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WELCOME! sussex.ac.uk/education/cheer

WELCOME! http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/cheer. CHEER Launch 15 th November 2007. Why CHEER?. HE Centres exist around the globe e.g . Japan, Brazil, Germany, USA, Australia; Ditto Centres for Social Inclusion, Gender Mainstreaming, Affirmative Action;

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WELCOME! sussex.ac.uk/education/cheer

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  1. WELCOME! http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/cheer CHEER Launch 15th November 2007

  2. Why CHEER? • HE Centres exist around the globe e.g. Japan, Brazil, Germany, USA, Australia; • Ditto Centres for Social Inclusion, Gender Mainstreaming, Affirmative Action; • Sophisticated empirical, theoretical and publishing bases for sociology of school-based education; • Theory developing on globalisation and internationalisation of HE; BUT • Limited opportunities to develop a sociology of higher education

  3. Focus • Identities • Assessment • Transitions

  4. Action • Research • Publications • Consultancy

  5. Impact • Developing Theory • Informing Practices • Contributing to Policy

  6. Examples of Our Research • Widening Participation in Higher Education in Ghana and Tanzania: Developing an Equity Scorecard. (ESRC/DfID) • Exploring the under-representation of young people in mathematics and science and strategies for improvements (Marie Curie Foundation) • Improving the experiences of disabled students in Higher Education (Higher Education Academy).

  7. Join US In our attempts to develop: • A new conceptual grammar; • New vocabularies for examining equity; • New visions for more equitable and inclusive higher education systems.

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