KASVA Newsletter 2014/3

The KASVA Network (former FiDPEL) has received funding from the Academy of Finland during 2010-2013. This funding has t.ex. made possible the organising of the annual seminars as well as the travel grants of the subprogrammes. For reporting the Academy of Finland we collect information on the national and international mobility of those members who have received salary from FiDPEL during 2012-2013 (information from the years 2010-2011 is collected before).  We also follow the placement of those who have defended their dissertation during 2010-2013. Please answer the short enquiry in https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/3380A33F50B10A90.par before 25th April! If you don't have anything to report, one cross in the questionnaire is enough. 

There isn’t too may registrations for the Annual Seminar of KASVA, yet, so please register now and come to enjoy the annual meeting of all KASVA members! And remember, KASVA will pay all the expenses of travel and accommodation for all the participants. More detailed information about the reimbursement of the travel expenses is sent to the participants after the registration deadline. Please see further information about the seminar here. 

 

 

1) In the registration by April 4th: write an abstract of 150-300 words in English, including the title and 3-5 keywords

 

2) send to coordinator by April 25th:  a paper (in English) of 5-10 pages (plus the references) of the subject that is important for the dissertation and of which you want to receive feedback from the senior researchers. At the end of the paper, present a short characterization of how the relation between theory and practice is present or dealt with in your dissertation (or paper) and how you will enhance the utilization of your research results. How are some group/groups of practitioners able to utilize your research results? Please also include questions that you wish to discuss in the seminar.

 

3) read a relevant article by Kris D. Gutiérrez and William R. Penuel:

“Relevance to Practice as a Criterion for Rigor”. Educational Researcher 2014 43: 19, 19–23. 

 

4) Read the texts of the other participants of the same session - papers will be sent to the participants in each small group 2-3 weeks before the seminar.

 

The coordinator and the subprogramme DWRAE/KEHTY wish you all welcome to the seminar in the spring of Helsinki! 

MA (Education), M.Soc.Sc. Mirka Räisänen will defend her thesis in education ”Opettajat ja koulutuspolitiikka. Opetusalan ammattijärjestö ja Demokraattiset koulutyöntekijät -yhdistys peruskoulukauden koulutuspolitiikassa” (Teachers and Education Politics. The role of the Trade Union of Education in Finland (OAJ) and the Democratic School Workers Association (Demko) in Comprehensive School-Era Education Politics) on 12.4.2014 at 12 in the University of Tampere (Pinni B-building, lecture hall 1100, Kanslerinrinne 1, Tampere). The opponent will be Professor Tero Autio (University of Tallinn) and the Custos professor Eija Syrjäläinen. 

 

Welcome to the Opening of the AGORA centre on April 11th in Helsinki. Agora is a centre for the study of social justice and equality in education is a research community and a research centre at the University of Helsinki. The AGORA Centre is also the Helsinki centre for the Nordic Centre of Excellence: Justice through Education in the Nordic Countries. See more at JustEd WebSite. Deadline for registration for the opening is March 31st. 

 

CALL FOR PAPERS: ”Equality, Equity and Justice in Education – Discourses and Realities”. EDUCATION, SOCIETY AND CULTURE - ESC XVI – CONFERENCE. Friday 23rd of May 2014, 9.00 am – 8.00 pm, Siltavuorenpenger 5A, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki. 

 

Teacher education uncovered – Who’s telling stories? Seminar on May 27th, 12.00-17.00, University of Oulu. What has narrative research to give to teacher education? How does it uncover teachers’ emotions and moral issues? How are these intertwined with the (micro)politics of educational institutions? How are subjective experiences mediated through stories? // Keynote speakers:  Jean Clandinin (University of Alberta, Canada), Geert Kelchtermans (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) and Freema-Elbaz-Luwisch (University of Haifa, Israel) // Contact and registration: Tiina.Kinnunen@oulu.fi  80 Places will be filled in order of registration. Deadline for registration is 30.4.2014. Seminar is free of charge.

 

The Nordic Centre of Excellence ‘justice through education in the Nordic countries’ Summer School 2014, Methodological approaches to justice through education Helsinki, 17.-22. August 2014. 

 

Summer School on Higher Education 21.–22.8.2014, University of Jyväskylä. Deadline for Call for papers 15th April.

 

ICO Fall School 2014 - The international networking conference for all PhD candidates in Educational Sciences, November 10-14, 2014, Blankenberge, Belgium.  

 

The next KASVA Newsletter will be published at the end of April.  If you have something that you wish to be communicated to the KASVA members, please notify the coordinator.