Children’s Voices: Visual and Participatory Research Methods with Children

28 May 2012 2:00PM - 28 May 2012 4:30PM
Description: Professor Anita Rampal, Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Delhi, India with Professor Ruth Leitch, School of Education, Queen’s University. This workshop is open to students (and staff) who are interested in learning more about creative possibilities for engaging children and young people in research. Professor Rampal has had extensive experience of researching with children (e.g. literacy campaigns) in India using creative verbal and visual methods and Professor Leitch will share her experience of analysing visual images and children’s narratives. Cross-cultural differences will be discussed. Students may bring children's writings/recordings/drawings and activities and commentary will be provided on possibilities for understanding/analysing such data with children.
Venue: Cathcart Room School of Education, 69 University Street
Booking info: Places limited: please contact Stewart McKibbin to secure a place.

The Right to Education: A Historic Moment in India

29 May 2012 5:00PM - 29 May 2012 6:30PM
Description: An open lecture presented by the School of Education in conjunction with the Research Forum for the Child. The lecture will be given by Professor Anita Rampal, Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Delhi, India.
Venue: Canada Room, Lanyon Building
Booking info: RSVP to Stewart McKibbin at s.mckibbin@qub.ac.uk

Student Consultation as a Right in Secondary Teacher Preparation

11 Jun 2012 10:00AM - 11 Jun 2012 1:00PM
Description:

Master class by Alison Cook-Sather - Taking as a premise students’ right to have their experiences and perspectives inform the preparation of future teachers, this Master class has two parts: a lecture that outlines one programmatic approach to honoring that right, and a workshop that affords participants an opportunity to think through developing such practice in their own contexts.

Taking as a premise students’ right to have their experiences and perspectives inform the preparation of future teachers, this Master class has two parts: a lecture that outlines one programmatic approach to honoring that right, and a workshop that affords participants an opportunity to think through developing such practice in their own contexts.

Venue: School of Education, 20 College Green (Room G005), Belfast BT7 1LN
Booking info: To register for this event please email June Clawson at j.clawson@qub.ac.uk. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis – entry is free.