Marxism and Education: Renewing Dialogues VII
MARXISM AND EDUCATION: RENEWING DIALOGUES VII
Education and Alliances for Social Change
A DAY SEMINAR
Wednesday 26th October 2005
9.00 – 5.00
Room TBA
School of Education Foundations & Policy Studies
University of London
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
20 Bedford Way, London WC1
- 9.30 – 10.00:
- Registration
- 10.00 – 10.30:
- Introduction and Announcements:
Tony Green (University of London, Institute of Education) and Glenn Rikowski (University College Northampton)
- 10.30 – 11.00:
- Jon Berry (University of Hertfordshire) Challenging Orthodoxy - Can Schools Break Free From Prescription?
- 11.00 – 11.30:
- Paul Feldman (Co-author of A World to Win) Out of the Shadows: The Theory and Practice of State and Revolution
- 11.30 – 12.00:
- BREAK
- 12.00 – 12.30:
- Jean Spence (Durham University) Marxism and Community-based Educational Issues
- 12.30 – 1.00:
- Richard Hatcher (University of Central England) and Ken Jones (Keele University) Campaigning against Academies
- 1.00 – 2.30:
- LUNCH
- 2.30 – 3.00:
- Martin Allen (Alperton Community School) School Teachers and Wider Educational Alliances – Limits and Possibilities
- 3.00 – 3.30:
- Alasdair Smith (University of London, Institute of Education) From Defence to Attack: How do we get a 'good local school' for all our children? Fighting for a comprehensive education in the 21st Century
- 3.30 – 3.45:
- BREAK
- 3.45 – 5.00:
- PLENARY – OPEN DISCUSSION
The Seminar is free, but places are limited. To reserve a place, please contact Glenn Rikowski at: Rikowskigr@aol.com