The seminar will discuss the presenter, Dr Sirin Tangpornpaiboon’s PhD research, which investigates the research problem of why learning outcomes are low in Thailand, and what could be done to improve them. The research aims to disentangle sources of discrepancies found in trends over time of assessment results from different national and international assessments in Thailand.
The Centre for Research into the Education of Marginalised Children and Young Adults (CREMCYA) at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, is proud to host this poster conference and information exchange event at the House of Lords on 21st January 2025.
Marked by more than twenty years of armed conflict, peace remains fragile in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), more particularly in the eastern provinces of Kivu. Amidst persistent tensions, there is a clear imperative to foster coexistence and reconciliation among current and future generations. While the education system alone cannot claim to rebuild peace or reconcile a country, teaching and learning about mutual experiences of past and present suffering can mediate and contextualize the selective and uncritical knowledge about the conflict that young people have and, ultimately, foster mutual understanding and empathy between (previously) conflicting groups. In this seminar, they present educational materials that were developed to encourage critical reflection and debate on the drivers of conflict in Eastern DRC and reflect on their potential from the perspective of teachers in the region.
This webinar focuses on the experiences of a small group of so-called ‘hard-to-reach’ disabled young men in Alternative Provisions (APs). Supporting young people has largely focused on the use of professional interventions. The paper contrasts the young men’s experiences of professional service interventions with the complementary functions of social and psychological capital embedded in their own friendship networks. The webinar explores how young people themselves are important agents in providing mutuality and solidarity, which can enhance various and varied life-course transitions. This has implications for how young people facing risks associated with school exclusion and marginalisation can best be supported.
By problematising the practice of internationalisation, this presentation adds a humanising aspect. It frames internationalisation as a reciprocal relationship where international students bring resources and experiences, improving university rankings and perceptions of institutional inclusivity while also getting an experience that enables them to flourish and live a life that they have reason to value.
In 2018 and 2019, Dr. Minton brought together a network of Indigenous and ally scholars in the production of a book entitled, ‘Residential Schools and Indigenous Peoples: From Genocide via Education to the Possibilities for truth, Restitution, Reconciliation and Reclamation’ (Routledge, 2020). In this seminar, he will talk about this book, about what they found out, and about what all of this can mean
This presentation will draw on empirical research exploring the impact of a grassroots microfinance organisation on women’s lives and girls’ education in rural Bihar, India. It will explore intersecting barriers to girls’ education including class, caste and gender and how activism within grassroots organisations can move forward social change in relation to these inequalities and barriers.
Dr Kusha Anand discusses her book Bridging Neoliberalism and Hindu Nationalism. She traces the divide between those who view India as a secular nation and those who wish to reconstruct it following Hindu lines.
A valuable discussion of Prof Mark Bray's co-edited book 'Comparative Education Research: Approaches and Methods'.
Dr Sanchez Tyson will explore the role and meaning of literacy within the context of an Indigenous language educational model for adults in Mexico.
Join us to hear from Professor Tristan McCowan, UCL Institute of Education and Dr Jackline Nyerere, Kenyatta University about their multi-country project working with universities in Brazil, Fiji, Kenya and Mozambique.
Join us for an interactive discussion on what it is like to work for a development or humanitarian organisation in the UK and internationally.
In this seminar, we are joined by Dr Barbara Crossouard, a Reader in Education in the Centre for International Education, University of Sussex.
In this seminar, CREMCYA will be joined by Professor Naureen Durrani, Research Chair in School Education in the Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan.
In this panel discussion, we are joined by Dr Weeda Mehran, University of Exeter, and Dr Tejendra Pherali, UCL Institute of Education, University College London.
Dr Crystal Gail Fraser is Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Classics & Religion and The Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta (Canada). In this seminar, she presents her pioneering research, By Strength, We Are Still Here (or T’aih k’ìighe’ tth’aih zhit dìidìch’ùh).
An event from the Centre for Research into the Education of Marginalised Children and Young Adults
A Conversation on the meaning of and discourses on radicalisation, and the potential of education in offering a safe space to address the battle of ideas, encounter difference and explore non-violent means to challenge injustice.
This seminar highlights the possibilities to decolonise the Human Rights Education curriculum in Gaza through critical analysis of local textbooks.
Part of the Centre for Research into the Education of Marginalised Children and Young Adults (CREMCYA) 2019/20 Seminar Series.