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Events 2008

Seminars 2008

Friday 12th December 2008

Dr Alan McCully, School of Education, University of Ulster

'What role for history teaching in the transition out of conflict?'

Venue: the Board Room, Stranmillis University College (ground floor of the main building) . Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 5th December 2008

Dr Joe Allen, School of Education, Queen’s University Belfast

'Advances in Technologies for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning'

Venue: Room G6, School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 28th November 2008

Professor Neville Harris, School of Law, University of Manchester

'Theory and Practice in Resolution of Parent-State Disputes over Special Educational Needs and Provision'=

Venue: Lecture Theatre 5, Stranmillis University College. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 21st November 2008

Dr Jerry Stein, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota.

"Learning dreams – Building Community Commitment to Learning"

Venue: Room G6, School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 24th October 2008

Dr Philip O'Sullivan, Associate Lecturer in Politics, Open University Ireland.

"Education and a shared future: options for sharing and collaboration in Northern Ireland schools"

Venue: Lecture Theatre 5, Main Building, Stranmillis University College. Sandwiches and coffee served beforehand. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Monday 20th October  2008

Professor Rob Hattam, Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia

"Reconciliation in Australia: A case study for educators"

Venue: Cathcart Room(G13), School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 17th October 2008

Melissa Baker , University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

"The heartbeat of a lifelong learner in community: communities of practice, culture and identity as kinship"

Venue: Lecture Theatre 5, Main Building, Stranmillis University College. Sandwiches and coffee served beforehand. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Research Seminar, Friday 26th September 2008
Dr Dominic Scott, Millersville University, Pennsylvania, USA

'Preparing Student Teachers to deal with diversity'

Venue: Cathcart Room (G13), School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

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Friday 27th June 2008

Dr Sarah Allen, Ms Laura Lundy, Ms Lesley McEvoy and Dr Lisa Maguire, Queen’s University, Belfast

'Blue Tack and Jaffa Cakes: Combining Children’s Rights and Outcomes-Based Approaches to the Design of Educational Interventions'

Venue: Room G6, School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Wednesday 25th June 2008

Professor Barry Golding and Dr Mike Brown, University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

'Men’s learning: findings from Australian adult education research'

Venue: Room 0G.005, School of Education, 20 College Green. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm Room 0G.005. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm

Friday 13th June 2008

'Improving Social and Educational Outcomes for Primary Children: Research in Progress at the NFER at Queen’s Centre' (Various Speakers) 

This seminar will report on progress to date in relation to the following three projects currently being run by the NFER at Queen’s Centre:

  • Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluation of the ‘Time to Read’ Pupil Mentoring Scheme run by Business in the Community (Sarah Allen)
  • Baseline survey of the needs of minority ethnic primary school children living in the Southern Board area of Northern Ireland  (Liam O’Hare)
  • Baseline survey of the continuing impact of communal divisions in Northern Ireland on the attitudes and identities of 9-10 year old children (Paul Connolly)

Venue: Cathcart Room(G13), School of Education.  Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 6th June 2008

Ms Sinead McCotter and Dr Colette Murphy, Queen’s University,  Belfast

'How valid is the process of 'interview' as the principal selection method for PGCE students: an empirical study'

Venue: Cathcart Room (G13), School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 30th May 2008

'Early Childhood Interventions: Research in Progress at the NFER at Queen’s Centre' (Various Speakers)

This seminar will report on progress to date in relation to the following four early childhood projects currently being run by the NFER at Queen’s Centre:

  • Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluation of the Media Initiative for Children Northern Ireland (Angela Eakin)
  • Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluation of the Sesame Tree television series: the local version of Sesame Street (Susan Kehoe)
  • Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluation of the Lifestart Parenting Programme, a study being run in partnership with the Institute of Child Care Research (Sarah Allen and Helga Sneddon)
  • The Joint Learning Initiative on Children and Ethnic Diversity (Oscar Odena)

Venue: Room G6, School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Monday 2nd June 2008

Professor Katherine Covell and Professor Brian Howe, Cape Breton University, Novo Scotia, Canada

'Why should schools teach children’s rights?'

Venue: Room G13 (Cathcart Room), School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1pm

Friday 2nd May 2008

Dr Michele Schweisfurth & Professor Clive Harber, Centre for International Education and Research, School of Education, University of Birmingham.
‘Reproduction, Perpetration and Interruption: international perspectives on the two faces of schooling’.

Venue: Room G13, School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 14th March 2008

Dr Ron Hill, of the Hill James Partnership and former Visiting Research Fellow, Queen’s University Belfast (2004 – 2007)

'What is the point of educational governance?'

Venue: Room G6, School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 7th March 2008

Dr Colette Murphy, Queen's University Belfast

'Vygotsky and the problem of the Zone of Proximal Development'

Venue: Room G6 School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.


 

Thursday 6th March 2008

Professor Mike Bottery, University of Hull

'Portrait Methodology and Educational Leadership – putting the person first'

Venue: Room 0G/005, 20 College Green. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.00pm in Room 0G/005. Seminar to begin at 12.30pm.

Friday 22nd February 2008

Dr Dympna Devine, University College Dublin.

'Making the difference? - Teaching and Learning in Newly Multi-Ethnic Schools'

Venue: Room G6, School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Wednesday 20th February 2008

Professor Gabrielle Matters, Director of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), Brisbane.

'Lessons learnt about curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and innovation from the New Basics Project: Are they transferable to Northern Ireland?'

Venue: Room 0G.005, 20 College Green (School of Education). Sandwiches and coffee served from 1.00pm in 0G.005, 20 College Green. Seminar to begin at 1.30pm.



Friday 15th February 2008

Professor Jari Stenvall, University of Lapland, Finland

'Change Management in Higher Education'

Venue: Room G6, School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.



Friday 8th February 2008

Professor Tony Gallagher, School of Education, Queens University Belfast

 'School collaboration: the way forward?'

Venue: Room G13, School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 25th January 2008

Dr Tristan McCowan

'Prefigurative approaches to school democratisation in Brazil'

Venue: Room 206, Peter Froggatt Centre. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in the 2nd floor foyer. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.


Wednesday 5 December 2007

Stephanie Gunn, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

'Investigating standards-driven reform in assessment: A Queensland Research Project and Policy Context Seminar and Discussion'

Venue: Room G13, School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in Room G13. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 23rd November 2007

Dr Audrey Bryan, UCD

'(Ab) normalizing Diversity?: A Critical Analysis of National and Local Policy Responses to Interculturalism in the Republic of Ireland'

Venue: Room G13, School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in the G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 16th Noverber 2007

Professor Jannette Elwood

'Education reform with a focus on assessment: Teacher judgment, standards and moderation'

This seminar is linked to the main seminar and discussion on this project - Investigating standards-driven reform in assessment: A Queensland Research Project and Policy Context, on 5th December 2007 at School of Education.

Venue: Room G6, School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in the G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 9 November 2007

Prof Ed Cairns, University of Ulster

'The Social Psychology of Inter-group contact: Implication for Education in Northern Ireland'

Venue: Cathcart Room, 69/71 University Street. 1.00pm.


Friday 2 November 2007

Prof Anne Ryan, NUI Maynooth

'Widening Participation in the Process of Knowledge Creation'

Venue: Room 206 Peter Froggatt Centre. 1.00pm.

Friday 4th May 2007

Prof Tony Gallagher (Community Relations Week)

‘The Future of Education in Northern Ireland and how it can contribute to a Shared Future.’ 

Venue: Room G6, School of Education, 69-71 University Street, Belfast.   Sandwiches and coffee served from 1.00pm in Room G6a, School of Education.  Seminar to begin at 1.30pm.

Friday 11th May 2007

Dr Ruth Leitch, School of Education, Queen’s University

'Boundary Crossings: Arts-based and creative methodologies in educational research' 

Venue: Room 211 Peter Froggatt Centre. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in the 2nd floor foyer. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Tuesday 19th June 2007

Prof Mary Hamilton, Lancaster University

'From the Right to Read to Skills for Life: Adult literacy policy, citizenship and social inclusion'

Venue: Room 211 Peter Froggatt Centre. Sandwiches and coffee served from 1.30pm in the 2nd floor foyer. Seminar to begin at 2.00pm.

Friday 30 March 2007

Professor Keith Faulks, University of Central Lancashire

'Current Developments and Debates Regarding Citizenship Education in England' 

Venue: Room 211 Peter Froggatt Centre. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in the 2nd floor foyer. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 18th May 2007

Shelley Tracey, School of Education and Anna Newell, Director of the Interdisciplinary Arts Project, Queen’s University Belfast

'Are you going out to play? A practical exploration of creativity as a methodology for assessment and a tool for facilitating learning' 

Venue: Cathcart Room (G13), School of Education. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in room G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm and run until 3.00pm.

Friday 25th May 2007

Professor Sheila Greene, Trinity College

'Why research children's experience? '

Venue: Room 211 Peter Froggatt Centre. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in the 2nd floor foyer. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 4th May 2007

Karen Winter, Social Work, Queen’s University

‘Methodological issues in researching the participation rights of younger looked after children.’ 

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Friday 2nd March 2007

Professor Madeleine Leonard, Sociology, Queen’s University

‘Researching Children’s Experiences in Interface Areas’ 

Venue: Room 211 Peter Froggatt Centre. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in the 2nd floor foyer. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 23rd March 2007

Dr Kathryn Scantlebury, University of Delaware & Susan Gleason, Middletown High School, Middletown, Delaware.

‘Stepping up, stepping back and moving aside: collaborative teaching ('coteaching') experiences with preservice teachers in methods and student teaching in US schools’

Venue: Room 211 Peter Froggatt Centre. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in the 2nd floor foyer. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 9th March 2007

Prof. Diane Levin, Wheelock College, Boston, USA.

"So Sexy So Soon: The Sexualization of Childhood."

Venue: Room 211 Peter Froggatt Centre. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in the 2nd floor foyer. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 16th March 2007

Janet Laugharne, University of Wales, Cardiff

‘Made in Wales? A small scale study of PGCE Secondary English students' perceptions of their training in one Welsh institution.’

Venue: Room 211 Peter Froggatt Centre. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in the 2nd floor foyer. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 9th February 2007

Prof Mary Hamilton, Lancaster University and Prof Yvonne Hillier, Brighton University

‘Changing Faces of Adult Literacy, Language & Numeracy’  

Venue: Room 211 Peter Froggatt Centre. Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in the 2nd floor foyer. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Saturday 3rd February 2007

Helka Urponen, Danguole Rutkauskiene and Rob Mark

‘New Models and Approaches to Managing Lifelong Learning: Learning from Experience in the New Europe.’

Venue: Room 210 Peter Froggatt Centre, 10.00 am - 11.30 am.

Friday 8th December 2006

Dr Kate Maguire, The Metanoia Institute, London

Relationship Dynamics of Torture: working with survivors

Seminar Postponed until next Semester.

Friday 1st December 2006

Dr Andy Biggart, School of Education, Queen's University Belfast

Attainment, Gender and Minimum-aged School Leavers’ Early Routes in the Labour Market

Venue: Room G6, School of Education (69/71 University Street). Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 24th November 2006

Dr Colette Murphy, School of Education, Queen's University Belfast

Lessons from America: meeting diversity and disaffection in New York classrooms

Venue: Room G13 (Cathcart Room), School of Education (69/71 University Street). Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm in G6a. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 17th November 2006

Dr Eugene McKendry, School of Education, Queen's University Belfast

"Regional and Minority Languages in Higher Education in Europe: the CRAMLAP Project"

Venue: Room G6a (12.30 - 1.00pm) and then G6 (1.00 - 2.00pm), School of Education (69/71 University Street)

Friday 10th November 2006

Prof Marie Parker-Jenkins, University of Derby

"Muslim schools and the faith school debate"

Venue: Room 206, Peter Froggatt Centre (PFC). Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm on the second floor foyer. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 3rd November 2006

Stephanie Mitchell and Dr Oscar Odena, School of Education, Queen's University Belfast

"Toolkit or philosophy? Experiences from ‘Assessment for Learning’ classrooms in Northern Ireland"

Venue: Room 211, Peter Froggatt Centre (PFC). Sandwiches and coffee served from 12.30pm on the second floor foyer. Seminar to begin at 1.00pm.

Friday 20th October 2006

Melanie Mulligan and Vivienne Bannon, CCEA 

"The Revised Northern Ireland Curriculum: Education for Employability 4-14, 'Awareness Raising'"

Venue: Room G6a (12.30 - 1.00pm) and then G6 (1.00 - 2.00pm), School of Education (69/71 University Street)