International Symposium Global Challenges and Social Change Initiative in Cape Town
ESRC Rising Powers – Global
Challenges and Social Change Initiative Network Symposium is held in
Cape Town, South Africa on March 7-9, 2011. This is the third
symposium in the frames of the international project "Education, Well being and
Emergent Economies of Brazil, Russia and South Africa". The previous events
were held in Brazil (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo) and in
Russia (Moscow State University of Psychology and Education). The symposium
participants are addressing the most ugrent social and educational policy
issues faced by the country recovering after the years of
apartheid:
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Can targeted schools funding imporve educational outcomes and education quality?
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How to make education an effective "social elevator"?
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How to overcome the leftover structural violence and social inequality?
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How the relationships between economical growth, education and well being are understood in different countries?
Organizers:
The University of Cape Town (South Africa)
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (Brazil)
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (Russia)
Funded by Economic and Social Research Council (UK)