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”
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The importance of higher education for developmental leadership: why context matters
By Michele Schweisfurth Over the past year, a team of researchers has been investigating the relationship between education (especially higher education) and the formation of developmental leadership in the Philippines. Since the Education for All agreements of the 1990s and the Millennium Development Goals, the emphasis for investment in education in low-income countries has beenContinue reading “The importance of higher education for developmental leadership: why context matters”
Supervisors to mentor ESL students
By Oscar Odena The trend of English as Second Language (ESL) students coming to established English-speaking universities is on the increase, particularly to enrol on research degree programmes. With their new research skills many will aim to bring about educational change in their countries after completion. Developing academic writing is a crucial skill for completingContinue reading “Supervisors to mentor ESL students”
‘A truly postmodern condition’: The unintended side-effects of global education rankings
By Barbara Kehm When the invitation came (in January 2013) to give a presentation at the 5th International Conference on World Class Universities in Shanghai to celebrate 10 years of Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Class Universities I felt very honoured. But I was also in a split mind concerning my presentation. CouldContinue reading “‘A truly postmodern condition’: The unintended side-effects of global education rankings”
Learner-centred education, democracy, and the problem of educational change
By Michele Schweisfurth I was in New York last week, which was a very fine place to be in the autumn, or just about anytime for that matter. I was there to attend an Open Society Foundations-sponsored meeting of some of us who have been researching learner-centred education as an imported practice in developing countries.Continue reading “Learner-centred education, democracy, and the problem of educational change”