New Article: Delegated Budgets and Educational Inequalities – S. Zdravkov

We are very delighted to announce that Dr. Svetlomir Zdravkov from the JustEdu project published an article, which was prepared within this project: Zdravkov, S. (2022). Delegated Budgets and Educational Inequalities. Critique and Humanism, 57: 101-117. Abstract Several consecutive waves of the PISA study have shown that Bulgarian students have the lowest scores in the EU in reading, mathematics, and science. The main problem of the Bulgarian education system is…

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New Publication: (Un)avoidable Clash: Higher Education at the Altar of Its Missions and Rankings – P. Boyadjieva

We are very delighted to announce that the chapter: Boyadjieva, P. (2022). (Un)avoidable Clash: Higher Education at the Altar of Its Missions and Rankings. In: Parreira do Amaral, M., Thompson, C. (eds) Geopolitical Transformations in Higher Education. Educational Governance Research, vol 17, pp: 125-142. Springer, Cham., which was prepared within the JustEdu project, has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94415-5_8. Abstract Nowadays, higher education institutions (HEIs) throughout the world face challenges that interfere not…

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New Publication: Beyond Economic Benefit – P. Boyadjieva

Professor Pepka Boyadjieva from the JustEdu project published a chapter, which was prepared within this project: Boyadjieva, P. (2022). Beyond Economic Benefit: Higher Education as a Sphere of Recognition. In: Grekova, M., Mineva, M., Vajsova, L., Blagoev, D., (eds.). Sociology as a Civic Engagement. Sofia: University Publishing House “St. Kl. Ohridski”, pp. 442-463 (In Bulgarian) СОЦИОЛОГИЯТА КАТО ГРАЖДАНСКИ АНГАЖИМЕНТ (unipress.bg)

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New Article: Empowerment Through Lifelong Learning: A Social Justice Perspective – P. Boyadjieva and P. Ilieva-Trichkova

We are very delighted to announce that our new article: Boyadjieva P., & Ilieva-Trichkova P. (2022). Empowerment Through Lifelong Learning: A Social Justice Perspective. In: Evans K., Markowitsch J., Lee W.O., Zukas M. (eds) Third International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67930-9_8-1, which was prepared within the JustEdu project, has been just published: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-030-67930-9_8-1. Abstract Our contemporary world is characterized by highly dynamic, growing inequalities…

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XX Jubilee BCES Annual International Conference ‘Towards the Next Epoch of Education’ – Conference Participation and Article Publication

Raya Mihaylova, a member of the JustEdu project’s team presented an article at the XX Jubilee BCES Annual International Conference Towards the Next Epoch of Education held between the 20th and the 24th of June 2022 (bces-conference.org). The article, titled Technology as an Actor in Communication between Teachers and Parents: the Case of Electronic Diaries, was published in the BCES Conference Book Towards the Next Epoch of Education, Volume 20,…

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New Article: Stoilova, R. and Ilieva-Trichkova, P. – Fairness of Educational Opportunities and Income Distribution

We are very delighted to announce that our new article: Stoilova, R. and Ilieva-Trichkova, P. (2022). Fairness of Educational Opportunities and Income Distribution: Gender-Sensitive Analysis in a European Comparative Perspective. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-02-2022-0065, SJR (0.53), Q1, which was prepared within the JustEdu project, has been published: Fairness of educational opportunities and income distribution: gender-sensitive analysis in a European comparative perspective | Emerald Insight Abstract…

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New Article: Corruption-Driven Inequalities in Access to Adult Education – A. Gerganov, P. Ilieva-Trichkova, P. Boyadjieva

We are very delighted to announce that our new article Gerganov A., Ilieva-Trichkova P., & Boyadjieva P. Corruption-Driven Inequalities in Access to Adult Education. Adult Education Quarterly. November 2021. doi:10.1177/07417136211054517, SJR (0.52), Q2, which was prepared within the JustEdu project, is already published: Corruption-Driven Inequalities in Access to Adult Education – Alexander Gerganov, Petya Ilieva-Trichkova, Pepka Boyadjieva, 2021 (sagepub.com) Abstract The article aims to show that taking into account diverse characteristics of the…

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New Article: P. Ilieva-Trichkova & P. Boyadjieva – The Fragile Axes of Life

We are very delighted to announce that our new article Ilieva-Trichkova P, Boyadjieva P. The Fragile Axes of Life: A Capability Approach Perspective towards Graduates’ Education–Job Mismatches and Subjective Well-Being. Social Sciences. 2021; 10(7): 262, SJR (0.36), Q2, which was prepared within the JustEdu project, is already available online via an open access route: Social Sciences | Free Full-Text | The Fragile Axes of Life: A Capability Approach Perspective towards Graduates’…

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New Article: Participation in adult education as a layered process – P. Ilieva-Trichkova & P. Boyadjieva

We are very delighted to announce that the paper: Ilieva-Trichkova, Petya, & Boyadjieva, Pepka. (2021). Participation in adult education as a layered process: Reconsidering the effects of social origin and innovation. Proceedings of the Adult Education in Global Times Conference, Edited by Jude Walker, Gabriella Maestrini, & Suzanne Smythe, Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE), ISBN:978-0-920056-54-7, 288-294, which was prepared within the JustEdu project, has been published:…

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New Book: Boyadjieva P. & Ilieva-Trichkova P. – Adult Education as Empowerment

We are very pleased to announce that our new book Boyadjieva P. & Ilieva-Trichkova P. ‘Adult Education as Empowerment Re-imagining Lifelong Learning through the Capability Approach, Recognition Theory and Common Goods Perspective’ which was prepared within the JustEdu project is already available online: Adult Education as Empowerment | SpringerLink Adult Education as Empowerment – Re-imagining Lifelong Learning through the Capability Approach, Recognition Theory and Common Goods Perspective | Pepka Boyadjieva…

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