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”
Tag Archives: Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change
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”
Our recent work at the Robert Owen Centre
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-2 As you can gather it’s been another highly productive and rewarding year for the Robert Owen Centre. You will find the previous bulletinContinue reading “Our recent work at the Robert Owen Centre”
Cutting further education is imprudent
Barbara Kehm
Barbara M. Kehm is co-editor of and contributor to a book that was featured in the Times Higher Education No. 2,186 from 15 January 2015. Reference to the book: Tatiana Fumasoli, Gaele Goastellec, Barbara M. Kehm (Eds.) (2015). Academic Work and Careers in Europe: Trends, Challenges, Perspectives. Dordrecht: Springer. Feature article in THE by HollyContinue reading “Barbara Kehm”
Music building better societies
Oscar Odena explores the use of music education as a tool for social inclusion. The power of music to affect human beings is well documented in the literature. Marketing and psychotherapy scholars have shown how music is used to alter the consumer’s mood (Brown & Volgsten, 2006) and to develop communication skills with children onContinue reading “Music building better societies”
Tackling educational inequity: between and beyond school improvement
By Chris Chapman Traditionally, we have focused on change within schools. This has delivered some returns: at worst – tactically ratcheting up test scores at the expense of capacity building and at best – increasing schools’ capacity to manage change for the longer term. In addition, improving the learning level is crucial and within-school approachesContinue reading “Tackling educational inequity: between and beyond school improvement”
INNOVATION CREATION OR ‘SAME OLD SAME OLD’: PROPOSALS FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY IN 2015 PARTY POLITICAL PROPOSALS
By Jacqueline Baxter The summary of the education policy proposals policies of the five main political parties reveals the weighting each places on social justice and the importance of creating a democratic, equitable education system. But on closer investigation, are the proposals new or are we seeing same old, same old wheeled out for 2015 andContinue reading “INNOVATION CREATION OR ‘SAME OLD SAME OLD’: PROPOSALS FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY IN 2015 PARTY POLITICAL PROPOSALS”
Evidence for setting in schools – stone, scissors, paper?
By Dr Elspeth McCartney ‘Setting’, grouping children with others of similar attainment, perhaps changing groups across curriculum areas, is widely-used in classrooms. This post is not about the de/merits of setting, but the forms of evidence used to justify and contest it. In September The Guardian (3.11.14) announced the English Education Secretary’s intention of makingContinue reading “Evidence for setting in schools – stone, scissors, paper?”
The Crisis in Adult Education
By Paul Stanistreet It won’t grab many headlines, even in the specialist education press, but there is a growing crisis in adult participation in education and training, with stark implications both for our economy and our democracy. If the trend continues it will soon be necessary to reinvent from scratch a part of the educationContinue reading “The Crisis in Adult Education”