th July 2026 \nEarly Bird Registration Deadline: 8th August 2026 \nLate registration Deadline: 17th August 2026 \nThis conference is made possible through the generous support of The Templeton World Charity Foundation  \nConference Organizers \nPeter King’ori\, Margaret Chepngetich\, Beth Gakuha
URL:https://characterandleadership.org/event/2nd-africa-regional-conference/
LOCATION:Nairobi\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Kingori":MAILTO:info@characterandleadership.org
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