Education research has a long history of adapting ideas from social theory. While this has always been the case when it comes to educational foundations, in recent years there has been an enormous growth in the adoption of social theory in the field of educational research. The names of theorists such as Pierre Bourdieu, JürgenContinue reading “New Bloomsbury book series: Social Theory and methodology in education research. Edited by Mark Murphy”
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ESRC-SDS funding to Robert Owen Centre
A grant from the ESRC-funded Scottish Doctoral Training Centre in partnership with Skills Development Scotland has been awarded for a PhD Studentship at Robert Owen Centre. Applications are invited for a period of either three years (+3) for those with an ESRC recognised training qualification or four years (1+3) for those without. The successful candidateContinue reading “ESRC-SDS funding to Robert Owen Centre”
Welcome Dr. Cheng Yong Tan as an International Associate of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change.
At the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change, School of Education at the University of Glasgow, we are delighted Dr Cheng Yong Tan has accepted our invitation to join us as an International Associate. Cheng Yong Tan is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong. His concerns with the unevenContinue reading “Welcome Dr. Cheng Yong Tan as an International Associate of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change.”
How Can Education Create Social Progress? Reflections from inside the International Panel on Social Progress.
Professor Michele Schweisfurth: Director of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change reflects on ‘How can education create social progress?’ This is the question posed in the Education Chapter of the report of the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP). When you bring together a dozen educationists from universities around the world to attempt to answerContinue reading “How Can Education Create Social Progress? Reflections from inside the International Panel on Social Progress.”
Welcome Dr. Avis Glaze as an International Associate of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change.
At the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change, we are delighted Dr Glaze has accepted our invitation to join us as an International Associate. Dr Glaze is one of Canada’s outstanding educators and a recognized international leader in education. Roderick Benns’ new publication ‘The Children Cannot Wait – A biography of Avis Glaze’ provides aContinue reading “Welcome Dr. Avis Glaze as an International Associate of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change.”
Examining Gender in Higher Education (EGHE): exploring gendered patterns of participation and success in STEM and beyond. A UK-African Countries Network.
Congratulations to Dr Barbara Read and Professor Michele Schweisfurth of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change in the School of Education of the University of Glasgow, Professor Elizabeth Tanner of the School of Education, University of Glasgow and Dr Jolly Mornie Rubagiza of the University of Rwanda on their successful application to the ESRG:GCRFContinue reading “Examining Gender in Higher Education (EGHE): exploring gendered patterns of participation and success in STEM and beyond. A UK-African Countries Network.”
New ESRC IAA funding for the Robert Owen Centre
We are happy to announce that the Oscar Valiente and Queralt Capsada-Munsech have been successful in securing a Follow On Fund ESRC-IAA grant entitled “Engaging local and regional LLL policy makers in Glasgow City Region and Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Region”, linked to the impact strategy of the H2020 YOUNG-ADULLLT. As the title implies, this fundingContinue reading “New ESRC IAA funding for the Robert Owen Centre”
The Young-ADULLLT Project hold their first National Advisory Board Meeting.
The first meeting of the Scottish National Advisory Board (NAB) was held in the School of Education of the University of Glasgow on the 16th November 2016. The purposes of the meeting were: Introducing the research team and the members of the NAB Presenting the Young-ADULLLT project to the NAB members Presenting and discussing theContinue reading “The Young-ADULLLT Project hold their first National Advisory Board Meeting.”
Connecting Classrooms evaluation to Robert Owen Centre
A grant from the British Council has been awarded to Michele Schweisfurth and Oscar Odena at the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change, to carry out the global Impact Evaluation of the British Council’s Connecting Classrooms Programme (2016-2018). As part of a team led by Ecorys, Michele and Oscar will support the design of dataContinue reading “Connecting Classrooms evaluation to Robert Owen Centre”
Advancing ‘race’ and ethnicity in educational research
By Oscar Odena and Richard Race There is a prevailing sense that the term ‘race’, used in the past to highlight difference based on perceived ability and temperament, is no longer acceptable. ‘Race’ issues appear to be currently off the policy agenda, subsumed into ‘social justice’, ‘inclusion’ and ‘ethnicity’ topics. However ‘race’ is still aContinue reading “Advancing ‘race’ and ethnicity in educational research”