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1st call for papers out now - closing date May 4 2007
One day National conference: University life uncovered - how are
students' experiences outside the classroom impacting their learning?
November 9 2007, Manchester
Keynote speakers Professor Miriam David and Professor Andy Furlong
There are many social, environmental and economic factors affecting
today's students (e.g. university fee levels, living conditions, mental
health issues), often impacted by new social and public policies. The
idea that the student leaves their 'other' life outside the classroom is
no longer a given. What can research findings and the experience of
supporting student learning tell us about contemporary student life and
how can this knowledge inform curriculum planning and ways in which
student learning is facilitated?
Abstracts for paper presentations are invited on the following themes:
Policy - does policy matter? How are social and public policies
affecting student choices and experiences? (On finance, fees, diversity,
tax benefit policy, child support for families, family policies,
equality and diversity, widening participation)
Students as young people - In what ways does personal experience outside
the institution (e.g. housing, mental health, social
inclusion/isolation, family ties, friendships, employment, on line
social spaces, use of leisure time) inform student learning and
experience of university life?
Using the wider curriculum - How can engagement with the community
improve students' understanding of citizenship and their role in the
community? (e.g. work based learning, voluntary work, work for
universities as ambassadors and associates)
Identity - How are identities informed and embraced by teaching and
learning? (e.g. the gender, race, ethnicity and class of those attending
university)
For details of the conference and abstract submission process please go
to http://www.swap.ac.uk/social_policy_conference/index.html
Julia Waldman,
Deputy Director,
Subject Centre for Social Policy and Social Work (SWAP), Higher
Education Academy, School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton,
Southampton,
SO17 1BJ,
UK
+44 (0)23 80 592523
FAX +44 (0)2380 592779
http://www.swap.ac.uk
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