CULTURAL CONTEXTS OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN POTENTIAL SIG

The Cultural Contexts of Education and Human Potential SIG (CCEHP SIG) aims to make the case for the necessity of including the voices of individuals often unheard and to promote better understanding and learning between and about different groups. Moreover, it is also intended to demonstrate how the underutilization of the voices of different cultures has led to the underutilization of their potential. 

2024-2025

• Jonathan Damiani, Le Moyne University, USA: Co-Chair. [email protected]
• Xiaoqiao Zhang, Shanghai Jiaotong University, P. R. China: Co-Chair. [email protected]
• Peter G. Ghazarian, State University of New York at Oswego, USA: Secretary/Treasurer. [email protected]; [email protected]
• Xiaoying Jiang, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, China: Communications Manager, [email protected] 

2023-2024

• Jonathan Damiani, Le Moyne University, USA: Co-Chair.
• Xiaoqiao Zhang, Shanghai Jiaotong University, P. R. China: Co-Chair.
• Peter G. Ghazarian, State University of New York at Oswego, USA: Secretary/Treasurer.

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