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CALL FOR CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS
‘Meeting the
challenge: Improving Black and minority ethnic student success and
attainment’.
THURSDAY 8 JULY 2010
Coventry Techno
Centre, Puma Way, Coventry CV1 2TT
Higher Education
Academy, Equality Challenge Unit with Coventry University
We are
currently calling for contributions to address the conference themes and invite
abstracts or papers for the following types of session – paper
presentation; poster or workshop. The deadline for submitting an abstract
or paper to the peer review panel is Friday 30 April 2010.
For details of the call and how to submit on-line please see the conference
website: wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/BME2010
Please note
that research students actively involved in research to address the degree
attainment of BME students are encouraged to submit an abstract or paper. There
are a limited number of free places available for students to attend.
Conference
Overview
Following
publication of the recommendations of the Ethnicity Gender and Degree
Attainment Project (Jan 2008), the Academy and Equality Challenge Unit has been
engaged in the delivery of a joint programme of activities to support the
sector in addressing the project findings. This one day conference provides an
opportunity for colleagues to engage with the emerging body of research about the
BME student experience and achievement and with initiatives that offer pointers
for making in-roads into reducing the BME attainment gap. This will include the
work of institutions taking part in the Academy/ECU developmental summit
programme to improve the degree attainment of BME students.
The event will bring researchers,
practitioners, policy makers, managers and students together to share and
discuss best practices; generate ideas for new research; and
disseminate
action orientated institutional research and development initiatives.
.
Booking
now open
The
conference is open for bookings from 1 April 2010. Registration is online at: wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/BME2010
There is a
£50 charge to attend. Please note that there are a limited number of free
places available for research students involved with this agenda.
Further
Information
Please visit
the conference website, or for information about the programme contact the
organisers:
-
Coventry
University - Dr Christine Broughan ([log in to unmask]) or Dr
Gurnam Singh ([log in to unmask])
-
Higher
Education Academy - Jane Berry ([log in to unmask])
-
Equality
Challenge Unit – Gary Loke ([log in to unmask])