WIE Research Seminars 2008-09

From: the Assistant Dean – Research

October 20^th, 2008

A wide variety of seminars are planned for this academic year. We have a mix of internal and visiting contributors. It promises to be a lively, stimulating and invigorating series of seminars, to which you are all invited. We hope you will attend as many as you are able to, and we look forward to seeing you there.

Professor Simon Catling

Date and time	Seminar Title	Speaker	Venue
2008
Wed.1^st October, 4-6pm	What is the a priori	Timothy Williamson New College University of Oxford	Main Lecture Theatre HH
Wed. 8^th October, 4-6pm	The purpose of philosophy	Stephen Boulter	Main Lecture Theatre HH
Wed. 15^th October, 3.30-5pm	Blessed is the course committee: communication in complex organisational contexts	Georgina Glenny	WIE, F1/14
Wed.15^th October, 4-6pm	Intuitions, emotions and gut reactions in decisions about risks: towards a different interpretation of 'nueoethics'	Sabine Roeser (Delft University)	WIE, BG/26
Friday 31^st October, 12.30-2pm	Halloween Special Wolf-men, ghosts and vampires: A cross disciplinary presentation	Michele Paule, Constantine Sandis and Nick Swarbrick	WIE, FG 11
Wed. 5^th November, 4-6pm	What is particularism in ethics?	Jonathan Dancy (University of Texas at Austin and University of Reading)	WIE, BG/26
Wed. 5^th November, 3.30-5pm	Identity in Methodism: new research on the Wesley family	Bill Gibson	WIE, F1/14
Wed. 5^th November, 2-4pm	Doing observations NOW 19^th NOV	Postgraduate Seminars: Marlene Morrison	Smetham Room
Wed. 12^th November, 4.30-6pm	Children’s reading comprehension (Making Research Work for Children series)	Prof. Kate Nation, University of Oxford	WIE, F1/14
Wed. 12^th November, 1-2pm	The impact of Every Child Matters on trainee secondary teachers' understanding of professional knowledge	Nick Mead	WIE, AG09
Wed. 19^th November, 4-6pm	Religion faith and philosophy	John Cottingham, University of Reading	WIE, CG/02
Wed. 19^th November, 1-2pm	Creative partnerships and social well-being	Phil Whitehead and David Wood	WIE, AG09
Wed. 26^th November, 4-6pm	Lost in translation – Multi-dimensional treatment foster care applying evidence based treatment from the US to the UK (Making Research Work for Children series	Ciorsdan Anderson & Maggie Swarbrick	FG03
Wed. 3^rd December, 1 -2 pm	Attitudes to science - the makings of a good teacher	Helen Wilson and Jenny Mant	WIE, AG09
Wed.3^rd December, 2-4pm	Documentary analysis	Postgraduate Seminars: Marlene Morrison	Smetham Room
Wed.3^rd December, 4-6pm	On self-knowledge	Gianfranco Soldati, Friobourg University	WIE, BG/26
Tues. 9^th December	Political and sociological perspectives: the British context	ESRC Seminars- invited guests	Main Lecture Theatre, Harcourt Hill.
Thurs. 11^th December, 3.30-5pm	Narratives of ability and gender: school, research and popular culture	Michele Paule	WIE, B1/39
2009
Wed.. 14^th January, 3.30-5pm	The discourse of intercultural communication and the incitement of responsibility	John O'Regan	B1/39
Wed. 21^st January, 1-2pm	Social and inclusion and well-being in 14-19 education and training	Marlene Morrison	F1/14
Wed. 28^th January, 1-2pm	Vocational competence and access to education for ethnic minority students: The Stephen Lawrence project	Annie Haight	AG09
Wed. 4^th February, 1-2pm	Spirituality and learning in schools	Dr Ruth Deakin-Crick (Bristol)	F1/14
Wed. 4^th February, 2-4pm	Away from the ‘home base’: research in cross-cultural settings	Postgraduate Seminars: Marlene Morrison	Smetham Room
Tues. 3^rd February	Political and sociological perspectives: international contexts	ESRC Seminars- invited guests	Main Lecture Theatre, Harcourt Hill
Wed. 11^th February 3:30-5pm	Models of action research	Trudy McAuley	B1/39
Wed. 18^th February. 1-2pm	Making systems work for children: the implications of Every Child Matters	Georgina Glenny and Caroline Roaf	F1/14
Wed. 25^th February, 4-6pm	Supporting Parents in Supporting Their Children's Thinking (Making research work for children series)	Martin Needham, University of Wolverhampton	F1/14
Wed. 4^th March, 2-4pm	Preparation for Thesis submission and for the Viva Voce	Postgraduate Seminars: Marlene Morrison	Smetham Room
Wed. 11^th March 3:30-5pm	Action in Ethics	Constantine Sandis and Stephen Boulter	WIE
Wed. 18^th March, 1-2pm	The social engineering of “our future citizens”? Morality and well-being in education for children at risk, past and present	Kathryn Ecclestone and Susannah Wright	BG/26
Wed. 1^st April, 1-2pm	Change or transformation: a critique of government policy for the FE system	Liz Browne	F1/14
Wed. 22^nd April 4 - 5:30pm	‘It’s all about give and take’, or is it? Where, when and how do native and non-native uses of English shape UK university students’ representations of each other and their learning experience?'	Juliet Henderson	B1/39
Wed. 22^nd April	Philosophical and theological perspectives	ESRC Seminars- invited guests	Canterbury Christ Church University
Wed. 29^th April, 1-2pm	Well-being and sustainability in schools	Simon Catling	F1/14
Wed. 13^th May, 1-2pm	Being critical without being critical in book reviews	Helena Mitchell	F1/14
Wed.. 20^th May 3:30-5pm	New Tricks	Tom Tyler	B1/39
Wed. 3^rd June, 1-2pm	Researching teaching and learning	Jane Spiro	F1/14
Wed. 10^th June, 4-6pm	Building on the Foundation Stage: Exploring Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Year 1 (Making research work for children series)	Prof. Julie Fisher, Visiting Professor OBU	F1/14
Wed. 10^th June	Psychological perspectives	ESRC Seminars- invited guests	Canterbury Christ Church University
Wed. 17th June 3:30-5pm	Undergraduate Student Writing: Genres of Assessed Writing’	Paul Wickens	B1/39
Wed. 24^th June, 1-2pm	Researching academics' experiences of higher education: issues and dilemmas	Alan Floyd and Linet Arthur	F1/14
Wed. 1^st July, 1-2pm	Professionalism and knowledge	Mandy Winters	F1/14
Tues. 7^th July	Historical perspectives	ESRC Seminars- invited guests	Main Lecture Theatre, Harcourt Hill
Thurs. 19^th and Fri. 20^th November 2009	Implications for education policy and practice	ESRC Seminars- invited guests	Nottingham University

Diary Date:

Annual Research & Knowledge Transfer Conference : Friday 17^th July 2009

More in the planning stage

Visiting Speaker Programme and Symposia

Consideration is being given to a cross-Institute Visiting Speaker Programme about which we hope to let you know more shortly. Also under being considered is a series of Symposia placed throughout the year which, if it is possible to provide, we shall inform you about.

MP/SC/10/2008