News Archive for February 2010
External Examiner Post....
EXTERNAL EXAMINER WANTED:
CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH STUDIES DEGREE
This is an undergraduate course offering the opportunity to study Childhood and Youth Studies either as a BA Combined Honours degree focusing on the age group 8-19 or as a BA Single Honours degree, in which case students study the whole age range (0-19). The modules taught reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the subject and the expertise of the team. Students study compulsory modules in each year: the Child, Family and Society (first year); Childhood Research (second year) and Contemporary Issues for Children and Young People (third year). They choose additional modules from the following list to reflect their interests and career aspirations in the second and third year: Mentoring Children and Young People; Effective Practice with Children and Youth; Youth: Cultures, Subcultures and Lifestyles; Motivating Disaffected Children and Young People; Child in Society. Graduates from the course go on to pursue employment and further training in a wide range of sectors including: social work, voluntary sector, health settings, family support and education.
If you are interested in this position please contact:
Sue Kay-Flowers on kays1@hope.ac.uk
Tuesday 23rd February 2010
The 2nd Annual ESCalate Student Conference
The 2nd ESCalate Annual Student conference takes place on Friday 16th April 2010 at The University of Glamorgam, Pontypridd, South Wales. Please follow the link below to access further details about this event:
http://www.educationstudies.org.uk/materials/wchriss_stuffbesaescalate_student_conference.pdf
Thursday 11th February 2010
Professor Carmichael inaugural professorial lecture
BESA members may be familiar with the work of Professor Carmichael (LJMU) who has forwarded details of his inaugural professorial lecture which will take place on Monday 22nd February (4:00 - 6:00) in the LJMU Design Academy. For further details please follow this link:
http://www.educationstudies.org.uk/materials/educational_visions_lecture_2_prof_carmichael.pdf
Tuesday 9th February 2010
