Education for sustainable development: Fwd: SRHE:'Higher Education as if the World Mattered'

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Subject:	SRHE:'Higher Education as if the World Mattered'
Date:	Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:34:48 +0000
From:	Francois Smit <fsmit@srhe.ac.uk>

‘Higher Education as if the World Mattered’

Paterson’s Land, Moray House School of Education, Holyrood Road, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ.

Thursday 25^th and Friday 26^th April 2013

organised by

The Higher Education Research Group

(Institute for Education, Community and Society, The University of Edinburgh)

in partnership with

The Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)

Higher education matters in this world. Indeed, it matters more than ever before in its long history. In the so-called ‘knowledge economy’ and ‘knowledge society’ higher education is high on every government’s agenda.

This conference will seek to explore social justice in and through higher education by examining recent policies and practices in relation to six broad strands of higher education: Research and knowledge mobilisation; Curriculum; Pedagogy; Access and participation; Institutional leadership; Quality and educational development.

Over the two days paper presenters and keynote speakers will seek to analyse the assumptions underpinning policy and practice, arrive at judgements about the extent to which the world is seen to matter and offer suggestions on how things could be different from how they are. Running across these six strands are concerns related to internationalisation, funding, and lifelong learning.

Keynote Speakers

Professor Melanie Walker, Free State University, SA

Professor Monica McLean, University of Nottingham, UK

Professor Jon Nixon, Senior Research Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIE), and Honorary Professor, University of Sheffield, UK

Professor Ray Land, Durham University, UK

Conference Registration

To book a place please visit http://www.srhe.ac.uk/events/details.asp?eid=77

The fees (£140) include all refreshments during the day on both days (excluding dinner) and the conference programme.

Yours sincerely

Francois Smit

SRHE Event Manager

Society for Research into Higher Education