The Autobiographical Puzzle: Narrative and Experience in Contemporary Brazilian Fiction
This presentation explores the concept of experience in the works of three contemporary Brazilian authors, namely Milton Hatoum, Bernardo Carvalho and Joa
citizED Secondary Strand: Citizenship and Character Education in British Education Policy
An article from the Citizenship Initial Teacher Training Professional Resource Network (citizED) on citizenship and character education in British education policy.
British Education Index
What is it? why is it useful? and how can you use it? This is a brief guide to when and how to use the British Education Index - a database of journal article references covering the whole field of education
Teaching argumentative non-fiction writing to 7-14 year olds: A systematic review of the evidence of
A systematic review of studies, based largely in North America, identifying features of the conditions for successful practice and specific strategies that have contributed to successful practice in teaching and learning about argumentative writing with 7-14 year olds.
Curiosity Kits: The impact of non-fiction book bags on boys’ reading at home
This 2001 NFER Topic (now PRE-Online) article reports on a small-scale pilot project which was supported by the National Year of Reading (1998–99) and the UK Reading Association, as well as publishers and other businesses. This research involved placing sets of book bags (‘Curiosity Kits’) in four Year 4 classes across the country, and monitoring the home-school reading patterns of these pupils compared with four control classes. The kits, contained in sports bags, comprised at least one
British Red Cross First Aid Campaign - Life. Live It
This is the supporting website from the British Red Cross campaign “Life. Live It”, which aims to support educationalists in teaching First Aid within the curriculum. The site also seeks to expand the focus from the teaching of First Aid to Humanitarian Aid concerns internationally. The site acts as both a free resource and, in effect, an advert for the British Red Cross’ First Aid Education Kit available to teachers for £120. This review is concerned solely with the free to access websit
BELMAS (British Educational Leadership, Management & Administration Society)
BELMAS seeks to advance the practice, teaching and study of educational management, administration and leadership in the United Kingdom, and to contribute to international development in these areas.
‘Islamaphobia, Islam and Education’- British Educational Research Association (BERA) SIG Confere
The Islamaphobia, Islam and Education conference was jointly organised by Lynn Revell and Professor John Preston with the ‘Race, Ethnicity & Education’ and the ‘Religious Education’ special interest groups (SIGs) of BERA. The conference aim was to discuss the issue of Islamophobia within British society and explore how Islam is perceived in both society and education.
Talking Tolkien: The influences of Medieval Literature on the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien
Stuart Lee and Elizabeth Solopova discuss the influences of medieval literature on the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Do We Need a British Bill of Rights and a Written Constitution?
UCL Lunch Hour Lectures are open and free to the public and take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Darwin Lecture Theatre, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. They will resume in Autumn 2008. In the meantime, a number are available below.
Do We Need a British Bill of Rights and a Written Constitution?
UCL Lunch Hour Lectures are open and free to the public and take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Darwin Lecture Theatre, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. They will resume in Autumn 2008. In the meantime, a number are available below.
Visit to the British Museum
On my way to Bosnia, I stopped in London and finally visited the British Museum. Wow...what a place! I can't believe I never made time for this museum while I was studying with the London Law Consortium in the Spring. Too bad! Glad I finally took time to
Visit to the British Museum
On my way to Bosnia, I stopped in London and finally visited the British Museum. Wow...what a place! I can't believe I never made time for this museum while I was studying with the London Law Consortium in the Spring. Too bad! Glad I finally took time to
2008.02.28-Migration Conference Keynote Address: The Great Immigration Debate: Facts and Fiction, Id
Migration, Rights and Identities: Examining the Range of Local and Global Needs.
2008.02.28-Migration Conference Keynote Address: The Great Immigration Debate: Facts and Fiction, Id
Migration, Rights and Identities: Examining the Range of Local and Global Needs.
2008.01.17-24th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Keynote Address
Cornel West, who is the Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion at Princeton University, has been described as one of America?s most vital and eloquent intellectuals...
2007.01.10-Martin Luther King Jr. Week Keynote Address
Known throughout the world for her ongoing efforts to combat all forms of oppression in the United States and abroad, Davis is a living witness to the historical struggles of our contemporary era, and in this lecture she analyzes the status of civil ...
The Criminalisation of Asylum Seekers in a British Immigration Detention Centre
Melanie Griffiths (Oxford) gives a talk entitled; 'I'm not a criminal but I've been here 11 months' - The Criminalisation of Asylum Seekers in a British Immigration Detention Centre for the third session of the Workshop
Global Warming: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction
earth sciences, global warming, climate change, marine ecology, Antarctica, Pulitzer prize, climate dynamics, environmental change, travel/study, ice cores, integrated ocean drilling program, El Niño, La Niña, sediment cores, tropical, ecosystems, oceanog
Title IX at 35: A Conversation with Billie Jean King
action, social, support, program, sport, women, legacy, inclusion, athletic, college, scholarship, lead, opportunity, equal, fund, risk, tennis, right, fight, gender, biography, feminist, dominate, debate, controversy, model, politic, share, importance, d
