NOCIES representation at the WCEES congress in Buenos Aires June 22-26, 2013:

·         “Challenges of equity in neoliberal education frameworks: The case of Spain and Sweden” by Guadalupe Francia, SWEDEN (June 25, under the Thematic group 5: New times for public education systems)

·         “How are EU-policies regarding social inclusion of Roma populations adapted in national governments? Comparing Spanish and Swedish policies for Roma education” by Guadalupe Francia, SWEDEN (together with Silvia Edling) (June 27, under the Thematic group 6: Educational internationalisation, academic voices and public policy)

·         “Democratic participation and the use of social media in teacher education” by Heidi Biseth, NORWAY (June 27, under the Thematic Group 12: New ways of communicating voices)

·         “Global polity in adult education and the Unesco” by Marcella Milana, DENMARK (June 28, under the Thematic group 1: New theorethical and methodological voices for comparative education)

·         “Education reforms in the Muslim middle East” by Arjmand Reza, SWEDEN (June 28, under the Thematic group 1: New theorethical and methodological voices for comparative education)

 

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NOCIES SYMPOSIUM, TURKU, FINLAND, MAY 21-22, 2013

"Comparing times and spaces: emerging discourses in the field of comparative education in the Nordic countries"

We thank the University of Turku for hosting this most successful symposium.

From the left: Lennart Wikander (Uppsala University and p.t. President of NOCIES), Pasi Sahlberg (Director General, CIMO), Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti (Professor, University of Oulu), Roger Dale (Professor, University of Bristol), Martin Lawn (Professor, University of Oxford/University of Edinburgh), Risto Rinne (Host of the symposium and Professor, University of Turku)

Detailed Programme

The key note presentations are avaialable here.

 

The General Meeting of NOCIES was held during the symposium.

Minutes are available here.

 

During this meeting an Executive Committee for 2013-2015 was elected, see here.

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The General Meeting of NOICES in 2011 took place at Lund University 25 March during the NOCIES conference.

Minutes available here. 

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A book edited by Halla Holmarsdottir and Mina O'Dowd, with several contribution of current NOCIES members was published in 2009. The book illustrates the wide variety of research topics conducted by Nordic Researchers within the field of Comparative and International Education. More info on the book "Nordic Voices: Teaching and Researching Comparative and International Education in the Nordic Countries" here.

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The General Meeting of NOCIES in 2009 took place at Lund University June 12 during the NOCIES conference.

Minutes available here.