Attended by: Barbara Read, Michele Schweisfurth and Karen Harron. On the 21st August, the EGHE network headed to Lusaka, Zambia for the FAWE Conference for Girls Education in Africa, which also marked the 25th anniversary of the FAWE organisation. The conference attracted 500 delegates from 33 countries and was officially opened by the guestContinue reading “The EGHE Network in Lusaka, Zambia : FAWE Conference on Girls Education in Africa”
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Naomi Eisenstadt Lecture – Review of the Life Chances of Young People
Sir Charles Wilson Building, 1 University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8NN Monday 3rd July 2017 (Refreshments will be available before the event start time of 18:00. All guests should be seated by 17:55 in time for an introduction by Christopher Chapman.) Description of Event A lecture to mark the launch of Naomi Eisenstadt’s second report toContinue reading “Naomi Eisenstadt Lecture – Review of the Life Chances of Young People”
The role of contextual challenges and constraints on the relationship between principal leadership and student achievement
Presenter: Dr Cheng Yong Tan (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong) Summary of Seminar: Many scholars have underscored the importance of examining leadership effects with regards to the context in which it is enacted. However, few studies have systematically examined what contextual variables moderate leadership effects and how the leadership-achievementContinue reading “The role of contextual challenges and constraints on the relationship between principal leadership and student achievement”
Who is teaching the teachers? – Teacher educators as the forgotten stakeholders of education and international development
Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change Seminar, 12.00-13.00 7th June 2017, School of Education, St. Andrew’s Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G3 6NH Matthew A. M. Thomas, Lecturer in Comparative Education and Sociology of Education at the University of Sydney. International development discourses frequently position teachers as the means to advancing systemic social change. Yet scant attention isContinue reading “Who is teaching the teachers? – Teacher educators as the forgotten stakeholders of education and international development”
Glasgow Q-Step Centre Celebration
Wednesday 17th May, 5.30pm Yudowitz Seminar Room Wolfson Medical School Building “Refusing to deal with numbers rarely helps the poorest: Insights from quantitative approaches in social science research” Professor Steve McKay University of Lincoln It gives us great pleasure to invite you to attend the University of Glasgow’s Q-Step Centre Celebration Event,Continue reading “Glasgow Q-Step Centre Celebration”
Seminar: Education, mental health and wellbeing: are the kids alright? Professor Neil Humphrey
Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change Seminar Series 23rd May 2017 5.00 pm – 5.50 pm Reception in the Wolfson Medical School Building, Seminar 6.00pm – 7.30 pm in the Kelvin Building As places at the seminar are no longer available please note the presentation will be streamed live via the following link: https://lectures.gla.ac.uk/ess/echo/presentation/3a5f461c-4411-4c6e-8388-63a8d606d651 WeContinue reading “Seminar: Education, mental health and wellbeing: are the kids alright? Professor Neil Humphrey”
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.”
Delegation from Beihang University in Beijing visited ROC and School of Education
By Barbara Kehm From 28 to 31 October an eight people strong delegation from the Beihang University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA) in Beijing (China) visited the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change and the School of Education. The delegation consisted of the Director and six academic staff of BUAA’s Institute for Higher Education andContinue reading “Delegation from Beihang University in Beijing visited ROC and School of Education”
International Men’s Day and its relevance for education
By Dr Gijsbert Stoet The 19th of November is the International Men’s Day. This day is used worldwide to highlight issues that especially affect men, such as men’s shorter life expectancy, the high male suicide rate, and the growing educational gap between boys and girls. In my role as a core member of theContinue reading “International Men’s Day and its relevance for education”
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”