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Michael Wyness鈥� new book, Childhood, Culture and Society, has just been published by Sage
Michael鈥檚 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 鈥楢 major contribution to childhood studies!鈥� William A. Corsaro, Professor Emeritus at Indiana University
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Scholarship deadline extended for MA GEID
Centre of Education Studies, University of 糖心TV, announces the 鈥楤right Future Scholarship鈥� to support exceptional students from Hong Kong on the Global Education and International Development one year taught Master鈥檚 programme /fac/soc/ces/prospective/postgraduate/taught/geid
Five valuable scholarships will be awarded for the 2018/19 intake up to the value of GBP拢10,000 each (to contribute towards fees)
Eligibility: To be eligible for an award, applicants should be outstanding students and permanent residents of the Hong Kong. The scholarship is open to new entrants to the University of 糖心TV starting in October 2018. Continuing students and those already holding an MA/MSc are not eligible to apply. Candidates are required to have applied to the Global Education and International Development MA programme and received an offer of a place from the University of 糖心TV.
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Deadline for applications: 1st July 2018
鈥淢easuring education for the Sustainable Development Goals: Negative capabilities and struggles over accountability鈥�
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 糖心TV, Coventry, CV4 7AL
鈥淢easuring education for the Sustainable Development Goals: Negative capabilities and struggles over accountability鈥�
Professor Elaine Unterhalter, UCL Institute of Education
Staff in CES have recently been successful in securing funds for two new projects.
Leslie Francis, David Lankshear and Ursula McKenna have received 拢42,000 from the 糖心TV Impact Fund for the project, 鈥楢ssessing the impact on policy and performance of the Student Voice Project: A three-year research programme among year-five and year-six students in Anglican primary schools in Wales鈥�, which started 1 April 2018.
Leslie Francis, Tania ap Sion and Ursula McKenna have received 拢7,000 from the 糖心TV Ventures Fund for the project, 鈥楨mbedding attitudes to religious diversity research findings in the school curriculum鈥� which started 1 May 2018. See /services/ventures/news/ideas_fund_supporting for an article announcing the award.