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RN10 - Sociology of Education

RN10 aims at providing a forum for a variety of educational research, ranging from broad comparative research to everyday practices and processes in school, at all levels of formal education.

The Sociology of Education Research Network aims at enhancing cooperation among sociologist of education in Europe. European countries nowadays face many changes in the functioning of educational systems. Increasing diversity is generally considered one of the main challenges. Moreover, there is a continuing expansion, with outcomes that are equally positive and negative for specific social groups and for societies at large. Investigating these processes, with the objective to preserve social cohesion and stability, is one of the most important tasks of current educational sociology. The aim of the Research Network Sociology of Education (RN10) is to provide a forum for a variety of educational research, ranging from broad comparative research to everyday practices and processes in school, at all levels of formal education.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1411403725748094/

2021-2023

Coordinators

Adriana Aubert, (Coordinator) University of Barcelona, Spain, adriana.aubert[at] ub.edu

Jannick Demanet,(co-Coordinator) Ghent University, Belgium, jannick.demanet[at] ugent.be

Board Members

Ece Cihan Ertem, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, ece_cihan.ertem[at] soc.lu.se

Anna Odrowąż-Coates, Maria Grzegorzewska University, Poland, acoates[at] aps.edu.pl

Daniel Faas, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, daniel.faas[at] tcd.ie

Eva Patricia Gonçalves, University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, Eva_Patricia_Goncalves[at] iscte-iul.pt

Dinah Gross, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, dinah.gross[at] gmail.com

Germ Janmaat, UCL Institute of Education, London, UK, g.janmaat[at] ucl.ac.uk

Ledia Kashahu-Xhelilaj, Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durrës, Albania, kashahuledia[at] yahoo.com

Antigone-Alba Papakonstantinou, University of Athens, Greece, albapap[at] hotmail.com

Emanuela Emilia Rinaldi, University of Milan Bicocca, Italy, emanuela.rinaldi[at] unimib.it

Elisabeth Schilling, Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung, Germany, elisabeth.schilling[at] gmail.com

Aina Tarabini, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, aina.tarabini[at] uab.cat

Last updated on November 15th, 2021

The biennial Mid-Term Conference of the RN10, within the "Week of Education and Training" (SIEF)"

15 – 16 September (the SIEF will be held from the 12th to the 16th of September, 2022)

International Week of Education and Training (SIEF). University of Lausanne

All the information about the SIEF in: https://wp.unil.ch/sief/?lang=en

Introduction

The Research Network 10 (Sociology of Education) of the European Sociological Association is joining forces with the SSRE (Swiss Society for Research in Education), the AECSE (Association of Teachers and Researchers in Educational Sciences), and ABC-Educ (The Belgian French-speaking Collaborative Association for Educational Research) as well as the OBSEF (Education & Training Observatory) of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Lausanne to organise the International Week of Education and Training (SIEF) which will take place at the University of Lausanne from 12 to 16 September 2022.

The SIEF seeks to demonstrate the richness of research in education and training and to promote dialogue between different geographical, linguistic, disciplinary, and institutional spaces. It will bring together 3 conferences usually organized independently:

- The Annual Conference of the Swiss Society for Research in Education (SSRE). 12 – 13 September

- The International Congress on Current Research Developments in Education and Training (AREF). 13, 14 and 15 September

- The biennial midterm conference of the ESA RN10,
15 – 16 September

Important dates

Abstract submission deadline: 29.04.2022

Author notification: 30.05.2022

Registration deadline: early bird 15.06.2022, end of registration 30.07.2022

Information

- Call for papers –

Challenging Times, Inclusion and wellbeing in education and training: Sociological views on Equity in Access, Process, and the Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Outcomes of Education and Training

The ESA RN10 is delighted to contribute to this focussed week of analysis, examination and consideration of the key issues relating to education and training in Europe. Though promoting as broad-ranging and diverse a conversation as possible, this international week emphasises three key issues which will be the common underlying threads to the three events. These are 1) the digital turn in education and training, 2) the development of an inclusive approach in education/training including at the institutional level, and 3) well-being in education and training. The health crisis has shown that these three aspects are both essential and sensitive for both professionals and audiences in education and training, at all levels.

The eruption of the global COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically deepened social differences in educational opportunities, a topic since the 1970s central to the Sociology of Education. Revealing the mechanisms of social reproduction in educational systems remains an important endeavour for sociologists of education. Many schools across Europe closed their doors, many teachers had to resort to long-distance teaching. Because of various mechanisms, schools lost contact with many students, primarily those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Compulsory education in a school environment fosters social ties and cohesion among students from diverse backgrounds (socioeconomic inequalities, special educational needs, etc.), and these were dramatically and abruptly severed. Since the eruption of the pandemic, schools have reopened, but researchers, educators and policy makers worry about learning arrears in the current school-going generation.

The midterm conference of ESA RN10 Sociology of Education aims to explore these issues from a sociological perspective, with a particular focus on the mechanisms behind the deepening social inequality in our educational systems. Contributions can focus on all education phases (pre-school/primary/secondary/higher education) to investigate how social reproduction occurs, which educational system or school features deepen social reproduction, and how the current pandemic has increased social inequality.

The timing of three conferences - SSRE, AREF and midterm RN10 ESA - at the University of Lausanne will allow researchers to stay the whole week to take advantage of exchanges, in a beautiful and welcoming location on Lake Geneva. We hope that bringing everyone together in Lausanne will promote dialogue between professionals and researchers from different specialist fields, languages, and disciplinary traditions to interrogate major issues in education and training for tomorrow's societies.

Abstracts max. 400 words (excl. bibliography) should be submitted on the Conftool platform (LINK). Only one paper can be presented per contributor.

Abstracts should be structured and include separate headings dealing with the Introduction, containing the research questions, theoretical framework, and rationale for the study, Methodology, and (Preliminary) Results. Abstracts should contain references to relevant scholarly work and be accompanied by 3-5 keywords. Incomplete abstracts will be disqualified.

ESA RN10 Call for Papers 2022_final version.pdf

2020

European Sociological Association (ESA)

Sociology of Education Research Network 10

– Call for Papers –

Inclusive Education and Society in a Time of Change: Theories, Policies and Practices

Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin, 20-21 August 2020 (ONLINE - due to pandemic restrictions)

Mid-Term International Conference

Inclusive education addresses and responds to the diversity of needs of learners and involves removing barriers so that each learner will be enabled to achieve the maximum benefit from his/her education and training in a primary, secondary or tertiary education context. Important progress has been made by schools, curriculum developers, educational leaders and governments to develop inclusive educational systems, policies and practices addressing the needs of learners from different cultural, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds and those with learning disabilities. However, countries differ in their levels of inclusivity and there are also important within-country differences regarding individual groups and learners in society. In addition, the current Brexit deliberations also challenge inclusivity and access to education and funding opportunities. Inclusive curricula and educational approaches are likely to lead to a sense of community and belonging amongst children/students/adults, and foster participation and active engagement which in turn can enhance educational attainment. This edition of the Sociology of Education mid-term conference aims to explore all issues related to inclusive education in the broadest sense including education for migrant and refugee children/students/adults, as well as education for children/students/adults with disabilities. Contributions can focus on all education phases (pre-school/ primary/secondary/higher education) and can draw on quantitative, qualitative or mixed-method research designs. We particularly welcome contributions relating to the following themes:

- Education and gender in a changing society
- Education, identities and belonging
- Education as a tool to promote social inclusion, diversity and participation
- Inclusive education systems
- Teacher education for inclusion
- Developing inclusive educational curricula
- Inclusive educational management/leadership
- Technology in education
- Social differences in motivation and dropout
- Inclusivity in higher education
- Inclusivity and student engagement

Abstracts max. 250 words

The abstract should clearly outline the theme of the paper and the research question as well as the theoretical perspective and research design that has been used to pursue the research question. It should also include a brief discussion of the main results. We will evaluate abstracts based on these criteria. Incomplete abstracts may be disqualified as there will not be enough information to make a decision.

More information: Daniel Faas, daniel.faas[at] tcd.ie () Bernadette Brereton, daniel.faas[at] tcd.ie ()

Important dates

Abstract submission deadline: 28th February 2020

Author notification: 27th March 2020

Registration deadline: 1st June 2020

Programme notification: 30th June 2020

THE APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS NOW EXPIRED.

Conference registration fee: ESA-members 60 euro, non-ESA members 75 euro; Postgraduate students ESA-members 50 euro, Postgraduate students non-ESA members 65 euro; price includes conference material, lunch (both days), gala dinner (Thursday 20th August) and coffee breaks (both days).

**Conference waiver for the first 5 (five) postgraduate candidates with limited or no institutional support on a first come first served basis**

Local Organising Committee (Ireland)

Daniel Faas (Coordinator), Trinity College Dublin, daniel.faas[at] tcd.ie

Bernadette Brereton (Coordinator), Dundalk Institute of Technology, bernadette.brereton[at] dkit.ie () 

Scientific Committee

Bernadette Brereton, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland – Co-ordinator RN10

Adriana Aubert, University of Barcelona, Spain – Vice Co-ordinator RN10

Roxana Baltaru, University of Essex, UK

Jannick Demanet, Ghent University, Belgium

Ece Cihan Ertem, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

Daniel Faas, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Alison Fixsen, University of Westminster, London, UK

Dinah Gross, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Germ Janmaat, UCL Institute of Education, London, UK

Ledia Kashahu-Xhelilaj, Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durrës, Albania

Antigone-Alba Papakonstantinou, University of Athens, Greece

Emanuela Emilia Rinaldi, University of Milan Bicocca, Italy

Elisabeth Schilling, Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung, Germany

Aina Tarabini, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

2019

ESA 14 - 'Europe and Beyond: Enrichment and Impoverishment through and in education: targets, policies, and results'

From 20-23 August 2019, 3,000 participants from all over the world came to Manchester, UK for the 14th ESA Conference dealing with "Europe and Beyond". ESA Sociology of Education (Research Network 10), with the second largest membership in the ESA networks, had a very large turn-out for its conference on the theme of ‘Enrichment and Impoverishment through and in education: targets, policies, and results’.

Parallel sessions over three days covered topics such as Aspiration, Choice and Selection, Contextual factors, Social Resources and Supports in Education, ICT in Education, Vocational Education and Training, Gender and Education, Grade Retention and Drop-out, Segregation Choice and Enrolment, Teacher Turn-over, Life-long Learning, Education and Migration, Curriculum Design and Development, Perceptions, Beliefs and Constructions of Vulnerability, Social Inequality, Inclusion, Participation and Internationalisation.

Bernadette Brereton of SOCIETY Research Group, DkIT (previously Vice Co-Ordinator) was elected Co-Ordinator and Vice Co-Ordinator will now become Dr. Adriana Aubert of University of Barcelona, Spain.

After such a stimulating and successful 4-day event, hopes are high for the upcoming Mid-term Conference 2020, to be held in Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD, on the 20th and 21st August.

2018

International Mid-term Conference

'Education and Social Cohesion'

30-31 August 2018, London

The challenge for education to prepare young people for life in an increasingly diverse society is as pertinent as ever. European societies have become steadily more heterogeneous due to immigration, the incorporation of refugees and the fragmentation of traditional social classes into a plethora of social groups differing in education levels and lifestyles. Countries that have suffered disproportionately from the recent economic crisis have become more polarized. The education system at all levels, primary, secondary and tertiary, is expected to socialize youngsters of all these different groups into the norms and values of society in order to retain social cohesion. This does not only concern integrating children of migrant origin but also enabling native majority children to engage with and manage cultural difference. However, over the last ten years or so, attention has increasingly focused on integration at the expense of “learning to live together”, as governments have been quick to enlist schools in their strategies to counter alienation and radicalisation among segments of the migrant population. This edition of the Sociology of Education mid-term conference aims to critically interrogate this recent trend and to explore all other issues related to the socialization function of education. We welcome all contributions that broadly address this theme whatever the phase of education focused on (from early childhood to adult). The following list includes research questions that we would typically expect contributions to explore:

How compatible are the recent civic integration policies with the requirement for schools tomaintain ideological neutrality?
Are such policies effective in preventing radicalization, fostering support for key democraticvalues and promoting more inclusive identities?
At primary, secondary and tertiary levels, which educational practices are capable of enhancingtolerance towards people of a different racial, ethnic, religious or language background?
Do refugee children benefit more from integration in mainstream classes or from separatetailor-made education?
How does teacher education in Europe prepare students for work in diverse schools?
Can cooperation between families, local communities and schools add to social cohesion?
Can educational practices be identified that only deepen divisions and intergroup hostility?
How do societies and institutions in Europe differ in the ways in which they incorporateminorities who hold multi-layered identities?
How do national school curricula address migration-related diversity issues?
How is religion integrated in schools and education systems across Europe?
What are the main educational challenges arising from growing cultural, linguistic and ethnic diversity in European societies?
How do schools and societies at large balance migration-related diversity and social cohesion (in policies, practices)?

Local Organising Committee:

Germ Janmaat (coordinator), UCL Institute of Education, g.janmaat[at] ucl.ac.uk

Alison Fixsen, University of Westminster, a.fixsen[at] westminster.ac.uk

Jocelyn Morales Verdejo, UCL Institute of Education, j.verdejo[at] ucl.ac.uk

Scientific Committee
Mieke Van Houtte, Ghent University – Co-ordinator RN10
Bernadette Brereton, Dundalk Institute of Technology - Co-co-ordinator RN10 Maddalena Colombo, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milan - Co-co-ordinator RN10
Adriana Aubert, University of Barcelona Roxana Baltaru, University of Essex Jannick Demanet, Ghent University Ece Cihan Ertem, Bogazici University, Istanbul Daniel Faas, Trinity College Dublin Alison Fixsen, University of Westminster Dinah Gross, University of Lausanne Germ Janmaat, UCL Institute of Education Ledia Kashahu-Xhelilaj, Albanian University Durres A. Moisiu Antigone-Alba Papakonstantinou, University of Athens Elisabeth Schilling, Fachhochschule fur offentliche Verwaltung Aina Tarabini, Autonomous University of Barcelona

RN10 Biennial Report for 2017-2019
RN10 Biennial Report for 2015-2017