<p><font color="#33711E"><strong>Day 2 – Session 4B: Partnerships in Community Development</strong></font></p>

Queen's Park 4, 16:00 - 17:30

16:00 - 16:20

4.B.1. Creative and Productive Higher Education: A New Model for Promoting Sustainable Development in Thailand

Paitoon Sinlarat

Dhurakij Pundit University, Thailand

For more than a century, Thailand and Thai higher education institutions have developed according to a mainstream philosophy that favours growth without really considering the essence of the country's needs and without seriously studying the alternatives. Confronted with a crisis in recent years, university staff have learned that the knowledge and methodology of our original foundation are not adequate and that now is the time for us to review what we have and find an alternative that has meaning in our lives and society. This paper discusses the concepts behind the development process in Thailand and the roles of higher education. The paper concludes with proposing Creative and Productive Higher Education (CPHE) as an alternative concept for higher education in Thailand.

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16:20 - 16:40
4.B.2. Sport and Play as Instruments for University Partnerships in Development
Son Truong, Mike Mahon and Jane Vallentyne
University of Alberta, Canada

Over the past decade, "Sport for Development and Peace" has gained recognition as a movement that aims to promote sport as a tool to achieve development goals. While sport has been integrated into development initiatives and humanitarian efforts in the past, only recently has it received concerted support to be systematically mainstreamed into the development agenda. This paper will draw upon a literature review and ethnographic research that examines the role of sport in development. Research was conducted with a programme from the University of Alberta, called Play Around the World, which seeks to collaborate with Thai agencies, such as schools for children with disabilities, orphanages and social centres, to promote the child's right to play. This paper critically reflects on challenges surrounding issues of culture and capacity building, and presents practical guidelines to help guide the creation of future "Sport for Development and Peace" partnerships. Furthermore, this paper explores the initial stages of a participatory action research project involving service-learning initiatives with Thai universities.

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16:40 - 17:00
4.B.3. Project Malnutrition: An Integrated Community Outreach Programme
Norietta C. Tansio, Dolores B. Domantay and Isoceles O. Marasigan
University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, Philippines

Malnourished children in urban areas belong to the poorest of the poor, helpless in dire circumstances they did not choose. Addressing the causes and symptoms of malnutrition is a vital part of efforts to achieve sustainable development. The 2005 "World Summit Outpower" document refers to the "interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development" as economic, social and environmental protection. From the Philippine perspective, sustainable development is viewed as a mutually beneficial interaction between the interests of business and the economy, government and the polity, and civil society and culture which involves seven dimensions: spiritual, human, social, cultural, political, economic and ecological. This paper describes a "rescue mission" project, which aims to save Filipino urban poor children from an adverse future. The project involves implementing the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (UPHSD) innovations, educational expertise, resources and logistics in its outreach partner communities in Las Piñas and Parañaque, in the Philippines. The participation of the community is an important part of the activities.

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