INCHER Kassel Summer SchoolOct 9-13 2017 |
2017 Summer School in Higher Education Research and Science Studies October 9 -13, 2017The Summer School is organized by the International Centre for Higher Education Research Kassel (INCHER-Kassel) of the University of Kassel, Germany.
Globalization has brought about the idea of a borderless world, and new realities of a globalized academic world are emerging. Nevertheless, boundaries in science and higher education (research) are ubiquitous and ambiguous. Geographical boundaries still matter and we continue to face boundaries between disciplines and terminologies, the public and the private sector, organizations, career systems, methodological and theoretical approaches, as well as generations. These boundaries often limit our research and our ability to be innovative. But they may also enable original approaches and relevant new results. In addition, important research questions relate to what constitutes these boundaries, how they affect process and outcomes of scientific research, how to harness them and whether to expand or realign them. Accordingly, the 2017 summer school in Higher Education and Science Studies addresses questions related to different boundaries:
The summer school’s keynotes lectures and workshops will reflect on these and related questions from theoretical, methodological, and practical perspectives. Invited speakers and participants from German and international higher education research and science studies will establish a constructive and critical dialog discussing, transcending and pushing forward the boundaries that cross our work and our field(s).
Guido Bünstorf, Anna Kosmützky, Georg Krücken (all INCHER-Kassel)
Monday – October 9, 2017: Welcome and opening by the organizers, getting to know each other, opening keynote, presentation of participants’ projects, reception & opening dinner with dinner talk Tuesday – October 10, 2017: Lecture on p-Hacking, presentation of participants’ projects, workshop and hands on session on interviewing academics/scientists, casual dinner Wednesday – October 11, 2017: Talk and discussion on big data, presentation of participants’ projects, poster session, afternoon: social activities “outside the class room” (e.g. museum, walking tour) followed by joint dinner Thursday – October 12, 2017: Introductory lecture followed by two parallel workshops on international comparative research (qualitative/ mixed method and quantitative/ multi-level analysis), panel discussion on international collaborative research, pub night Friday – October 13, 2017: Talk and discussion on field boundaries, careers, and publication strategies, presentation of participants’ projects, closing keynote, summer school evaluation, feedback, and farewell CALL FOR PAPERSParticipants are invited to contribute a paper presentation or interactive poster to the summer school program, but of course participants without own presentation are also welcome. Submissions for presentations and posters could cover the summer school topic and related questions, but are not restricted to it. Paper presentations will have 20 minutes plus discussion. Each poster presenter will have 5 minutes for the poster presentation. After the presentation, the facilitator will open the discussion with the audience. Presenting participants will receive 5 ECTS credits.
Please apply and – in case you would like to participate with your own presentation or poster – submit an abstract (about one page) by June 16th, 2017 to summerschool@incher.uni-kassel.de. Letters of acceptance will be sent by July 3rd, 2017as well as detailed information about the location, schedule, and accommodation options.
Presenting participants will receive 5 ECTS credits. FeeThe participation fee is € 75 to cover coffee breaks, lunches and conference dinner. |