UNESCO Chair in Political Economy of Education (679), established in 2005 at the University of Nottingham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

Fields/Disciplines

Comparative Political Economy of Education and development.

Objectives

The academic and programme development of the political economy of education according to the following themes: 

•      Comparative Higher Education and Graduate Employment.

•      Anthropology, Culture, Civil Society and Educational Development.

•      The Political Economy of Peace Education and Social Justice.

Host Institution

• The University of Nottingham

Partnership

• The University of Ibadan (Nigeria)
• Higher Education institutions (P.R. of China)
• The Institute of Multi-Disciplinary Studies (Russian Federation)
• Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation)
• The Institute of Sociology, Hanoi (Vietnam)
• The Institute of Educational Research, Ho Chi Minh City (Vienam)
• The Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa)
• The University of KwaZulu Natal (South Africa)
• The Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil)
• Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos UNISINOS (Brazil)
• The An Najah University (Palestinian Authority)
• The University of the Bosphorus (Turkey)
• The Institute of Turkish Studies (Turkey)
• The University of the West Indies
• The National Insititute of Education Policy Research of Japan
• Kyoto University (Japan)

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Education.

Document

Progress report 2008-2009 (short version)

Contact

Prof. W.J. Morgan, Centre for Comparative Education Research, University of Nottingham
UNESCO Chairholder, Director of the Centre
E-Mail address - John.Morgan(at)nottingham.ac.uk
Work Phone - +44(0)115-951-3717
Fax - +44(0)115-951-4397
Street - The Dearing Building,Jubilee Campus,Wollaton Road
City - Nottingham NG8 1BB
Country - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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