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FACE e-Bulletin | February 2023

FACE e-Bulletin | February 2023

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Another month has flown by!  As ever, the epic theme affecting our work as widening participation practitioners concerns social mobility.  This month’s newsletter tries to explore some of the key debates currently surrounding this matter, including the role that technical education it is likely to play in our work in the future, as well as planned changes to admissions.

15 Feb Policy Forum - Online Speaker's Information

15 Feb Policy Forum - Online Speaker's Information

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A Policy Forum, entitled Transforming Education and Training in Australia – Challenges and Opportunities, was held on 15 February 2023 at RMIT University which aimed to contribute to the current policy conversations on transformation from the perspective of employment, education and skills development that ensures the principles of equity, gender, and sustainability.

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Book launch: Transitioning Vocational Education and Training in Africa

Book launch: Transitioning Vocational Education and Training in Africa

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This book takes an expansive view of vocational education and training. Drawing on case studies across rural and urban Uganda and South Africa, the book offers a new way of seeing this through an exploration of the multiple ways in which people learn to have better livelihoods. EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

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CR&DALL Seminar Series 2022-23: Everyday Peace: Grassroots responses to conflicts

CR&DALL Seminar Series 2022-23: Everyday Peace: Grassroots responses to conflicts

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This session brings together two projects from the University of Glasgow, School of Education and CR&DALL focussed on Everyday Peace. Presenters: Professor Mo Hume, Dr Avila Kilmurray, Dr Sinead Gormally and Professor Evelyn Arizpe.

Join us to celebrate the Scottish launch of the book Peacebuilding, Conflict and Community Development and the launch of a short video from the project,  “Educational Peacebuilding in Medellin and Acapulco: Understanding the role of education, culture and learning in responding to crises”.

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