VI International Perspectives on Education Policy (IPEP) Summer School (2024)

Welcome to VI International Perspectives on Education Policy (IPEP) Summer School (18-23 August 2024)

See more about the outcome, the programme, preparation for the course and lectures: 

IPEP Summer School August 18-23, 2024 - Aalborg Universitet (aau.dk)

The IPEP Summer School will consider theories and methods relevant across the field of educational policy research. It is designed for primarily PhD students, but also relevant to postdoctoral fellows and researchers of policy in all areas of education; and advanced master students can participate (if seats are available).

IPEP builds on a cooperation agreement between the University of Verona (Department of Human Sciences) and Aalborg University (Department of Culture and Learning). It stems from a synergy between these universities, the University of Nottingham (School of Education), and the Institute of Research on Population and Social Policies of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IRPPS), co-founders of the International Research Centre for Global and Comparative Policy Studies on the Education and Learning of Adults (IRC-GloCoPoS).

The Summer School will include an explicit focus on policy related to higher and adult education, and the specific content of activities will be developed in light of the participants’ profiles.

In continuity with past years’ seasonal schools (in Verona), this IPEP Summer School will provide participants with an opportunity to learn about, and discuss:

• The nature and the role of ‘theory’ in the understanding of educational policy
• The relationship between global, national, and institutional governance in education
• The strengths and limits of document analysis, discourse analysis and educational ethnography to investigate education policy
• Current discourses on new technologies, their consequences and educational responses to them
• Urgent education policy issues in the countries represented by the participants

The Summer School is carried out as a unique opportunity for the participants to experience and collaborate on policy ethnographic fieldwork in an international perspective. It is innovative in respect to have the participants doing a real fieldwork and thus learning the tools of education policy ethnography in practice. This concept has proved very successful in the past years, where we have had participants from all over the world, who have been particularly pleased with its strongly practice-based character.

This year, for the first time it will take place at Aalborg University (Denmark). The days of fieldwork will be organized in collaboration with the UCN (University College of Northern Jutland).

General information:

Preparation required ahead of the Summer School:

Before the start of the summer School students will be asked to fill in and upload in Moodle a “Questions for participants about education policy issues” sheet that is provided separately after registration.

Students should note that each of the lectures will include a ‘Preparation’ section. Please look at it carefully and kindly do as asked, in due time. As there is a limited time for individual study during the Summer School, please consider preparing for these lectures ahead of the Summer School.

Access to preparatory readings:

All ‘Preparatory readings’ mentioned in the lecture’s outlines will be made available to students ahead of the Summer School in moodle. ‘Further readings’ will be made available during the Summer School also in moodle.

Final certificate:

Students are reminded that to receive a completion certificate (corresponding to 5 ECTS) the attendance requirement is 100%, and they should upload a short essay by September 15th, 2024 (for which they will receive also a short written evaluation by the IPEP Faculty).

Bursaries:

The ESREA Presidium has gladly agreed to support the IPEP 2024 with four scholarships, which can be applied for by PhD students who need support for travel and accommodation costs. Please write an application, stating your situation and needs, and forward this to Coordinator Annette Rasmussen anra@ikl.aau.dk at the time of your acceptance to the IPEP Summer School.

Coordinator: Annette Rasmussen, anra@ikl.aau.dk

Secretary: Jane Bak Andersen, jband@ikl.aau.dk

ECTS: 5

Time: 18-23 August 2024

Place: Krogstræde 3

Zip code: 9220

City: Aalborg

Number of seats: 25

Deadline: 26 June 2024

Important information concerning PhD courses: We have over some time experienced problems with no-shows for both project and general courses. It has now reached a point where we are forced to take action. Therefore, the Doctoral School has decided to introduce a no-show fee of DKK 2000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start. This can hopefully also provide new students a chance to register for courses during the year. We look forward to your registration.