Ken Jones, of the International Professional Development Association with Professor Chris Chapman and Carmen Montecinos, local co-chair of ICSEI 2023 This month, members of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change from the School of Education at the University of Glasgow team travelled to Vina del Mar, Chile, for the 2023 International Congress for SchoolContinue reading “University of Glasgow team travels to Chile for ICSEI2023“
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Chilean study visit
Earlier this month, the Network for Social and Educational Equity team welcomed Milena Paez Silva, a psysich’s teacher from Chile for a study visit to the University of Glasgow. Milena, who works as a lecturer at Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso (PUCV), Chile, was a member of the team who worked with NSEE and Children’sContinue reading “Chilean study visit”
Children’s voices climate change event at the University of Glasgow
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Colombian visiting researcher co-authors methodological article
By Oscar Odena. A visiting researcher hosted in 2015, Andrea Rodríguez-Sánchez, has co-authored a methodological article with Odena (Robert Owen Centre) and Cabedo-Mas (University Jaume I, Spain) on the uses of sound postcards for researching the experiences of displaced people. The article draws on a pilot with ten participants and outlines the development of aContinue reading “Colombian visiting researcher co-authors methodological article”
In Nigeria for the evaluation of Connecting Classrooms
By O. Odena. This photo shows Jonathan France (Ecorys), Oscar Odena (Robert Owen Centre) and students and staff at Community High School, Alapere Ketu, Lagos, Nigeria, after a repeat school visit for the impact evaluation of Connecting Classrooms. Oscar and Jonathan were in Nigeria between the 25th of February and the 6th of March 2018.Continue reading “In Nigeria for the evaluation of Connecting Classrooms”
Robert Owen Centre EBulletin Issue 6 February 2018
Our latest E Bulletin can be accessed by clicking on the link below – this has details on our latest research, recent awards and appointments, recent publications and some of our knowledge exchange activities: Ebulletin Issue-6 February 2018 As you can gather it’s been another highly productive and rewarding period for the Robert Owen Centre. You will find the previous bulletin here:Continue reading “Robert Owen Centre EBulletin Issue 6 February 2018”
The EGHE Network in Seville, Spain : 10th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
Report by Dr Josephine Munthali I arrived in Seville on 15th of November and settled at a Barceló Renacimiento Hotel. Registration took place on the 16th November after which the participants had very good presentations from two main speakers at a Plenary Session. I was impressed with Jo Bergmann’s presentation on “Flipped Learning”. Bergmann fromContinue reading “The EGHE Network in Seville, Spain : 10th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation”
ESRC-SDS project begins
By Oscar Odena. Applications for the ESRC-SDS PhD Studentship at Robert Owen Centre were invited internationally through jobs.ac.uk and the recruitment process completed earlier in 2017 – see post from March 29 for grant details. The successful candidate, Petri Simonen, started a four-year program of research in October 2017 (one-year MRes followed by a three-yearContinue reading “ESRC-SDS project begins”
The orthodox and the critical approaches to TVET in international development: competing policy agendas in Chile.
Seminar: Dr Oscar Valiente, Senior Lecturer (School of Education: Robert Owen Centre), University of Glasgow Drawing on development theories and critical policy studies, the paper aims to understand the competing orientations and objectives of TVET policy agendas in Chile from 2009 to 2016 with a specific focus on the changing educational, economic and social goalsContinue reading “The orthodox and the critical approaches to TVET in international development: competing policy agendas in Chile.”
The EGHE Network in Lusaka, Zambia : FAWE Conference on Girls Education in Africa
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”