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Critical perspectives on community engagement and women's empowerment
Wednesday, November 12th
12:30-2:15pm
Room 5145
Supriya Baily is Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Dr. Baily's research focuses primarily on the effects nonformal education on women and the communities within which they live. Working primarily in India and Indonesia, Dr. Baily has spent time in rural regions of these countries to better understand how women and the people around them understand the changing nature of women’s power and identity. She also studies the role of internationalization in teacher education and policy issues affecting secondary and higher education in emerging countries. Before joining academia, she spent fifteen years working in peace, justice and development organizations and has served as a consultant for the Teachers Foundation, a nonprofit organization in India working to transform teacher’s pedagogy and practice. Additionally she serves as the Co-Chair of the Gender and Education Committee of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES). She is the co-editor of the 2012 book Internationalizing Teacher Education in the US.