NEWSLETTER 1/2019
Dear members of the GERIF-network,
You receive this newsletter because you have expressed an interest in
joining the network for global education research in Finland (GERIF).
SUMMARY OF NETWORK MEETING 27.2.2019
We want to thank all the 25 people who participated in the network
meeting in Helsinki on the 27th of February. It was nice to see so
many competent and enthusiastic people there! At the meeting, there
was a clear consensus that the new network is needed. The participants
hoped that the network would make research more accessible by
collecting it to one place (the upcoming website) and also by
presenting research in popularized ways. Concerning collaboration, the
participants wished that the network would facilitate cooperation
between research and practice and encourage critical debate.
SAVE THE DATE
We can inform you that the network will gather at the FERA conference
on Education (Kasvatustieteen päivät) 21th - 22th of November 2019 in
Joensuu. For the conference, we are planning a working group on global
education. Currently, we are also applying for the status of Special
Interest Group (SIG-group) within the Finnish Educational Research
Association, in order to enhance multidisciplinary cooperation within
global education research and increase the visibility of the network.
UPCOMING WEBSITE
The next step is to launch a website for the network, in which we can
share and discuss recent publications and research projects as well as
inform about upcoming scientific events related to global education.
Our aim is to provide you with more information on the website within
April.
NETWORK COORDINATORS
The network is coordinated by the following group: Elina Lehtomäki
(professor, University of Oulu), Antti Rajala (postdoctoral
researcher, University of Helsinki), Sanna Rekola (expert on global
education, Fingo), Antti Kylänpää (doctoral researcher, Tampere
University) and Heidi Henriksson (doctoral researcher, Åbo Akademi
Unversity).
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Antti Kylänpää: antti.kylanpaa(a)tuni.fi or Heidi Henriksson:
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On behalf of the GERIF-network,
Antti Kylänpää & Heidi Henriksson
