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Virginia Cawagas

Nationality: The Philippines

Virginia Cawagas is a resident Associate Professor in the Dept. of Gender and Peace Education. Previous to this appointment she was Visiting Professor of UPEACE and a Senior Fellow since 2004; Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Education & Professional Studies, Griffith University (2004-2009), and the Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (1995-2010). From 2003-2005, she was a visiting professor and academic consultant of the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU), a centre established by the Agreement of UNESCO and the Government of the Republic of Korea, to promote education for international understanding (EIU) towards a culture of peace in the Asia-Pacific region. She has written and edited various books, journals, and manuals such as the International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, Teachers' Resource Book for Asian and Pacific Countries for integrating EIU in Social Studies, and Peace Education for Civil society Organizations. Prof. Cawagas has an Ed.D. in Peace and Development Education (meritissimus) and a Master of Science in Educational Administration. She has extensive teaching experience in the field of peace education, human rights education, multicultural education and education for international understanding in both formal and nonformal modes. She has taught, lectured, and conducted workshops in these fields for students, teachers, academics, school administrators, community leaders, soldiers, and civil servants in both North and South contexts, including the Philippines, Australia, Canada, China, Jamaica, Japan, South Pacific, South Korea, Thailand, Uganda and the US.

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