Title: From Enaction to Education Thursday 24th February 2022, Time: 4pm-5.30pm. Host: The SERA Theory and Philosophy of Education Network Presenter: Dr Mog Stapleton Abstract Over the last thirty years philosophers of mind and cognition have been steadily moving away from the assumption that minds are ‘in the head’ and towards understanding cognition as embodied,
Mapping Inclusive Practice and Pedagogy in Scotland’s ITE courses Sate: Wednesday 23rd February 2022 Time: 4.30-5.30pm via Zoom Presenters: Dianne Cantali, University of Dundee; Prof. Lani Florian, University of Edinburgh, and Dr Archie Graham, University of Aberdeen Abstract Following the development of the National Framework for Inclusion (STEC, 2009 and updated 2014), the Scottish Universities Inclusion
Title: The legislative and policy context around school exclusions: a comparison of UK jurisdictions Date: 1.12.21 Time: 4:30-5:30 Location: Zoom Organisers: Excluded Lives Speakers: Gillean McCluskey and Laura Robertson (University of Edinburgh), Sally Power and Jemma Bridgeman (University of Cardiff), Alice Tawell (University of Oxford) and Michelle Templeton and Gareth Robinson (Queen’s University Belfast) Who
SERA Conference 2021 The 2021 SERA Conference will be another free online event. While we had hoped for our 2021 Conference to be in-person, this year we have decided to host a series of online events to showcase the incredible work of our SERA Networks on the theme of International Themes in Educational Research (22nd-25th
Did you miss our recent Early Years Network seminars? If the answer to this is yes then we are pleased to let you know that we have just added the recording of two of our Early Years network seminars from 2021 to our site. You can view both below or on our SERA YouTube page:
Our latest SERA Research Bulletin is now available. This bulletin comes from our Theory and Philosophy of Education network.
Date: Monday 30th August, 2021 Time: 4pm-5pm The publication for the OECD report, ‘Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence Into the Future’ looks likely to stimulate significant change in the Scottish education system. There has been much discussion about the balance between skills and knowledge in CfE, the misalignment between the senior phase exams and the underpinning
Our Early Years Network is a vibrant and active one. A few of their recent evets have been recorded however they have only just been added to out YouTube channel. Here they are if indeed you missed them first time round or wish to view them again. SERA Early Years Network Autumn Event: Creativity and
Title: SERA Pedagogy Project: Pedagogical Journeys and Pedagogical Concepts Date: Wednesday 9th June 2021 Time: 1600 – 1730 Location: Online Zoom seminar Organisers: SERA Speakers: Paul Adams (University of Strathclyde) and Paul McMillan (University of Edinburgh) Seminar Overview Across much of the Anglophone world, pedagogy is seen to be the ‘methods and practices of
SERA Connects: Theory, policy, experience – Creating professional space Date: 8th June Time: 1630 – 1730 Location: Online Zoom seminar Organisers: Scottish Attainment Challenge Project Discussant: University of the Highlands and Islands: Dr. Morag Redford Presenters: University of Glasgow: Dr Kevin Proudfoot, University of Stirling: Dr John I’Anson and Dr. Alison Jasper Who is this
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