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…
Read MorePhD student position
We are currently looking for a highly motivated and skilled PhD student to join a new research group at Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, working on the project “Dynamics of inequalities in participation in higher and adult education: A comparative social justice perspective”, funded by the National Science Fund to the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria within the National Scientific Programme “VIHREN”…
Read More“Challenges of the 21st century: Democracy, Environment, Inequality, Intersectionality” – Conference Participation
Pepka Boyadjieva and Petya Ilieva-Trichkova from the JustEdu project presented 2 papers: ‘First in My Family: The Contribution of Higher Education for Reducing Social Inequalities’ and ‘Disadvantaged but Where: The Social Embeddedness of the Influence of Social and Cultural Capital on Individual Participation in Adult Non-Formal Education’ at the 4th ISA (International Sociological Association) Forum “Challenges of the 21st century: Democracy, Environment, Inequality, Intersectionality” in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on the…
Read MoreDr. Petya Ilieva-Trichkova Took Part in the Sixth National Days of Lifelong Learning in Gabrovo, Bulgaria
As a member of the National Coordination Group for Lifelong Learning in Bulgaria Dr. Petya Ilieva-Trichkova was invited to take part in the Sixth National Days of Lifelong Learning which were hold between 7th and 9th September in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. The tradition is that the National Days of Lifelong Learning are organized every year in different city of the country, so that the lifelong learning can be promoted…
Read MoreProf. Pepka Boyadjieva Took Part in the EFSES 2020
Prof. Pepka Boyadjieva was personally invited and took part in the EFSES 2020 – European Forum on Science & Education for Sustainability 2020 “From Ambition to Action – Together for an Innovative and Sustainable Europe”. The Forum was held in an interactive digital format on the 6th of October. The Forum was organised by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research as a highlight of Germany’s Presidency of the Council…
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We are currently looking for a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral fellow to join a new research group at Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, working on the project “Dynamics of inequalities in participation in higher and adult education: A comparative social justice perspective”, funded by the National Science Fund to the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria within the National Scientific Programme “VIHREN”.…
Read More“Educational Reforms Worldwide” – Conference Participation
Petya Ilieva-Trichkova and Pepka Boyadjieva from the JustEdu project, presented a paper ‘Social Equity in Access to Higher Education: How to Increase the Share of First-generation Students?’ at the 18th BCES (Bulgarian Comparative Education Society) Conference “Educational Reforms Worldwide” in Sofia, Bulgaria, on the 22nd – 26th June 2020. The conference was carried out virtually and attracted more than 60 participants from all around the world. Here is a link…
Read MoreJob Offer for a Postdoctoral Fellow
We are currently looking for a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral fellow to join a new research group at Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, working on the project “Dynamics of inequalities in participation in higher and adult education: A comparative social justice perspective”, funded by the National Science Fund to the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria within the National Scientific Programme “VIHREN”.…
Read MoreTwo Job Offers for Senior Researchers
We are currently looking for two highly motivated and skilled experienced researchers to join a new research group at Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, working on the project “Dynamics of inequalities in participation in higher and adult education: A comparative social justice perspective”, funded by the National Science Fund to the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria within the National Scientific Programme “VIHREN”.…
Read MoreNew Website of the JustEdu Project
Welcome to the new website of the project “Dynamics of inequalities in participation in higher and adult education: A comparative social justice perspective” (JustEdu), realized by the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences with the financial support of the Bulgarian Science Fund, National Scientific Program “Vihren”, contract КП-06-ДВ-2/16.12.2019. Here you can find news and information about the project and related activities.
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