From 23-25 July, 2018, our ERC funded project Developing Theatre will be hosting its first international conference with a special focus on Philanthropy, Development and the Arts: Histories and Theories. At the conference, we seek to interrogate the impact of philanthropy on the field of arts – visu...

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The aim of this study is to explore how actors in the school system (parents of pupils) or experts (specialised teachers) represent the successful school pupil and the pupil in difficulty at school. To do so, we interviewed 29 parents of pupils and 33 specialised teachers. The results indicate that...

International audience At school, learning typically occurs through some form of social interaction between teachers and students. Moreover, social interactions have been reported to be one of the best means to reach understanding of learning processes, school events, and, more generally, students’...

This thesis is about Ronald Dworkin’s conception of justice as equal respect and concern from which we study the interaction between its principles and the development of personal identity. The idea behind it is that justice as equal liberty involves a problem of commensurability : how do we ascerta...

This special topic poll, fielded October 7-10, 1999, was undertaken to assess public opinion of potential third-party candidates for the 2000 presidential election. Respondents were asked whether they would seriously consider voting for the following candidates for president: Reform Party founder Ro...

This special topic poll, fielded February 10-11, 2004, was undertaken to assess public opinion on the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Views were sought on President George W. Bush and his handling of the presidency and issues such as the economy, education, foreign affairs, and hea...

This article discusses how public policy understands the concept of inclusion of students with special educational needs or skills, translates it into legislation and brings such regulations into practice. Based on an ethnographic observation, we explore the diverse ways in which inclusive practices...

This PhD thesis deals with gender and education, more specifically investigating schools and schoolteachers. This research examines primary schoolteachers’ representations of their female and male pupils. Data have been drawn from the teachers’ portraits of their pupils. With reference to two theore...

<p>This mixed method, in-depth case study in Colorado examines the degree to which key players in the child welfare, early intervention/preschool special education (EI/Preschool SPED) and early care and education (ECE) systems (e.g. Head Start, preschool, child care centers, family child care homes)...

<p> The Eurobarometer series is a unique cross-national and cross-temporal survey program conducted on behalf of the European Commission. These surveys regularly monitor public opinion in the European Union (EU) member countries and consist of standard modules and special topic modules. The standard...

The Afrobarometer project was designed to collect and disseminate information regarding Africans' views on democracy, governance, economic reform, civil society, and quality of life. This particular survey was concerned with the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of Benin. Respondents in a face-...

The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the influences on special education teachers??? decisions about literacy for their students with severe disabilities. Using multiple case study and grounded theory methodologies, four middle and high school special education teachers were purposef...

Notre article se propose d’aborder une expérience originale d’éducation populaire, souvent citée mais finalement assez peu étudiée : les cours radiodiffusés du Centre confédéral d’éducation ouvrière de la CGT, durant le Front populaire. Le CCEO qui, dès sa création en 1933, s’est voulu un outil de d...

1. Introduction Since the first Brizola government (1983-87) in the city of Rio de Janeiro, there was an association between the public school and the poor, as a result of the implementation of the Special Education Programme by the Darcy Ribeiro Department of Education. The programme sought to brid...

Creole is a language spoken by about 10 million speakers in the Americas and Indian Ocean islands. Two million of them live in the French overseas departments (DOM): Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion. For three centuries, creole was the only language of black slaves; it was transmitt...

This special topic poll, conducted April 13-19, 2005, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. The focus of this data collection was on respondents' experiences with pain and medications desig...

The article develops considerations on the current design and presentation of archaeology and history of antique art in synthesis work for mainly didactic purposes. The critical analysis of a few recently published books makes it possible to address a series of questions concerning the logic of know...

International audience The indigenous population, with their rich culture and heritage, represent an important component of Indian and Himalayan civilizations. Politics of Ethnicity in India, Neapal and China reviews the social, cultural and political processes that have shaped these indigenous soci...

The article offers narration of a few learning situations based on the experimental dimension of mathematics (Dias, 2008) among students in specialised education. In particular, we will see how the solicitation of gestures and variations in registers of geometric objects are likely to reveal the kno...

The educational community of Carlos M. Simmonds de Popayán needs to improve its knowledge of the concept of cultural inclusion and diversity and to take a responsible attitude towards the special educational requirements of students in training. To achieve this, it is essential to explore and apply...

This special topic poll, conducted January 13-15, 1997, is part of a continuing series of monthly polls that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. This data collection was undertaken to assess public opinion prior to President Bill Clinton's se...

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The present article is based on research carried out in three universities, the University Center South (Cusur, Mexico), Jaen and Cuenca (Spain) on the influence of university practice in the development of sensitivity towards inclusive education in our students the first years of the Diploma in Edu...