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With the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world, the launch of the 2020 GEM Report Inclusion and education: All means all, originally scheduled for Wednesday 8 April, will be delayed until Tuesday 23 June 2020. Noting the high risk that the virus may still be affecting the lives of many in ...
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Following the cancellation of the onsite CIES conference “Education Beyond the Human” in Miami due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the conference is shifting to a virtual meeting space with the goal of providing an engaging and meaningful experience for those who had expected to attend. Given the spontaneous nature of ...
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In April 2020 the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is planning to announce an open competition for Research Centres. The competition will be open to applications of excellent quality in any area of social science within the ESRC remit. The call will also include a highlight notice in the ...
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UPPINGHAM SEMINAR 2020: Ely (UK) from 2 to 4 October 2020. Uppingham Seminars have held three day international residential seminars from time to time in some central location in the UK since 1999, on a theme relating to education in the context of international development. The aim is to bring ...
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27 February 2020 09.30 – 16.30 Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU The increased movement of people coupled with the rise of communications technology has made it possible for ever larger groups of mobile people to maintain contact with their homelands over vast distances. The term ...
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Few topics in comparative and international education generate heated debates like the issue of the public versus private role in education. While everyone wants to achieve the goal of providing quality education for all, who delivers it, who is engaged, and how they are engaged is a subject of much ...
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International symposium 12-13 February 2020 While the promise of education for all has been enshrined in international commitments, what remains unclear is how best this vision can be achieved in practice. Acknowledging the broader understanding of inclusive education for all, in this symposium we choose to forefront children with disabilities, ...
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Free BALID conference on Monday, 9th December (10am-4.15pm). The programme will include ample opportunities for you to share your professional expertise and experience. It will also feature cameo presentations by current PhD students and our guest speaker for the Brian Street Memorial Lecture, Professor David Bloome, whose topic is ‘Adaptation and Imagination in Literacy’. The conference ...
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The closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday 13th November 2019. Are you passionate about representing your fellow students? Do you feel you have a contribution to make to international and comparative education? Then we would like to hear from you! Job Description: BAICE Student Representative We are looking ...
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Our photographer was with us for part of each day during the conference, and not only captured images of the plenary sessions,workshops and presentations, but some of the social and networking times too.  The weather was kind to  us this year and many of our delegates enjoyed taking lunch and ...
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