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Dr. Flavia S. Ramos-Mattoussi is a Senior Research Associate at the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University and Associate Director of the Center for International Studies in Educational Research and Development (CISERD).... more
Dr. Flavia S. Ramos-Mattoussi is a Senior Research Associate at the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University and Associate Director of the Center for International Studies in Educational Research and Development (CISERD). Prior to joining FSU in 2009, she served as director of the Assistance to Basic Education (USAID ABE-IQC) at Juarez & Associates in Washington, DC (2007-2009). She held prior academic appointments including Assistant Professor and Director of the International Training and Education Program at American University in Washington, DC (2002-2007); Visiting professor of International Education at the George Washington University (2000-2002); Adjunct faculty at the University of Connecticut (leading a study abroad program to Cuba in 2002), and at the School for International Training in Vermont (1990).
Dr. Ramos-Mattoussi is an International Education and Development professional with more than 30 years’ experience in project design & implementation, teacher education, leadership training, nonformal education, materials and curriculum development, intercultural communications, gender and development, women’s empowerment, program evaluation and assessment of education initiatives in multicultural, post-conflict and development settings. She has been a consultant for government agencies (U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Department of Labor) and non-governmental organizations (UNICEF, American Council on Education, World Learning, Institute for Training and Development, IBTCI, etc.) implementing participant training programs in the United States and conducting research and training in Latin America, Africa and Asia. She has produced numerous informational materials and training curricula targeting multicultural and multilingual populations and conducted social marketing research for health and education (Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts Center for SIDS; The Johns Hopkins University, Center for Communication Programs; and the National Coalition of Advocates for Students). Most recently, she has been involved in the development and evaluation of literacy programs, as well as evaluation of higher education partnerships worldwide. She is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Dr. Ramos-Mattoussi’s research focuses on the development of participatory and action research methods, including visual sociology, life histories and biographical approaches in research. She is the author of The FotoDialogo Method©, several training manuals, technical reports, book chapters and articles in refereed journals (Teaching & Teacher Education, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education, Chalkboard, SAGE Benchmarks in Social Research Methods Series, RTI Press, etc.). She is also a playwright, visual artist, author and illustrator of numerous children's books published in Brazil—as Flavia Sales. She is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences including Comparative and International Education Society, American Anthropological Association, Southeast Evaluation Association, National Association for Multicultural Education, Society for International Development, and the Intercultural and International Communication Conference.
Dr. Ramos-Mattoussi holds an Ed.D. in Education Policy, Research, and Administration, and a M.Ed. in International Education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She received her B.F.A. in Art Education from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
Dr. Ramos-Mattoussi is an International Education and Development professional with more than 30 years’ experience in project design & implementation, teacher education, leadership training, nonformal education, materials and curriculum development, intercultural communications, gender and development, women’s empowerment, program evaluation and assessment of education initiatives in multicultural, post-conflict and development settings. She has been a consultant for government agencies (U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Department of Labor) and non-governmental organizations (UNICEF, American Council on Education, World Learning, Institute for Training and Development, IBTCI, etc.) implementing participant training programs in the United States and conducting research and training in Latin America, Africa and Asia. She has produced numerous informational materials and training curricula targeting multicultural and multilingual populations and conducted social marketing research for health and education (Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts Center for SIDS; The Johns Hopkins University, Center for Communication Programs; and the National Coalition of Advocates for Students). Most recently, she has been involved in the development and evaluation of literacy programs, as well as evaluation of higher education partnerships worldwide. She is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Dr. Ramos-Mattoussi’s research focuses on the development of participatory and action research methods, including visual sociology, life histories and biographical approaches in research. She is the author of The FotoDialogo Method©, several training manuals, technical reports, book chapters and articles in refereed journals (Teaching & Teacher Education, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education, Chalkboard, SAGE Benchmarks in Social Research Methods Series, RTI Press, etc.). She is also a playwright, visual artist, author and illustrator of numerous children's books published in Brazil—as Flavia Sales. She is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences including Comparative and International Education Society, American Anthropological Association, Southeast Evaluation Association, National Association for Multicultural Education, Society for International Development, and the Intercultural and International Communication Conference.
Dr. Ramos-Mattoussi holds an Ed.D. in Education Policy, Research, and Administration, and a M.Ed. in International Education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She received her B.F.A. in Art Education from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
The FotoDialogo Method: A new approach for making meaning and building dialogue in multicultural community settings This book deals with issues of cross-cultural communications that stem from the lack of shared meaning that different... more
The FotoDialogo Method: A new approach for making meaning and building dialogue in multicultural community settings
This book deals with issues of cross-cultural communications that stem from the lack of shared meaning that different cultural groups embrace. Shared meaning is built on mutual understanding that emerges when people at every level of the community can speak about what really concerns them. In the FotoDialogo Method, Hispanic women use pictures and storytelling to express their concerns about the disabling effects of social, cultural and economic marginalization associated with the low-income minority population in the USA. The FotoDialogo Method is an approach for engaging community-based organizations in dialogue with their multicultural client population. It consists of a series of black-and-white drawings that were inspired by real-life stories told by inner-city women of color. These are used to initiate collective dialogue and create illustrated life-based narratives or "fotonovelas." The author describes the development of the method and its impact on the Hispanic community in Massachusetts where the pilot study took place. This should be useful for adult educators, researchers and community organizers working across cultural borderlines.
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
ISBN 978-3-639-22584-6, paperback, 500 Pages
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This book deals with issues of cross-cultural communications that stem from the lack of shared meaning that different cultural groups embrace. Shared meaning is built on mutual understanding that emerges when people at every level of the community can speak about what really concerns them. In the FotoDialogo Method, Hispanic women use pictures and storytelling to express their concerns about the disabling effects of social, cultural and economic marginalization associated with the low-income minority population in the USA. The FotoDialogo Method is an approach for engaging community-based organizations in dialogue with their multicultural client population. It consists of a series of black-and-white drawings that were inspired by real-life stories told by inner-city women of color. These are used to initiate collective dialogue and create illustrated life-based narratives or "fotonovelas." The author describes the development of the method and its impact on the Hispanic community in Massachusetts where the pilot study took place. This should be useful for adult educators, researchers and community organizers working across cultural borderlines.
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
ISBN 978-3-639-22584-6, paperback, 500 Pages
Books on Demand
http://www.bod.com/index.php?id=3435&objk_id=316480