I was recently invited by the University of Luxembourg as a keynote speaker at an International Conference, ‘Gender Variations in Educational Success: Searching for Causes’. It quickly became apparent that boys’ achievement with respect toContinue reading
Gender, community and education: cultures of resistance in Socialist Sunday Schools and Black Supplementary Schools
I started the historical research that is the basis for my article in the upcoming Gender and Education issue (23:6) in 2007. At this time, New Labour’s policy emphasis on ‘empowerment’ through community cohesion, regenerationContinue reading
Now on Facebook: The Feminist Archive
Based in Bristol and in Leeds, the Feminist Archive holds substantial collections of material from the 1960s to the present day and includes local, regional, national and international collections donated by individuals and organisations. ThereContinue reading
Accessions: Researching, Designing Higher Education
My piece ‘Accessions: Researching, Designing Higher Education’ in Gender and Education (23:6) reports on the experiences, effects and (dis)engagements in working alongside designers – as part of a research-design team – to foster a moreContinue reading
Modern Girlhoods: Growing up in the 21st Century
Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK Wednesday 8th February 2012 10.30-5pm The Gender & Education Association with the Centre of Youth Work Studies and the Educational Department at Brunel University, and the British Sociological Association’s Youth StudyContinue reading
Join UNESCO consultation on “Teachers for gender equality”
This year, on 5 October, World Teachers’ Day will be celebrated all over the world around the theme of “Teachers for gender equality”. Education International would like to invite you to participate in the onlineContinue reading
Missing men: back to school- same old story?
On Thursday 1 September, Michael Gove made a speech about how students behave in schools. One of his ideas for getting students to stop misbehaving in class included a plea for more men to takeContinue reading
GEA Interim Conference 2012: Keynotes Announced
Confirmed keynotes for GEA’s interim conference, ‘Gender and Democracy: Gender Research in Times of Change’ include: – Fatmagül Berktay, Professor of Political Science, Istanbul University – Lynn Davies, Professor of International Education, University of Birmingham – ElisabetContinue reading
Special Issue of Gender and Education (Thinking Education Feminisms: Engagements with the Work of Diana Leonard)
The extended deadline for abstract submission (7 September) is approaching. Further details are available here Share on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Email to a friend
A ‘Worrying’ Trend or a Cause for Celebration? Girls’ Exam Success at 16
Once more the gap between girls’ and boys’ GCSE results (taken at 16) has been in the UK news (the results in Scotland were announced earlier in the year and did not attract the sameContinue reading
