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Understanding social transformation and school environments through social network analysis

Some decades ago, several studies advanced an unexpected answer to an age-old question: schools do not help students improve their social positions (see for example Coleman et al., 1966). This...

ºÚÁÏÍø911 ECR Network Symposium Series 2019: Analytical Approaches in Educational Research (Wales)

ºÚÁÏÍø911 ECR Network Symposium Series 2019: Analytical Approaches in Educational Research

Discussants: Dr Alma Harris Dr Cathryn Knight Dr Ceryn Evans Gihan Ismail * Please note that hyperlinks are displayed in red. speaker presentations Cathryn Knight and Ceryn...

Our ‘science capital’ research story

The ASPIRES/2 and Enterprising Science teams are delighted to be awarded the 2018 ºÚÁÏÍø911 Public Engagement and Impact Award, which reflects our sociological commitment to praxis and, specifically,...

The gender wars, academic freedom and education

Highlights from the first 1,000 ºÚÁÏÍø911 Blog posts

Academics who do not adhere to a particular line on gender and transgender issues have suffered intimidation by trans activists. The people under attack are not mavericks or extremists. They are...

BJET Fellowship 2019

The theme for 2019 submissions was “How can innovative digital data collection or analysis methods lead to methodological advancement in support of pedagogical change in technology-enhanced...

Having a handle on time, sacrifice and resilience: Further anecdotal tales in pursuit of the elusive doctorate

In this blog, we consider the more practical aspects of completing a PhD – namely time, sacrifice and resilience. Having a ‘handle on time’ is a very important aspect of the PhD journey. We...

Deconstructing the SATs process: Resistance is futile?

In April 2016, a mother voiced her concerns on the English Local Schools Network website (Secret Parent, 2016) about withdrawing her 10-year-old from the new key stage 2 SATs. Her main concern was...

Heutagogy: Panacea or predicament in higher education?

In recent years, teaching within higher education has undergone a shift toward increasingly student-led pedagogies, as institutions seek to improve student autonomy, motivation, and achievement...

ºÚÁÏÍø911 Council Nominations 2019

Nominations for the 2019 ºÚÁÏÍø911 Council Elections are now open. We are looking to fill 2 ordinary member vacancies on our Council. In recent years ºÚÁÏÍø911 has gone from strength to strength with...

The value of recognising the school meal as a site for developing learning opportunities: Reflecting on experiences as a post-doc ECR

Food is an important factor in a number of social spheres, and one of the sites in which food is used to feed future citizens and leaders is the school dining hall. New meanings have been given to...

Let’s make education fairer

A group of colleagues from the Durham University Evidence Centre for Education (DECE) were highly commended in the 2018 ºÚÁÏÍø911 Public Engagement and Impact Award, for their work on making education...

Artificial and Human Intelligence

Over the last 30 years, the academic study of intelligence has been in a process of decline, but recently this has changed dramatically. The main catalyst for this change has been the growth of...