Centre for International Education Research (CIER)

Centre for International Education Research (CIER) members are engaged in research that seeks to understand and enable education as a lifelong and lifewide practice that should promote social and ecological justice, equality, citizenship and democracy. Their research focuses on adult, vocational and higher education, informal learning and social movements across the globe.

Current research includes projects funded by the EU, ESRC, GCRF, DFID and the British Academy.

Professor Juliet Thondhlana and Gary Mills
Centre Convenors

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CIER news

Engaging low-income families in education research: examining the challenges in Beijing and London

Description
Article co-written by Dr Yuwei Xu, published in Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
Date:
20 November 2024

Welcome to our new postgraduate researchers

Description
Professor Dalene Swanson welcomes new PGR students to the School of Education
Date:
29 October 2024

Understanding secondary school students' agentic negotiation strategies in accessing higher education in Cameroon

Description
Article co-written by Dr Yuwei Xu, published in A Journal of Comparative and International Education
Date:
03 October 2024

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CIER events

How can we equip teachers to advance peace in contexts of violence?

Date
04 December 2024 (13:30-14:30)
Location:
C49, Dearing Building, Jubilee Campus, Online - MS Teams
Description
Crispin Hemson, CEO, University of KwaZulu-Natal Extended Learning, Durban, South Africa presents the findings of a qualitative action research study undertaken in Durban, South Africa, from 2021-2023.

Refugee education: Continuing conversations 9

Date
13 December 2024 (14:00-16:00)
Location:
Online
Description
A School of Education event hosted by the Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe

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Centre for International Education Research

School of Education
University of Nottingham
Jubilee Campus
Nottingham, NG8 1BB


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