Seminars
“Re-Play: Raising Awareness of the Value of Play”
Monday 15 April 2013
Dublin Institute of Technology, 40/45 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1
Room G6
One of Re-play’s main aims was to gather comparative insights on the needs and perceptions of play among children, parents, teachers and local decision makers. In this seminar, Dr Monica Barbovschi will present the key findings of the Re-play project. The project’s Principal Investigator, Professor Emeritus Nóirín Hayes will reflect on the research in the opening address, and Máire Igoe, Dublin City Council, will present the Dublin City Play Plan. Finally, drawing from her role in the International Play Association, Margaret Westwood will reflect on the United Nations General Comment on Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and its implications in light of the Re-Play findings.
The CSER seminar aims to provide a platform to generate debate, reflect on key issues and advance collaboration amongst academics, practitioners, researchers and policy makers in the field of ECEC. Your contribution to this series is most welcome and we look forward to seeing you there.
Seminar Programme
15:45-16:00: Welcome Address by Dr Máire MhicMhathúna, Department of Social Sciences and the CSER
16:00-16:15: Opening Address by Professor Emeritus Nóirín Hayes
16:15-16:45: “Re-play: Raising Awareness of the Value of Play – Key Findings” – Dr Monica Barbovschi (Re-play Project)
16:45-17:15: “Dublin City Play Plan”, Márie Igoe (Dublin City Council)
17:15:-1745: “Article 31, Valuing Play” Margaret Westwood (Secretary, International Play Association)
17:45:18:00: Discussion
18:00: Reception
Please RSVP by 10 April 2013 to cser@dit.ie or 01-402 4176. Places are limited!
Digital childhoods: Assessing the opportunities, risks and policy frameworks for children’s engagement with the internet in Ireland
Brian O'Neill, IRCHSS Government of Ireland Senior Research Fellow
Dublin Institute of Technology
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
1-2pm
Room 205, DIT – 40/45 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1
In this second seminar in the current series organised by the CSER on research in children’s issues, Brian O'Neill will present the main themes of his recently awarded IRCHSS Fellowship project on children’s digital experiences.
Drawing on a range of data sources and current policy debates, the seminar will discuss:
- The current state of data on children and ICTs, risks and opportunities in Ireland;
- Policy issues in educational, e-inclusion, safety, and privacy dimensions of ICT use;
- Stakeholder engagement: policy development in the digital safety sphere.
The Australian Higher Education Environment
September 27, 2011
4-6pm, Aungier St
Professor Massaro will examine some of the challenges facing higher education in Australia today including the Government's new policy and funding framework. He will share insights on the current state of affairs in the context of the Review of Australian Higher Education and the Government's response to it, including the development of the regulatory and quality assurance system and the national research assessment model, Excellence for Research in Australia.
Maximising the Use of Secondary Data: Emerging Trends and Themes
Melina Ziegel, Dublin Institute of Technology
Tuesday 18th October 2011, 1-2pm
Room 205, DIT – 40/45 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1
This seminar is the latest in a series of seminars organised by the CSER, addressing research in children’s issues. The seminar draws upon research studies conducted in Ireland and England to present an overview of the kinds of quantitative and qualitative data that are available to researchers in Ireland and will discuss some of the ways the data from these studies may be used to enhance research and inform policy-making.
Topics to be covered include:
Benefits of secondary data use
- Policy uses
- Types of Data Sources
– Longitudinal Studies
– Government Sources
– Archives
- Archives
– Benefits of Archived Data
– Considerations for Using/Creating Archives
Quality assurance and the changing meaning of autonomy and accountability between home and overseas campuses of the universities in New York State
September 9th, 2011
1pm, Room 205 Mountjoy Square
Dr. Keiko Yokoyama will introduce her study on quality assurance and the changing meaning of autonomy and accountability between home and overseas campuses of the universities in New York State. The purpose of the study is to identify how the meaning of autonomy and accountability changes between domestic and overseas campuses of the universities in New York State. The study examines the shift of the quality assurance mechanism between two contexts. Yokoyama’s work argues that home campuses of the University of the State of New York (USNY) emphasize substantial autonomy, and managerial, professional and market accountability, which are mainly shaped by the State’s regulatory mode, the market and the accreditation scheme of a regional accrediting body, Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The meanings of autonomy and accountability of the USNY’s overseas campuses are far more complex and hybrid than those within the US territory, mainly because of shift in the State’s regulatory mechanism, different implication of the MSCHE’s practice for the meaning of accountability, and the involvement of new regulatory bodies – authorities in host countries.
Children, risk and safety online: Research and policy challenges in comparative perspective.
September 22-23, 2011
This international conference for researchers, policy makers, industry, educators, NGOs and government will be held on 22-23 September 2011 at LSE, London, UK. The conference will showcase final results and recommendations regarding online activities, risks and safety, based on a survey of 25,000 European children conducted by the EU Kids Online network in 25 countries.
IAMCR Annual Conference ‘Cities, Creativity, Connectivity’.
July 13-17, 2011
Presentation on the UNICEF Children’s Rights and Journalism Practice.
Diversification of Knowledge and the Civil Society Agenda: Theoretical Propositions and Practical Realities
Have concepts such as ‘research’ vs. ‘teaching’, ‘regional’ vs. ‘world-class’ become the new weapons in global battle for excellence?
To what extent do these trends align with or diverge from public policy objectives?
What are the policy and institutional options?
You are invited to attend a seminar in a series hosted by the Higher Education Policy Research Unit, Dublin Institute of Technology
Friday 3 June 2011; 12:30pm – 2:00pm, Registration from 12:00pm; A light lunch will be provided
Board Room, DIT, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1
RSVP to Siobhan Gavin at Siobhan.gavin@dit.ie
‘Opportunities and Challenges: Implementing the CRC’
June 1-2, 2011.
Queen’s University Belfast. Presentation on the UNICEF Children’s Rights and Journalism Practice.
UNICEF Children’s Rights and Journalism Practice.
May 18-19, 2011
Training seminar at Dublin Institute of Technology, Aungier Street, Dublin 2. Participating teams include: Serbia, Montenegro, Azerbaijan, Kirgizstan, UNICEF Geneva.
Intellectual Love and the Integration of Teaching and Research
with
Professor Stephen Rowland, Professor in Higher Education, University College London.
Date: Monday 11 April 2011 at 2pm
Venue: Room 205 (2nd Floor), DIT, 40-45 Mountjoy Square, Dublin1
Abstract
Many academics experience teaching and research as being largely disconnected aspects of academic work. As a consequence of this lack of integration academic work is also in danger of losing its integrity. In this talk, Stephen develops a concept of Intellectual Love which serves both to reintegrate teaching and research and enable academic work and collegial relations to be conducted with integrity.
This seminar is run as part of the School of Social Sciences and Law and the CSER's programme to support research and scholarly activity for staff and research students.
For further information contact Dr. Mairead Seymour, School of Social Sciences and Law, mairead.seymour@dit.ie. To book a place, email cser@dit.ie
“The Power of Preschool”
The Centre for Social & Educational Research (CSER)
College of Arts and Tourism
Dublin Institute of Technology
is delighted to invite you to a seminar
“The Power of Preschool”
by
Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford,
Institute of Education, London
Friday 8th April 2011, Room G6, School of Social Sciences & Law,
DIT – 40/45 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1
This seminar is the latest in a series of seminars organised by the CSER, addressing issues of early childhood policy and practice. The seminar draws upon research studies conducted in Ireland, Wales and England to present a rich and deep context for considering the powerful role of preschool in the lives of young children. This focus is of particular interest in light of the recent introduction of the universal free preschool year in Ireland.
The CSER seminar series aims to provide a platform to generate debate, reflect on key issues and advance collaboration amongst academics, practitioners, researchers and policy makers in the field of ECCE. Your contribution to this series is most welcome and we look forward to seeing you there.
Seminar Programme
9.30-10.00 Registration
10:00 – 10:30: Opening Address
Professor Nóirín Hayes, CSER
10:30 – 12:30: “The Power of Pre-school: Lessons from research on the long term impact of quality pre-school provision”
Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00 -14.30 “Sustainable quality in a new preschool landscape”
Professor Nóirín Hayes
14:30 – 15:30 Keynote: “Pre-school quality in practice and policy implications”
Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford
15.30-16.15 Discussion
Please RSVP to cser@dit.ie or 01-402 4176. Places are limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis.
The presentation slides for Prof Iram Siraj Blatchford are: Here .
The presentation slides for Prof Noirin Hayes are: Here .
Higher Education Policy Seminar Series
Beyond the Pale: Developing Research Partnerships in Third Level Institutions in Ireland
Dr. Pamela Eddy
Associate Professor of Higher Education
The College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Tuesday March 8th 2011
3:00PM – 5:00PM
Dublin Institute of Technology
40-45 Mountjoy Square
Room 205
National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030
The Higher Education Policy Research Unit (HEPRU) welcomes you to a Lunch-time discussion of the policy implications of the recently released National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030
Guiding Discussion Questions:
- •What vision of higher education is posited by the National Strategy?
- How does this vision compare/contrast with other international experience?
- What are the implications of the Strategy for our individual and collective efforts in Irish higher education?
- What policies are most greatly impacted by the Strategy?
- What responses are needed from the higher education community?
Where: DIT, Mountjoy Square, Room 205
When: Friday February 25th, 12:00 noon to 13:30
Bring your lunch.
Report of the Strategy Group can be downloaded from http://www.hea.ie/files/files/file/DoE/DES_Higher_Ed_Main_Report.pdf
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Elaine Ward at elainecward@yahoo.com
Building Academic Research Cultures through Leadership and Collaboration
The School of Social Sciences and Law in collaboration with the Centre of Social and Educational Research (CSER), DIT invites you to a seminar on ‘Building Academic Research Cultures through Leadership and Collaboration’
with
Dr. Lisa Lucas, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol.
Date: Thursday 24 February 2011 from 2 – 4pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre G6, DIT, 40-45 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1.
For further information contact Dr. Mairead Seymour, School of Social Sciences and Law, mairead.seymour@dit.ie. To book a place, email cser@dit.ie
This seminar is run as part of the School of Social Sciences and Law and the CSER's programme to support research and scholarly activity for staff and research students.
HEPRU Colloquium: World Class Universities or a World Class System?
Friday 12 June 2009
DIT Aungier St, Dublin 2
In a time of economic crisis, increasing attention is being focused on how higher education can contribute to Ireland’s Smart State strategy. Successful global cities and mega-regions depend upon specialised clusters of higher education institutions (HEIs) and research institutes interacting with their cities and regions, exchanging ideas and personnel. Different HEIs have different strengths which are complementary and working together can be magnets for international students, researchers and investment. The purpose of this colloquium was to explore ways in which a diverse and coherent portfolio of Irish differentiated high performing, globally-focused institutions and student experiences can successfully maximise their collective capability beyond their individual capacity.
Speakers included Professor Emeritus John Goddard, University of Newcastle (UK), Josep Vilalta, University of Catalonia ACUP, and Jaana Puukka, OECD/IMHE analyst and leader of the OECD work: Higher Education in Cities and Regions. Presentations available here.
For further information, please contact:
Professor Ellen Hazelkorn
Director, Research and Enterprise and Dean of the Graduate Research School
Email: ellen.hazelkorn@dit.ie
or
Ms Therese Davey
Therese.davey@dit.ie
This colloquium will be held in co-operation with the Higher Education Authority and the OECD Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE).
Early Childhood Care and Education Policy Seminar III: Considering Strategic ECEC Policy Approaches
November 18th 2008
Room G6, School of Social Sciences & Law, DIT - 40/45 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1
Programme
Speakers:
Professor Helen May (Dean & Professor of Education, University of Otago College of Education, New Zealand)
Dr Rory O'Donnell (Director, National Economic and Social Council & chief officer, national economic and social development office)
Early Childhood Care and Education Policy Seminar II: Getting it Right for Children
January 24th 2008
Room G6, School of Social Sciences & Law, DIT - 40/45 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1.
Programme
Speakers:
Professor Peter Moss (Professor in Early Childhood Provision, University of London)
Dr Maura Adshead (Lecturer in Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick)
Early Childhood Care and Education Policy Seminar I: A Decade of Reflection: From the Introduction of the Childcare Regulations 1996 to today.
November 3rd 2006, FOCAS Institute, Dublin Institute of Technology, Camden Row, Dublin 8
This CSER seminar aimed to interrogate Irish ECCE policies and compare them with international best practice, following criticism of the Irish policy approach by the OECD in 2004, and by the National Economic and Social Forum in 2005.
Reflecting on the myriad initiatives, developments and outcomes of ECCE policies undertaken since 1996, the seminar paid particular attention to the potential offered through ECCE developments and included a review of all aspects of ECCE policy for children aged zero to six.
The seminar brought together policy advisors, policy makers, policy analysts, researchers and academics, and included presentations from national and international ECCE experts, reflecting on their experiences and perceptions of the role the Irish State has adopted in ECCE policy.
Speakers
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Dr. Noirin Hayes, Director, CSER
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Dr John Bennett, OECD Consultant, author of Starting Strong (OECD, 2001) and Starting Strong II, (OECD, 2006)
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Dr Mathias Urban, Institute of Pedagogy, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
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Sylda Langford, Director General, Office of the Minister for Children
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Denise Mc Cormilla, Chair, Irish Childcare Policy Network
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Dr Heino Schoenfeld, Director Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education CECDE
Young People's experiences of crime
Research Programme Seminars
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Professor David Smith, University of Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime: Victimization and Offending
Thursday December 9th, 2004 4-6pm -
Professor Wendy Holloway, Open University
Professor Tony Jefferson, Keele UniversityProducing and Analysing Data: The Case of Racial Violence in Stoke
Thursday February 10th, 2005 4-6pm -
Dr. Evi Girling, University of Keele
Children's Talk About Justice and Punishment: Methodological Innovation and the Implications for Restorative Justice Initiatives
Thursday March 10th, 2005 – 4-6pm -
Dr Simon Winlow, University of York
Youth Identities, Violence and the Night Time Economy
Wednesday March 23rd, 2005 – 4-6pm
Higher Education Policy Research Unit (HEPRU)
About Us
Higher Education Policy Research Unit (HEPRU)
The Higher Education Policy Research Unit is an interdisciplinary research unit located within the Centre for Social and Educational Research. It focuses on questions of strategic and policy concern to the future of higher education in Ireland and internationally.
HEPRU works closely with international organizations, such as the OECD's Programme for Institutional Management of Higher Education (IMHE), the International Association of Universities (IAU), Dean and European Academic Network (DEAN), the European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU), and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP). It is also affiliated to the International Rankings Expert Group (IREG).
Rankings and the Reshaping of Higher Education
HEPRU provides opportunities for postgraduate studies by research leading to an MPhil or PhD, and welcomes international scholars.
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"DIGITAL LITERACY, DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES"
17 May 2012, 3.00-5.00pm
Seminar and Panel Discussion
Guess speakers:
Anne White, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
Helen Doherty, IADT, Member of European Commission Media Literacy Expert Group
Helen Shaw Athena Media, Producer of "The Media Show", RTE Radio 1
Jim Devine, Media Consultant, former President IADT
Venue: Board room, Dublin Institute of Technology, Aungier Street.