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BAICE Student Prize 2010 for paper presented at the EAST ANGLIA BAICE Conference Faced with underlying poverty and an inefficient education system, many children in Malawi have poor access to learning and are at risk of early dropout from formal schooling. It has been argued that in the context of HIV/AIDS, there is a real and pressing need for formal schools to become more inclusive, flexible and responsive to the realities of children’s lives. Introducing a model of education that integrates open, distance and flexible learning (ODFL) to support and enrich conventional schooling, this paper highlights the potential of such an approach to enhance learning experiences, bring psychosocial benefits and improve retention of vulnerable pupils in primary schools in high HIV prevalence communities in rural Malawi. This paper also argues that effective innovation requires strategies to create an enabling environment and promote an open and inclusive philosophy within schools. 28 April 2011
Remembering Dr W.D. Halls 22 April 2011 Remembering Professor Margaret Sutherland Professor Margaret Sutherland has passed away recently in St Andrews to where she retired after a distinguished academic career. Margaret was one of the stalwarts of the initial British Section of the Comparative Education Society in Europe in the 1960s. This soon developed into an independent society and has become BAICE today. Margaret gained a first in modern languages at Glasgow University and, while teaching, a first class masters in Psychology as well. In this field she made her first impact with an excellent book on Education and Imagination. Margaret moved on to Queen's University, Belfast, eventually becoming Head of Department and then to the University of Leeds as Head of the School of Education in 1975. In between she gained a great deal of first hand field experience in Europe and South Africa. Her main published contribution in comparative education was with several volumes on gender and education, and area in which she was a fine exemplar for women seeking to advance in the academic world. Margaret Sutherland was an inspiration to all younger colleagues in comparative education and many of us have benefitted greatly from her support. 15 April 2011 Link to Margaret's obituary in Scotsman
Newly appointed Co-Editor for COMPARE
Dr Nitya Rao has been appointed the third co-editor of Compare. She is a Senior Lecturer at the School of International Development, University of East Anglia. Nitya has a distinguished publications record, has received a number of research awards and previously made substantial contributions to the journal. She joins Professor Paul Morris and Dr Yusuf Sayed in this role, and replaces Professor Anna Robinson-Pant from September 2010 onwards. Anne has made a huge and very distinguished contribution to the journal for over five years and will be very much missed. 2009
Call for papers for forthcoming Special Issue to mark the 40th Anniversary of Compare 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Compare: a journal of comparative and international education. During the past forty years, the journal has evolved greatly - not just in terms of our ever-widening global audience and contributors and the frequency of publication - but also in developing a distinctive identity. Compare has created a unique space for educational research debate and methodological reflection in comparative and international education. Positioning ourselves at the intersection of comparative education and development studies, Compare has provided the opportunity for researchers in these often separate fields to share insights on methodology and develop conceptual debates from differing perspectives. Recent examples include our Special Issue on ‘Narrative methodological approaches: their contribution to comparative and international education’ (Vol. 38/3) and the sub-issue on ‘Literacies in comparative perspective’ (Vol. 39/4). To celebrate our 40th. anniversary, we would like to invite contributions for a Special Issue in 2010 that will explore the intersection of comparative education and development studies. This might include analysis of historical changes in the conceptualisation of education (and educational research) within the fields of comparative education and development studies, the emerging role of Compare in relation to other journals in this field, or methodological reflections related to these themes. We would particularly welcome contributions from former and current editorial and advisory board members and writers for Compare. As with all our Special Issues, papers will be subject to our normal anonymous peer review process. If you are interested in contributing, please send your paper by email to the Compare Editorial Office ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), indicating that it is intended for the 40th. Anniversary Special Issue. All papers should be received by November 30th 2009 in order to allow sufficient time for peer review and possible revisions. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Newly appointed Co-Editors for COMPARE Dr Yusuf Sayed (University of Sussex) and Professor Paul Morris (Institute of Education, London) have been appointed co-editors of Compare. Both are highly distinguished and experienced academics and Compare can be proud to have them on board. They will replace Professor Karen Evans from September 2009 onwards whose term of office has come to an end, after a long and outstanding stint as co-editor. She will be very much missed. Internationalisation of Educational Research, Learning and Teaching - BAICE funded projects (£500-£1000) BAICE is pleased to support to support the following projects Exploring cultural relationships in PHD supervision: Internationalising educational research cultures and graduate training: Developing Intercultural Competence in International Higher Education Communities: Initiating European Conversations 2008 BAICE Student Prize 2008 for paper presented at the GLASGOW BAICE Conference BAICE is happy to announce that the STUDENT PRIZE for a paper presented at the BAICE conference Glasgow, 2008, was won by Arathi Sriprakash for her paper: "Joyful learning in rural Indian Primary Schools: An analysis of social control in the context of child-centred discourses" Arathi is a PhD student at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge who comes from Australia. She is conducting a sociological study of rural primary school teachers' pedagogic discourse and practice in Karnataka, India. The paper she submitted for the BAICE student prize draws on empirical data to explore what it means to introduce child-centred pedagogic principles in low-income, rural Indian contexts. Her analysis reveals how new modes of pedagogic control implied by a particular child-centred reform are understood and mediated by teachers. Publication of Doctoral Abstracts In the abstract, please highlight the ways in which your research contributes to the field of international and comparative education in particular. Your abstract should be no longer than 250 words, and include:
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