news archive: mid-2006 and before
(click here for more recent archived news items)
2006
July:
Funded Doctoral Studentship in Education Policy and Politics, Department of Education and Society/Centre for Educational Sociology. The successful candidate’s main supervisor will be Professor Bob Lingard.
June:
Education and Social Change: England, Wales and Scotland 1984-2002 One Day Conference: 12 May 2006. The conference will launch the findings of the ESRC-funded research project on Education and Youth Transitions in England, Wales and Scotland, 1984-2002.
May:
Social Mobility Project recognised as "Outstanding" by Research Council The Economic and Social Research Council has told the Centre that the recent "Social Mobility Project" has received an "Outstanding" grade in its evaluation. The ESRC also issued a press release on Friday 17 February 2006 looking at the findings from the project.
May:
New Job Opportunity: Research Fellow in Education Policy and Politics (ref 3005827).
Accounting for School Performance in Scottish Local Authorities, by Linda Croxford and Mike Cowie (Briefing No. 37).
What is Social Capital and how it might be used in Scotland's Schools?, by Ralph Catts and Jenny Ozga (Briefing No. 36).
February:
ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme Award to Marina Shapira. Marina Shapira has been awarded a 1-year ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship to study "Immigration, Education and Socio-Economic Inequality". The research will commence in early 2006.
2005
November:
ESRC Research Fellowship Scheme Award to Cristina Iannelli. Dr Cristina Iannelli has been awarded a 3-year ESRC Research Fellowship to study "The Role of Educational Structure and Content in the Process of Social Mobility". The research will commence in December 2005
June:
Education and Social Mobility, a one-day conference, supported by the ESRC, held on Monday 13 June 2005
Does Education Promote Social Mobility?, by Cristina Iannelli and Lindsay Paterson (Briefing No. 35)
May:
Policy Learning from 'Home International' Comparisons, by David Raffe and Delma Byrne (Briefing No. 34)
Moving Up and Down the Social Class Ladder in Scotland, by Cristina Iannelli and Lindsay Paterson (Briefing No. 33)
March:
Academic Visit and Public Lecture by Professor Adam Gamoran, Professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies and Director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
February:
In the Public Interest? Research, Knowledge Transfer and Education Policy, Inaugural Lecture by Professor Jenny Ozga, held on Tuesday 25 January 2005
Measuring School Performance: Questions for Local Authorities in Scotland
2004
December:
Inclusion and Diversion in Higher Education: Expansion, Differentiation and Market Structure in 15 countries by Professor Yossi Shavit, Tel Aviv University, The Stewart Alan Robertson Seminar Series: held on Wednesday 1 December 2004
November:
"Modernising" Teaching: Global Trend or English Madness? by Professor Pat Mahoney, Roehampton University and Professor Ian Menter, Glasgow University, The Stewart Alan Robertson Seminar Series: held on Tuesday 9 November 2004
November:
New Research Project: Knowledge Transfer in HE in Scotland
October:
Making a Difference: Using Research to Improve Practice, a one-day conference held on Thursday 16 September 2004
July:
Disabled Students and Multiple Policy Innovations in Higher Education, Project recognised as 'Outstanding' by Research Council
April:
Disabled Students in Higher Education by Teresa Tinklin, Sheila Riddell and Alastair Wilson (Briefing No. 32)
From Research to Policy and Practice: Some Issues in Knowledge Transfer by Jenny Ozga (Briefing No. 31)
Higher Still and the Introduction of a Unified System in Scottish Education a half-day seminar held on Thursday 11 March 2004
Disabled Students and Social Justice, a one-day conference held on Wednesday 4 February 2004
February:
New Job Opportunity: Research Fellow in Data Analysis (Ref 3001650)
January:
Participation in Science, Engineering and Technology: Evidence from the Scottish School Leavers Survey by Linda Croxford (Special Briefing No. 30)
Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training: Evidence from the Scottish School Leavers Survey by David Raffe (Special Briefing No. 29)
Destinations of Early Leavers: Evidence from the Scottish School Leavers Survey by Cathy Howieson (Special Briefing No. 28)
2003
October:
New Research Project: Part-Time Employment and Secondary Education
September:
Competencies and Careers European Network on Transitions in Youth 2003 Workshop: Funchal, Madeira (Portugal), 4-6 September 2003
April:
New Research Project: Education and Youth Transitions in England, Wales and Scotland 1984-2002
September:
Measuring & Managing Performance in Education by Jenny Ozga (Briefing No. 27)
Measuring Performance - Tackling Inequalities? by Linda Croxford (Briefing No. 26)
March:
A Longitudinal Study of Young People in Ayrshire: Young People's Transitions (Full Report)
February:
Measuring Performance - Tackling Inequalities?: a one-day conference held on Friday 28 February 2003. Presentations and feedback
2002
November:
ESRC Seminar Series: Reconfiguring the Sociology of Education. The series discussed the current state of the art of sociology of education, its contemporary theoretical and philosophical underpinnings, its methodological strategies, empirical focii and relevance to potential user groups (including policy makers) and to discover how this may differ in the different countries of the UK. Details of the seminar series, including seminar papers, can be found at the Seminar Website: http://www.Bris.ac.uk/Depts/education/socofed/
September:
New Job Opportunities: CES were recruiting 2 researchers to contribute to a range of projects. Research Fellow: Data Analysis and Education Policy (ref 311720), Research Fellow: Information Science/Knowledge Management (ref 311719)
September:
European Research Network on Transitions in Youth. The 2002 Workshop entitled "Transition Research in Europe Past Achievements and Future Challenges" will take place on: 5-7 September 2002 in San Domenico di Fiesole, Florence, Italy
April:
A Public Lecture was held on 9 April 2002 by Adam Gamoran of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA entitled Standards, Inequality and Ability Grouping in Schools. The text and slides of this lecture are now available online.
February:
The Effectiveness of Careers Services Companies in Scotland: Report
Gender Conference: Summary
January:
Gender and Pupil Performance in Scotland's Schools: Report
2001
October:
Jenny Ozga is next Director of CES
September:
Gender Conference: 21 September 2001
January:
2000
October:
New Research Associate joins the Centre