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DOING SCHOOL DIFFERENTLY: NATIONAL FLEXIBLE AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION CONFERENCE
15-16 September 2016 – Melbourne (Australia). The conference will bring together educators, researchers, policy makers and young people who are committed to developing and sustaining successful educational opportunities and pathways for disenfranchised young people. We’re providing a platform for advancing a national conversation on practice and research in flexible and inclusive education. Read…
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Interrogating conceptions of “vulnerable youth” in theory, policy and practice
Kitty te Riele and Radhika Gorur (Eds) ISBN Paperback: 9789463001199 – ISBN Hardcover: 9789463001205 – ISBN E-Book: 9789463001212 Sense Publishers, Rotterdam – 2015 This book is based on a forum bringing together policy makers, people from philanthropic organisations, academics, service providers and young people, to explore meanings and experiences of vulnerable (or ‘at risk’, disadvantaged, marginalised…
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From rhetoric to action
Towards and enabling environment for child and youth development in the sustainable development goals Cristina Bacalso, Alex Farrow, Andreas Karsten, and Dragan Mihajlovic ISBN: 978-3-944859-08-8 Youth Policy Press, 2016 The ink is barely dry on the new Sustainable Development Goals, which represent an unprecedented promise to the next generation for what their world will…
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Femina sociologica: Women in Sociology and Society
Lejla Mušić ISBN: 978-3659849374 Lambert Academic publishing, Saarbrucken – 2016 This book questions intersections femina sociologica idea,feminicide in Latin America, the transgender idea in Shakesperean works, young femininities and masculinities ideas on ethnicity and gender rights. Why do we need to mention femina sociologica idea? Other than an obvious reason, such as marginalization of…
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Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Higher Education
James E. Cote, Andy Furlong (Eds) ISBN 9781138778122 Routledge, Abingdon – 2016 This is the first handbook to cover the sociological approaches to higher education. It is timely because of global expansions of mass higher educational systems, especially as these systems come under scrutiny by a variety of stakeholders. Questions are being raised…
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Young People and the Aesthetics of Health Promotion
Beyond Reason, Rationality and Risk Kerry Montero, Peter Kelly ISBN 9781138898059 Routledge, Abingdon – 2016 Health promotion with young people has largely been framed by theories of behaviour change to target ‘unsafe’, ‘unhealthy’ and/or ‘risky’ behaviours. These theories and models seek to encourage the development in young people of reasoned, rational and…
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Postdoctoral Position: Social and Biological Patterns in the Life Course
Seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral scientist in the area of life course studies, with a strong background in methods. The position will contribute to Professor Michael Shanahan’s research program in the Department of Sociology and the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth at the University of Zurich (http://jacobsfoundation.org/project/jacobs-center-zurich/). The Jacobs Center at UZH has excellent infrastructure…
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History of RC34: special meeting during the World Forum in Vienna
. . Message from the Organisational Secretary of RC34 Dear colleagues, associates and friends, Many of you will know that we are endeavouring to produce a history of RC34 – both its academic story (the theoretical developments and political bridges to which it has contributed) and what might be called the ‘geo-personal’ story (its…
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A GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH ON CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers aiming at improving the development and living conditions of children and youth or contributing to one of the Jacobs Foundation’s thematic priorities. This includes, but is not limited to educational sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, family studies, media studies,…
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CALL FOR APPLICATION: 6 STARTER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DOCTORAL CANDIDATES
The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences currently accepts applications for 6 doctoral scholarships, starting October 1, 2016 The scholarships are available from October 1st, 2016, for one year. We welcome applications from graduates aiming to write their doctoral thesis at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences. A scholarship will enable you to develop…