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The kindergarten as a factor of inclusion for migrant children and their families
The recent wave of immigration to Europe has been bringing big issues concerning the inclusion of migrants in the host countries. Although school is considered as a medium for integration, learning different subjects often meets barriers, not only those of language but also in terms of cultural traditions.
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School of Education up 12 places in the Complete University Guide to take #15 spot
University of Aberdeen's School of Education is now ranked in the top 20 Schools of Education in the UK according to the Complete University Guide.
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Visit from Professor Eva Bjerkholt
Professor Eva Bjerkholt from the University of Southeast Norway (USN) is visiting the School of Education at the University of Aberdeen this week.
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A Social Practice Approach to Adult Literacies in Western Rwanda
Professor Pamela Abbott will be travelling to Kigali, Rwanda in early May as part of the 'Fostering a Social Practice Approach to Adult Literacies for Improving People's Quality of Life in Western Rwanda' project.
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Information events to be held for Oil and Gas workers thinking of career change into teaching
The University of Aberdeen's School of Education will host information sessions this week for anyone who might be interested in taking up a place on an initiative designed for oil and gas workers who may be facing redundancy.
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Aberdeen part of EU collaboration to increase the use of mobile technology in higher education
Representatives from the University of Aberdeen School of Education visited Lisbon during the last two weeks as part of an EU funded project looking at the use of mobile technologies in higher education and teaching.
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Successful EU Bid
Sheila Nutkins, Catriona McDonald, and Kirsten Darling-McQuistan have been successful in an EU Erasmus + bid (Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education) with a total of 193,000 Euros. The partner universities are Uppsala, Sweden, Vienna, Austria and Prague, Czech Republic. The aim of the project is to increase knowledge about local,...
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Applications Open for Elphinstone PhD Scholarships
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/education/scholarships/index.php
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New Chapter on Elite Scotland
Dr. Joan Forbes, Reader in Education at the University of Aberdeen, and Professor Gaby Weiner, Visiting Professor, University of Sussex, Centre for Higher Education Research, have a chapter on elite schooling in Scotland in a new book: Elite Education. International Perspectives. The book is edited by Dr. Claire Maxwell...
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New article on pupil attainment and child poverty
A comment article on the Scottish Government social and educational priorities relating to pupil attainment and addressing issues of child poverty and disadvantage is now published on the Social Theory Applied site.