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,…
Read MoreThe Moral Society – Xxi Congress of the International Association of French Speaking Sociologists, Tunis, 12-16 July 2021 – Conference Participation
Svetla Koleva from the JustEdu project presented a paper “Moral experiences in and between ‘small societies’. The case of graduates from Africa who studied in Bulgaria” at the XXIst Congress of the International Association of French Speaking Sociologists “The Moral Society” held online on 12-16 July 2021 in Tunis. The paper was presented in session 2 of the Research Committee 24 “Small Societies and Knowledge Construction”. Abstract: What are moral…
Read MoreTrust and Well-Being in the Balkans – Conference Participation
Pepka Boyadjieva and Petya Ilieva-Trichkova from the JustEdu project presented a keynote speech: ‘Is there anything beyond happiness? A comparative European perspective towards the multi-dimensional character of subjective well-being’ at the Trust and Well-Being in the Balkans: Regional conference. This conference was held on 30th September – 1st October, 2021 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The conference was carried out virtually. It was organized by the Bulgarian Sociological Association (BSA) as the…
Read MoreXIX BCES Annual International Conference ‘New Challenges to Education. Lessons from Around the World’ – Conference Participation
Members of the JustEdu project’s team presented 2 papers the XIX BCES Annual International Conference ‘New Challenges to Education. Lessons from Around the World’ on 21 – 25 June 2021 in Sofia, Bulgaria: • Alexander Gerganov, Petya Ilieva-Trichkova and Pepka Boyadjieva – ‘Why Study More when You Can Bribe: Corruption as a Challenge to Participation in Adult Formal Education’ • Raya Mihaylova – ‘Heuristic Potential of Actor – Network Theory…
Read MoreAdult Education in Global Times (AEGT 2021) – Conference Participation
Petya Ilieva-Trichkova and Pepka Boyadjieva from the JustEdu project presented the paper: ‘Participation in adult education as a layered process: Reconsidering the effects of social origin and innovation’ at the Adult Education in Global Times (AEGT 2021): International Research Conference. This conference was held on June 3-6, 2021 in Vancouver, The University of British Columbia, Canada. The conference was carried out for first time virtually. It was a product of a…
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 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…
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…
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