Professor Michael Young visit

9 July 2012 to 12 July 2012

Knowledge and Education Research Unit (KERU)

Week of events for the visit by Professor Michael Young, Institute of Education, University of London (2010 Hood Fellow to the Faculty)

All Welcome

RSVP 4 July to Marina James m.james@auckland.ac.nz for one or more of the events.

KERU Colloquium ‘What might a social realist curriculum look like?’
Monday, 11.00am -12.30pm, 9 July 2012
Venue: N356
KERU members in discussion with Professor Michael Young
KERU Seminar ‘Can educational research be about social justice?’
Tuesday, 10 July 2012. 12.00-1.00pm N356
Chair: Claudia Rozas Gomez
Presenter: Professor Michael Young
Discussant: Jennifer Tatebe
Based on Young, M. (2012) ‘Can educational research be about social justice? Opening a debate’, Pacific-Asian Education. 24(1): 9-16.

MAIN EVENT

KERU Symposium ‘Why is bringing knowledge back in so difficult’
Wednesday, 11 July 2012. N356

9.45am Morning tea
10.00am Introduction: Barbara Ormond (University of Auckland)
10.15am Professor Michael Young (University of London)
11.15am Associate Professor Leesa Wheelahan (University of Melbourne)
1.00pm Professor John Morgan (University of Auckland)
1.45pm Dr Mark Sheehan (Victoria University of Wellington)
2.30pm Afternoon Tea
2.45pm Discussants: Dr Bronwyn Wood (VUW) and Dr Graham McPhail (UoA)

(4pm Launch of Elizabeth Rata’s book, The Politics of Knowledge in Education)
KERU Forum ‘Critical Realism and Social Realism’
Thursday, 12 July 2012. 10.30am-12.30pm
Panelists: Prof. Michael Young, Assoc. Prof. Leesa Wheelahan, Prof. John Morgan, Prof Robin Small
Chair: Dr Graham McPhail

For further information please contact Associate Professor Elizabeth Rata.

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