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David Berman

David Berman

University of Pittsburgh
5115 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
230 South Bouquet Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-648-7311
Email: dmberman@pitt.edu

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Presentations

  • "Comparative Perspectives on Curriculum Standards," with Richard Altenbaugh, Kosovo Civic Education Conference, University of Pittsburgh-University of Prishtina-Ministry of Education, Prishtina, Kosovo (October 2006)

    2007

  • Democratic Teaching and Learning in Post-Conflict Societies

    Apr 10, 2006
    Canadian International Development Agency, International Conference on Professional Development in Education, Becici, Montenegro (with Lema Kabashi, University of Prishtina) Discussion will focus on teaching and learning in Kosovo prior to the war, under the independent or parallel educational system, and the legacy of schooling for the professional development of teachers.

  • "Comparative Perspectives on Curriculum Standards," with Richard Altenbaugh, Kosovo Civic Education Conference, University of Pittsburgh-University of Prishtina-Ministry of Education, Prishtina, Kosovo (October 2006)

    2006

  • "Teacher Training: A Cross-Cultural Perspective," Seminar, The Role of Higher Education in Post-Conflict Societies, Academic Training Association, University of Prishtina, Kosovo

    Jul 1, 2004

  • "Teacher Training: A Cross-Cultural Perspective," Seminar, The Role of Higher Education in Post-Conflict Societies, Academic Training Association, University of Prishtina, Kosovo (July 2004).

    Jul 1, 2004

  • "Confrontation with History in Postwar Kosovo/Kosova," Seminar with Subject Experts for Curriculum Development, Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Prishtina, Kosovo (May 2003).

    May 1, 2003

  • "Conversations on War and Ethnic Cleansing: Confrontation with History in Postwar Bosnian Education," Social Science Education Consortium, Santa Fe, NM (June 2002)

    Jun 1, 2002

  • "'The Image of Losing One's Country': The Vietnam War in Vietnamese Curriculum and Textbook," National Council for the Social Studies, Anaheim, CA (November 1998).

    Nov 1, 1998

  • "A Common Sorrow: Teaching the American-Vietnamese War," Conference for High School Teachers, The Vietnam Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (June 1998).

    Jun 1, 1998

  • "Teaching in the Secondary School Setting," "Teaching Vietnam" Conference, The Vietnam Center, Texas Tech University, Luboock, TX (April 1997).

    Apr 1, 1997

  • "'The Vietnam War' in Vietnamese Curriculum and Textbook," National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, DC (November 1996).

    Nov 1, 1996

  • "The American War in Vietnamese Schools," Vietnam Symposium: "After the Cold War: Reassessing Vietnam," The Vietnam Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (April 1996).

    Apr 1, 1996

  • "Educational Reform in Postwar Vietnam," American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA (April 1995).

    Apr 1, 1995

  • "The Citizen Ambassador Program Social Studies Education Delegation to Vietnam - A Workshop on Teaching Vietnam for Elementary and Secondary Teachers," Chairperson, National Council for the Social Studies, Phoenix, AZ (November 1994).

    Nov 1, 1994

  • "Vietnamese Perspectives on the American War in Viet Nam," American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA (April 1993).

    Nov 1, 1993

  • "Educational Reform in Postwar Vietnam," American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA (April 1993).

    Apr 1, 1993

  • "The My Lai/Son My Massacre," Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, New Orleans, LA (April 1993).

    Apr 1, 1993

  • "Why Gook Wants to Change His Name: Problems Korean Kids Face in North American Schools," with Yong-Jin Choi, et al., National Council for the Social Studies, Detrioit, MI (November 1992).

    Nov 1, 1992

  • "The Economic and Political Situation in American Society," Lien Hiep Cac Hoi KH Va KT [Federation of Scientific and Technological Associations], Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam (June 1992).

    Jun 1, 1992

  • The Teaching Internship as a Rite of Passage: The Pittsburgh School District-University Collaborative," American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA (April 1992).

    Apr 1, 1992

  • "Perspectives on Korea and Vietnam," Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies, Pittsburgh, PA (October 1991).

    Oct 1, 1991

  • Setting Priorities in Preservice and Graduate Degree Programs," Examining Priorities and Setting Agendas for Global Perspectives in Teacher Education, The American Forum for Global Education, Hartford, CT (May-June 1991).

    Jun 1, 1991

  • "Vietnam: A Case Study in American Social Education," Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, San Antonio, TX (March 1991).

    Mar 1, 1991

  • "The International Studies and International Baccalaureate Program (Schenley High School, Pittsburgh Public Schools)," with Natalie Apple, et al., Comparative and International Education Society, Pittsburgh, PA (March 1991).

    Mar 1, 1991

  • Teaching Social Studies in a Diverse and Changing Nation: The American Anthropological Association Task Force on Teaching Anthropology in the Schools," with Jane White, National Council for the Social Studies, Anaheim, CA (November 1990).

    Nov 1, 1990

  • "Teaching Vietnam (and the Vietnam War) in American Schools," Lien Hiep Cac Hoi KH Va KT [Federation of Scientific and Technological Associations], Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam (July 1990).

    Jul 1, 1990

  • "Boofura Ga Waku or Mosquitoes Breed in Swamps: A Japanese Perspective on Teaching and Learning," American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC (November 1989).

    Nov 1, 1989

  • "Educational Reform: International Perspectives (Japan)," World Congress of Comparative Education, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 1989).

    Jun 1, 1989

  • "The Japanese High School Entrance Examination," American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA (March 1989).

    Mar 1, 1989

  • "Social Studies Education in Japan and the High School Entrance Examination," Alberta Teachers Association Social Studies Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (October 1988).

    Oct 1, 1988

  • "Teaching the Social Studies in America and Japan," International Social Studies Conference: Focus on the Pacific Rim, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (June 1988).

    Jun 1, 1988

  • "'The Battle for the Mind': American Educational Policy in Occupied Japan," American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA (April 1988).

    Apr 1, 1988

  • "'Semiautonomous Entities': The Japanese Prefectural Board of Education," American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA (April 1988).

    Apr 1, 1988

  • "Mythology, Reality, and the Teaching of Vietnam," Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, New Orleans, LA (March 1988).

    Mar 1, 1988

  • "Restructuring State-Profession Relations in the Face of World Economic Crisis: the Japanese Case," Comparative and International Education Society, Atlanta, GA (March 1988).

    Mar 1, 1988

  • "'Long-time Passing': Teaching Vietnam in Historical Perspective," with John Warren, Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies, Hartford, CT (March 1988).

    Mar 1, 1988

  • "Japanese Education: A Case Study of the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education," Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast, Salem, OR (June 1987).

    Jun 1, 1987

  • Educational Reform in Postwar Japan: A Case Study of Chiba Prefecture," Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC (March 1987).

    Apr 1, 1987

  • US - Indochina Reconciliation Project, Roundtable Discussion, Association for Asian Studies, Boston, MA (April 1987).

    Mar 1, 1987

  • "Vietnam Revisited," National Social Science Association Northwest Conference, Seattle, WA (February 1987).

    Feb 28, 1987

  • "Geography, Cognition, and Learning Styles," Association of Oregon Geographers, Geography Inservice Conference, Salem, OR (October 1986).

    Oct 1, 1986

  • "Teaching Vietnam," Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies, Lancaster, PA (November 1984).

    Nov 1, 1984