Education and the Development of Human Capital: Outcomes for Equality and Governance in Africa 2015 Symposium of the Cornell Institute for African Development Friday, April 17, 2015 – ILR Conference Center Room 423 2:30 pm General Welcome Muna Ndulo, Director, Institute for African Development; Elizabeth and Arthur Reich Director, Berger International Legal Studies Program; Professor, Cornell Law School 3:00 pm–5:00 pm. Session 1: Education, Policy, Goals, and Achievements Moderator: Dotsevi Sogah, Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University Cognitive Achievement Production in Madagascar: a Value-added Model Approach David Sahn, International Professor of Economics in the Division of Nutritional Sciences and the Department of Economics, Cornell University The Impracticalities of Pragmatic Education: The Disconnect between Top-Down Human Capital-Building Policies and Processes of Schooling Jennifer Riggan, Associate Professor of International Studies, Acardia University A Global Equalizer? Education and the Economic Convergence of Countries Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, Professor, Development Sociology, Cornell University; and Michael Tenikue, Senior Research Fellow, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research 5:30 pm–6:30 pm: Keynote Address Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Kifle Gebremedhin, Professor, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University Keynote Speaker Teboho Moja, Clinical Professor of Higher Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University Reception will follow Saturday, April 18, 2015 – ILR Conference Center 423 8:30 am–9 am: Breakfast (open to all) 9 am–11:30 am. Session 2: Higher Education, Skills, and Capacity Building Moderator: Heike Michelsen, Director of Programming, Einaudi Center for International Studies, Cornell University The Significance of Doctoral Education and Training for Development in sub-Saharan Africa Aldo Stroebel, Executive Director, National Research Foundation, South Africa; Visiting Fellow, IAD Women, Science, and Higher Education in Ghana: Challenges, Outcomes, and Possibilities Josephine Beoku-Betts, Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies, Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Florida Atlantic University Higher Education and Gender in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: An Enabling Nexus for Human Capabilities and Social Progress in Africa N’dri Assie-Lumumba, Professor, Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University 11:30 am–11:45 am: Coffee/Tea Break 11:45 am–12:30 pm. Session 3: Development, Governance, and Education Moderator: Ndunge Kiiti, Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies, Houghton College Who Bears Responsibility for Schooling in Rural Communities in post-Post-conflict Sierra Leone? Susan Shepler, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University Education and Human Capital among Geographically Isolated Regions and Marginalized Groups in Kenya Serah Shani, Visiting Professor of Anthropology, Eastern University 12:30 pm–1:30 pm: Lunch 1:30–2:15 pm. Session 3 continued The Education, Inclusion, and Development of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Crucial Aspects for Governance in Africa Jace Pillay, Professor and South African Research Chair, Education and Care in Childhood University of Johannesburg Mis-educating the Nigerian Child: The Twin Crises of Public Primary and Secondary Education joan Osa Oviawe, Visiting Scholar, Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University; Faculty Fellow, Cornell Telluride House; Founder, Grace Development Initiatives 2:15 pm–4:15 pm. Session 4: Education, Outcomes, and Innovation Moderator: joan Osa Oviawe, Visiting Scholar, Africana Studies and Research Center Education, Development, and Aspirations in Kenya Elisabeth King, Associate Professor, International Education & Politics, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University How Does Education Influence the Relationship Between Religion and Innovation in Africa? John Osiri, Clinical Professor in Entrepreneurship and International Business, Washington State University; Founder, Unleash Group An Agricultural Education and Skills Improvement Framework to Support Agricultural Transformation in Africa Frans Swanepoel, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation, University of Western Cape, South Africa Free Primary Education and Education Outcomes in Benin Gbetonmasse Somasse, Ph.D. Candidate, Economics, Clark University 4:15 pm–4:30 pm. Closing: Kifle Gebremedhin Professor, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University