One day National conference: University life uncovered - how are students'
experiences outside the classroom impacting on their learning? 9 November
2007, Manchester
Keynote speakers: Professor Miriam David and Professor Andy Furlong
Invited chair: Wes Streeting (NUS)
The call for papers for this conference resulted in a large number of very
high quality abstracts. The difficult process of selection is now
completed and we would like to invite you to attend the day which promises
to be interesting and stimulating.
The programme includes paper and poster presentations 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)
Student experiences - 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 further details of the programme and access to online booking please
go to http://www.swap.ac.uk/social_policy_conference/index.html
Best wishes
Rebecca Johnson
Learning and Teaching Adviser
Subject Centre for Social Policy and Social Work (SWAP) Higher Education
Academy University of Southampton Southampton
SO17 1BJ
UK
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