"The Inaugural Scientific Symposium – Department of Foundations of Education"

"The Inaugural Scientific Symposium – Department of Foundations of Education"

On Saturday, April 20, 2024, the virtual platform of the Faculty of Education at Helwan University was honored to host a distinguished group of educational scholars, thinkers, and researchers who gathered to participate in the First Scientific Forum of the Department of Foundations of Education, held in collaboration with the Faculty’s Adult Education Center.

In appreciation of this significant academic event, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all those who honored us with their presence and contributions to the forum, held under the theme:

"The Future of Adult Education and Community Empowerment in the Digital Transformation Era."

I would especially like to thank Professor Dr. Hossam Hamdy Abdel-Hamid, Dean of the Faculty, for his generous patronage and support of the event.

Heartfelt thanks also go to the esteemed Vice Deans for their active participation and valued presence:

1. Professor Dr. Hanan Karima, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development
   
   
2. Professor Dr. Khaled Malek, Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research
   
   
3. Professor Dr. Wael Ramadan, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs
   
   

Their contributions greatly enriched the forum and helped ensure its success.

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the session chairs, led by the esteemed professors:

• Prof. Dr. Hassan El-Bilawy, Professor of Foundations of Education and former member of the Supreme Council of Universities
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Mohamed Maher El-Gamal, Professor of Foundations of Education, Faculty of Education, Helwan University
  
  

They skillfully and creatively managed the sessions. I also wish to specially acknowledge the valuable contributions of the following session managers, despite some facing challenges that prevented their attendance:

• Prof. Dr. Salah Khidr, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, who was unable to attend due to health reasons but generously shared his expertise and knowledge with us
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Hoda Hassan, Professor of Foundations of Education and former Director of the Adult Education Center at the Faculty
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Zilal Mohamed Adel, Professor of Foundations of Education and former Head of the Department
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Mona Abu Hashemah, Professor and Head of the Department of Early Childhood and Director of the Faculty’s Faculty Development and Leadership Center, who kindly supported the forum by providing the Zoom link and delivered an outstanding speech during the event
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Moataz Ahmed Ibrahim, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Coordinator of the Faculty’s Literacy Project
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Doaa Hamdy El-Sherif, Professor of Foundations of Education, Faculty of Education, Helwan University, and former Director of the Adult Education Center at the Faculty
  
  

I also extend heartfelt thanks for the insightful interventions and valuable comments that enriched the forum from the following esteemed professors:

• Prof. Dr. Mohamed El-Ajmi, Professor of Foundations of Education at Al-Azhar University and former Head of Department and Vice Dean
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Nagwa Gamal Eldin, Professor Emeritus of Foundations of Education, Institute of Educational Studies and Research, Cairo University
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Osama Farag, Professor of Foundations of Education and Head of Higher Education Department at the Institute of Educational Studies and Research, Cairo University, and former Director of the General Authority for Literacy and Adult Education
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Amira Zayed, Vice Dean, Faculty of Education, Kafrelsheikh University
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Fifi Ahmed Tawfiq, Professor and Head of the Department of Foundations of Education, Faculty of Education, Sohag University
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Khadija Abdel Aziz, Professor and Head of the Department of Foundations of Education, Faculty of Education, and founder and former Director of the Adult Education Center at Sohag University
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Magda Emam, Professor of Sociology and Head of the Department of Social and Cultural Issues for Development and Planning, National Planning Institute
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Ahmed Eissa, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Education, Sirte University, Libya
  
  

I am also deeply grateful to the distinguished authors of the working papers, especially:

1. Prof. Dr. Jihan Amara and Prof. Dr. Huda El-Hilaly, Professors of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Helwan University
   
   
2. Prof. Dr. Safaa Sultan, Professor of Curriculum and Head of the Arabic Language Teaching Project for Non-Native Speakers, Faculty of Education, Helwan University
   
   
3. Prof. Dr. Nasr Eldin Shehab, Professor of Foundations of Education, Faculty of Education, Helwan University
   
   
4. Asst. Prof. Dr. Manal Rifaat, Assistant Professor of Foundations of Education, Faculty of Education, Helwan University
   
   
5. Asst. Prof. Dr. Noha Abdel Razek, Lecturer, Department of Foundations of Education, Faculty of Education, Helwan University
   
   

Special thanks to Prof. Dr. Rashad Mohamed Hassan and the team of the Department of Foundations of Education, Faculty of Education, Helwan University, for their continuous support, attendance, and active participation in the conference.

I also express sincere appreciation to the forum committees, especially:

• Dr. Mahmoud Gaber, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Educational Technology, for his creative contributions to the Zoom program
  
  
• Dr. Ahmed Mohsen, PhD, Department of Foundations of Education
  
  
• M. Abdelrahman Onsy, Teaching Assistant, Department of Foundations of Education
  
  

Also, heartfelt thanks to the assistant staff: Doaa Salama, Abeer Abdel Fattah, Noha Magdy, Hend Sayed, Amani Saber, Mervat Abdel Hamid, Dina Kamal, Israa Yehia, Nada Hamed, and Souad Mohamed.

Special thanks to the researcher Kristen Nabil, PhD candidate at the Department of Foundations of Education, and to:

• Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Obeid Mousa
  
  
• Dr. Mostafa Basyouni, Lecturer of Foundations of Education, Al-Azhar University
  
  

Thanks also to the Adult Education Center at the Faculty, headed by Dr. Abdel Razek Mors, Lecturer of Foundations of Education.

Finally, sincere appreciation to the honorable attendees from various Faculties of Education and universities, praising and thanking God for enabling us to successfully complete this forum and achieve its goal of developing and empowering society with genuine human capital that embraces all age groups and categories.

With my highest regards and appreciation,
Professor Dr. Hadeel Mostafa El-Khouly
Professor and Head of the Department of Foundations of Education
Faculty of Education, Helwan University