Education Studies News and Events
Michael Wyness’ new book, Childhood, Culture and Society, has just been published by Sage
Michael’s book Childhood, Culture and Society in a global context has just been published by Sage.
This new text focuses on the most pressing topics in the field, providing a multifaceted and extensive analysis of the study of children and childhood.
As one reviewer has commented ‘A major contribution to childhood studies!’ William A. Corsaro, Professor Emeritus at Indiana University
for more detail: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/childhood-culture-and-society/book243262#description
“Measuring education for the Sustainable Development Goals: Negative capabilities and struggles over accountability”
Centre for Education Studies/GRP International Development co-hosted research seminar
Wednesday 23rd May, 2018, 1:00-2:00pm
Venue: Room C1.11, Centre for Education Studies, Social Sciences Building, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL
“Measuring education for the Sustainable Development Goals: Negative capabilities and struggles over accountability”
Professor Elaine Unterhalter, UCL Institute of Education
CES Graduation - Friday 19th January
CES Graduates enjoyed themselves at graduation last week and we enjoyed seeing them all dressed up in their gowns receiving their degrees. Here is a picture of some of our MA Educational Leadership and Management Students - more photos are on the CES Facebook page.
Fully-funded doctoral studentship to commence in October 2018: A Fair Chance for Education: Gendered Pathways to Educational Success in Haryana, India APPLY NOW
Applications are now invited for a fully-funded doctoral studentship to commence in October 2018. The studentship is embedded in a research project on gender and educational success in Haryana, India, which is funded by the Fair Chance Foundation. It is co-funded by Fair Chance Foundation and the University of Warwick’s Collaborative Postgraduate Research Scholarships (WCPRS) scheme. The studentship reflects the university’s commitment to producing the next generation of international leaders in social science research. Fair Chance Foundation, which was founded by a Warwick alumnus, is committed to improving the future livelihoods of disadvantaged children and young adults through education. The principal goals of Fair Chance Foundation are to: research attitudes towards education as a means to end poverty and gender bias; develop interventions which create desire for education as a means to end poverty and gender bias; formally research and publish interventions and outcomes; develop guides and promote the research to help policy makers make informed choices about which interventions are likely to have most impact; provide direct support to children and young adults.