Social class, school track choices and parents’ involvement in school – past and upcoming evidence from France
Katherin Barg April 2017: We know from research conducted for many Western countries that students’ social background has a strong impact on important educational transitions and their educational pathways. Students from higher social classes are more likely to access general school tracks as compared to vocational ones, or to go to university instead of following […]
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 candidate […]
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 uneven […]