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Çok Kültürlü Bir Avrupa İçin Tarih ve Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi (Teaching history and social studies for multicultural Europe) (2009)
Book
Aktekin, S., Harnett, P., Ozturk, M., & Smart, D. (. (2009). Çok Kültürlü Bir Avrupa İçin Tarih ve Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi (Teaching history and social studies for multicultural Europe). Ankara, Turkey: Harf Eğitim Yaninciliği

This research had a high impact in Turkey, and a more modest impact in the UK and beyond, where copies of the materials have been circulated to an international audience. This output is a 84 page academic book, produced in English (500 copies) and... Read More about Çok Kültürlü Bir Avrupa İçin Tarih ve Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi (Teaching history and social studies for multicultural Europe).

Çoklu Bakış Açısıyla Sosyal Bilgiler ve Tarih Öğretimi Etkinlik Örnekleri (Understanding ourselves and one another-active learning for history and social studies lessons) (2009)
Book
Aktekin, S., Harnett, P., Ozturk, M., & Smart, D. (. (2009). Çoklu Bakış Açısıyla Sosyal Bilgiler ve Tarih Öğretimi Etkinlik Örnekleri (Understanding ourselves and one another-active learning for history and social studies lessons). Ankara, Turkey: Harf Eğitim Yaninciliği

This 128 page academic book was a product of the research related to the Training Social Studies and History Educators for A Multicultural Europe (EU Funded ‘Promoting Civil Society Dialogue Between The European Union and Turkey’ programme, value 151... Read More about Çoklu Bakış Açısıyla Sosyal Bilgiler ve Tarih Öğretimi Etkinlik Örnekleri (Understanding ourselves and one another-active learning for history and social studies lessons).

Education, equality and the European social model (2009)
Book Chapter
Brine, J., Rasmussen, P., Lynch, K., Boyadjieva, P., Peters, M. A., & Sunker, H. (2009). Education, equality and the European social model. In R. Dale, & S. Robertson (Eds.), Globalisation & Europeanisation in Education (159-177). Oxford: Symposium Books

Social welfare and education have been themes in European collaboration since the early days of the Treaty of Rome. Especially after the establishment in 2000 of the Lisbon agenda the EU has stepped up its efforts in these two areas and has integrate... Read More about Education, equality and the European social model.

Knowing the ‘unknowns’: Investigating the students whose social class is not known at entry to higher education (2009)
Journal Article
Harrison, N., & Hatt, S. (2009). Knowing the ‘unknowns’: Investigating the students whose social class is not known at entry to higher education. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 33(4), 347-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098770903266042

This paper originates from the National Audit Office's 2008 report into widening participation policy in the United Kingdom. The report found that while there appeared to be modest improvements in the proportion of students coming from lower socio-ec... Read More about Knowing the ‘unknowns’: Investigating the students whose social class is not known at entry to higher education.

"Targeting disadvantaged learners": Will we really narrow the social class gap in participation by targeting our most deprived communities first? (2009)
Journal Article
Harrison, N., & Hatt, S. (2009). "Targeting disadvantaged learners": Will we really narrow the social class gap in participation by targeting our most deprived communities first?. Journal of Access Policy and Practice, 6(2), 61-80

This paper examines the 2007 guidance for widening participation practitioners issued by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the ramifications of its targeting strategy in Southwest England. Drawing on data on higher educati... Read More about "Targeting disadvantaged learners": Will we really narrow the social class gap in participation by targeting our most deprived communities first?.

Program evaluation and case study (2009)
Book Chapter
Kushner, S. (2009). Program evaluation and case study. In A. Mills, G. Durepos, & E. Wiebe (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Case Study Research (740-743). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage

This entry looks at the convergence of case study methodology and program evaluation. An early insight of some educational evaluation theorists was of the convergence of case study and program evaluation – the fusion of method with purpose. Program e... Read More about Program evaluation and case study.

Recuperar lo personal (Recovering the personal) (2009)
Book Chapter
Kushner, S. (2009). Recuperar lo personal (Recovering the personal). In J. I. Rivas Flores, & D. Herrera Pastor (Eds.), Voz y Educacion (Voice and Education: Narrative as a Focus on the Interpretation of Reality (9-16). Barcelona, Spain: Octaedro

The chapter offers a polemical view of the purposes and uses of life narrative accounts. It argues that we should link life research to advocacy of individual (child) rights. Rather than be distracted by the location of life narrative in the politics... Read More about Recuperar lo personal (Recovering the personal).

Bristol diversity trail (2009)
Other
Smart, D. (2009). Bristol diversity trail

The Bristol Diversity trails are online resources hosted by the England's Past for Everyone website and funded by the Victoria County History/HLF. They are the first walking trail/virtual trail for Bristol to explore the multiethnic nature of the cit... Read More about Bristol diversity trail.

Bristol slavery trail (2009)
Other
Smart, D. (2009). Bristol slavery trail. London

This revised edition of educational website materials was produced for School's Learning Zone website of the England’s Past for Everyone website, funded by EPE/HLF and managed by the Victoria County History in the Institute of Historical Research, U... Read More about Bristol slavery trail.

Diversity through time: A thousand years of diversity in Bristol (2009)
Other
Smart, D. (2009). Diversity through time: A thousand years of diversity in Bristol. London

This is an important contribution to regional and national schools ability to offer case studies of Diversity Through Time, and the long term multi-ethnic nature of England. The History National Curriculum has always required coverage of this theme,... Read More about Diversity through time: A thousand years of diversity in Bristol.

Discussing difference, discovering similarities: A toolkit of learning activities to improve cross-cultural exchange between students of different cultural backgrounds (2009)
Report
Bloxham, J., Eade, K., Harrison, N., & Peacock, N. (2009). Discussing difference, discovering similarities: A toolkit of learning activities to improve cross-cultural exchange between students of different cultural backgrounds

This document is the output from a project commissioned under the Prime Minister's Initiative on international student mobility and undertaken by ThinkingPeople, the University of the West of England and the University of Bath and published by UKCISA... Read More about Discussing difference, discovering similarities: A toolkit of learning activities to improve cross-cultural exchange between students of different cultural backgrounds.