After growing up in Herborn, West Germany, he studied Educational Science, Islamic Science and Psychology in Heidelberg, Ankara and Berlin. After various positions at the Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Magdeburg, he has been Professor of Foundations of Education at the Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg since 2006. Author of many articles and books on education, socialization, transformational learning, intercultural pedagogy, qualitative research methodology and Turkey, he lives in Berlin.
Arnd-Michael Nohl
After being raised in Herborn, West Germany, Dr. Arnd-Michael Nohl pursued studies in Educational Science, Islamic Science, and Psychology at Heidelberg, Ankara, and Berlin. Following several positions at the Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Magdeburg, he has served as Professor of Foundations of Education at the Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg since 2006. Arnd is the author of numerous articles and books covering topics such as education, socialization, transformative learning, intercultural pedagogy, qualitative research methodology, and Turkey.
Shirley Steinberg is an innovative urban educator and social theorist committed to transformative leadership, diversity, inclusion, equity and social justice. She founded and directed the "Paulo Freire Critical Pedagogy and Transformative Leadership Project" at McGill University. She is a professor at the University of Calgary. Shirley's work has contributed to the disciplines of Critical Multiculturalism, Critical Pedagogy, Inclusive Education, Islamophobia and Critical Research Studies. Her commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Cohesion has been disseminated internationally for many years. She is an innovative urban educator and social theorist dedicated to academic publishing and the encouragement of new and emerging scholars. He founded and directed the Paulo Freire Project for Critical Pedagogy and Transformative Leadership at McGill University and is a Professor at the University of Calgary. Steinberg's work has contributed to Critical Multiculturalism, Critical Pedagogy, Inclusive Education, Islamophobia and Critical Research Studies. With a long-standing interest in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Cohesion, Steinberg has disseminated his work internationally. A prolific academic publisher and mentor to new scholars, he has edited more than 750 books and founded four academic journals in areas such as curriculum studies and urban education. His community work with the Kainai First Nations Band led to the creation of the film The Elders' Room, which won 17 festival awards.
Shirley Steinberg
Shirley Steinberg is an innovative urban educator and social theorist, committed to transformative leadership, diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. She founded and directed The Paulo Freire Project for Critical Pedagogy and Transformative Leadership at McGill University and is a Professor at the University of Calgary. Steinberg's scholarship has contributed to Critical Multiculturalism, Critical Pedagogy, Inclusive Education, Islamophobia, and Critical Research Studies. With a longstanding commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accommodation, she has disseminated her work internationally. As a prolific academic publisher and mentor to emerging scholars, she has edited over 750 books and founded four academic journals in fields like curriculum studies and urban education. Her community engagement with the Kainai First Nations Band led to the creation of "The Elders' Room," a film that won 17 festival awards.
Peter Mayo is a professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Malta and UNESCO Chair in Global Adult Education at the same university. He is the author of numerous publications in sociology and education, including "Lifelong Learning, Global Social Justice and Sustainability" (with L. English) and "Critical Education in International Perspective" (with P. Vittoria), published in 2021 and 2022 with Macmillan and Bloomsbury Academic respectively. In 2019 he was inducted into the International Adult Continuing Education Hall of Fame.
Peter Mayo
Peter Mayo is Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Malta and UNESCO Chair in Global Adult Education at the same University. He is the author of numerous publications in sociology and education including his very latest Lifelong Learning, Global Social Justice and Sustainability (with L. English) and Critical Education in International Perspective (with P. Vittoria) both published in 2021 and 2022 respectively with Palgrave-Macmillan and Bloomsbury Academic also respectively. In 2019 he was inducted into the International Adult Continuing Education Hall of Fame.
Nurgul Rodriguez is an artist with an interdisciplinary practice. She has an active individual practice in a variety of disciplines including porcelain, installation, handmade paper, printmaking, three-dimensional works, and more recently community engaged and collaborative projects. Her work is social, political and personal and focuses on issues such as migration, diasporas, borders and cultures. She explores being a diasporic individual in the process of identity formation in a new culture. Nurgul settled in Calgary in 2009 after spending many nomadic years with her family in Turkey, the United States and Spain. In 2018, she received a Visual Arts and New Media individual project grant from the Alberta Arts Fund, supported by the Calgary Arts Development Individual Arts Project and the Canada Council for the Arts. She holds an MFA from the University of Calgary and has recently completed residencies at Medalta in Medicine Hat and AUArts in Calgary, as well as the Calgary Allied Alberta Foundation Residency and the Esplanade Artists Residency. Her work has been exhibited at Remai Modern, borderLINE: 2020 Biennial of Contemporary Art and Esplanade Museum of Art and Heritage, Landed.
Nurgul Rodriguez
Nurgul Rodriguez is an artist with an interdisciplinary practice. She has an active individual practice of disciplines and media including porcelain, installation, handmade paper, printmaking, three-dimensional pieces, and more recently socially engaged and collaborative projects. Her work is social, political and personal with a focus on issues of immigration, diasporas, borders and cultures. She explores becoming a diasporic individual during identity formation within a new culture. Nurgul settled in Calgary in 2009 after many nomadic years of living in Turkey, the United States and Spain with her family. She received a Visual Arts and New Media individual project grant from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts in 2018, Calgary Arts Development Individual Art Project and Canada Council for the Arts. She holds an MFA from the University of Calgary and she recently completed a residency program at Medalta in Medicine Hat and another at AUArts in Calgary, Calgary Allied Alberta Foundation Residency, Esplanade Artists in Residency. Her work is seen in Remai Modern, borderLINE: 2020 Biennial of Contemporary Art, and Esplanade Arts and Heritage Museum, Landed.
Jennifer Markides is a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta and an assistant professor in Curriculum and Learning at the Werklund School of Education and Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary. In 2021, she received a grant from the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies entitled "Wisdom and Well-Being in the Aftermath of Disaster: Stories Told by Youth" from the Canadian Curriculum Studies Association in 2021 and was awarded the 2021 Outstanding Indigenous Scholar/Researcher of the Year Award from the Indigenous Circle of Inquiry. Jennifer's research focuses on youth holistic wellbeing and indigenous education, and is oriented towards systemic change and reconciliation actions. She prioritizes community-engaged partnerships that result from research that is sensitive to the needs, interests and knowledge of communities. She uses indigenous research methods, emancipatory pedagogies, and arts-based approaches in her scholarship. Jennifer is also the editor of the Community Wisdom series with DIO Press, which includes various forms of indigenous scholarship.
Jennifer Markides
Jennifer Markides is a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta and an Assistant Professor in Curriculum and Learning with the Werklund School of Education and the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary. She received the Dissertation Award for 2021 from the Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies for her doctoral study, titled "Wisdom and Well-being Post-Disaster: Stories Told by Youth," and was given an Outstanding Indigenous Scholar/Researcher Award 2021 from the Indigenous Inquiries Circle. Jennifer's research focuses on the holistic wellbeing of youth and Indigenous education, towards systemic change and reconciliatory action. She prioritizes community-engaged partnerships where the research is responsive to the needs, interests, and knowledges of communities. She utilizes Indigenous research methodologies, emancipatory pedagogies, and arts-based approaches in her scholarship. Jennifer is also the series editor of the Community Wisdom series with DIO Press, featuring Indigenous scholarship in myriad forms.
