HIGHER EDUCATION AS
IF THE WORLD MATTERED
A conference to be held on 25 and 26 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)
CALL FOR PAPERS
While higher education is known to enhance people’s life
chances, questions remain to be asked about how the goods to be gained from
higher education are presently distributed. Despite policies that are meant to
increase access to higher education for under-represented sections of society
we know that in a highly stratified society and higher education system even
widened entry does not guarantee greater social justice in relation to access,
for example. Against this backdrop, broad questions that the symposium will
address include: To what extent and how do higher education policies and
practices make a difference to this world? What are present priorities and how
could things be otherwise? To what extent does higher education address
community and environmental concerns? To what extent are participants
encouraged to make a contribution to the world?
This conference, and a book that will be associated with it,
therefore, 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. Contributions in each section 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, South Africa
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
Keynote Speakers
Professor Melanie Walker, Free State University, South Africa
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
For Keynote speaker abstracts and biographies, click
here
Author submissions
All submissions are subject to a blind peer review process. Proposals are invited for Individual Papers. Each paper accepted for individual presentation will be allocated a minimum of 30 minutes for presentation and discussion.
All submissions are subject to a blind peer review process. Proposals are invited for Individual Papers. Each paper accepted for individual presentation will be allocated a minimum of 30 minutes for presentation and discussion.
Timetable for submissions
All proposals must be submitted via email to fsmit@srhe.ac.uk . The deadline for submission is 1 March 2013.
All proposals must be submitted via email to fsmit@srhe.ac.uk . The deadline for submission is 1 March 2013.
Call for Papers-
Format for submissions
To maintain the high quality of papers presented at the conference, and ensure that the review process has access to a sufficient level of detail on paper proposals to take an informed view, submitting authors are asked to provide a short paper for peer review in two parts.
To maintain the high quality of papers presented at the conference, and ensure that the review process has access to a sufficient level of detail on paper proposals to take an informed view, submitting authors are asked to provide a short paper for peer review in two parts.
Please note that both parts will be required at the point of
first submission, but there will be no subsequent call for fuller papers for
accepted abstracts.
• Part 1 Abstract: a 150 word summary of the proposal which will be printed in the published conference programme and also made available at conference on the CD Rom.
• Part 2 Outline: a maximum 1000 word paper (not including references)
• Part 1 Abstract: a 150 word summary of the proposal which will be printed in the published conference programme and also made available at conference on the CD Rom.
• Part 2 Outline: a maximum 1000 word paper (not including references)
Conference Venue
The symposium will take place atPaterson ’s
Land, Moray House School of Education, Holyrood Road , The University of
Edinburgh, Edinburgh , EH8 8AQ
The symposium will take place at
The School of Education is located in the picturesque Old Town School of Education Edinburgh
is easily reachable by train and most airlines (Easyjet and Ryanair offer
low-budget flights from several cities in England ). Travel from Edinburgh
Airport to the City Centre (final stop at Waverly Bridge, right opposite
Waverley Station) by Airlink bus service takes approximately 30 minutes (and a
single journey costs £3.50) and by taxi the cost is between £18 and £20.
The City of Edinburgh
offers many attractions for conference participants considering spending the
weekend. It also features a wide range of cafés, bistros and restaurants and a
good number of reasonably priced hotels close to the conference venue (e.g.,
IBIS at Grassmarket, The Jurys Inn on Jeffrey
Street , The Travel Lodge on St Mary’s Street, and
the highly praised Salisbury Green Hotel, situated on the University’s own
premises at Pollock Halls).
Conference Fees and Booking
Fees are £150 (£130 for SRHE members) and include all refreshments during the day on both days (excluding dinner) and the conference programme. Any overnight accommodation is to be organised and paid directly by delegates. Sorry, there are no single day fees.
Fees are £150 (£130 for SRHE members) and include all refreshments during the day on both days (excluding dinner) and the conference programme. Any overnight accommodation is to be organised and paid directly by delegates. Sorry, there are no single day fees.
Employees of the University of Edinburgh may attend free of
charge, but must register in order to attend this event, and should e-mail
their full name, contact details and any special or dietary requirements to
Nicola Manches at nmanches@srhe.ac.uk
To book your place visit www.srhe.ac.uk/events/details.asp?eid=77
and click on ‘Book now’.
Further Information
If you require any further information or assistance, please contact the Conference Organiser, Francois Smit at fsmit@srhe.ac.uk
If you require any further information or assistance, please contact the Conference Organiser, Francois Smit at fsmit@srhe.ac.uk
Conference Director: Carolin Kreber, Institute for Education,
Community and Society, The University
of Edinburgh
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