WELCOME!

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/cheer

CHEER Launch 15th November 2007

Why CHEER?

• HE Centres exist around the globe e.g. Japan, Brazil, Germany,

USA, Australia;

• Ditto Centres for Social Inclusion, Gender Mainstreaming,

Affirmative Action;

• Sophisticated empirical, theoretical and publishing bases for

sociology of school-based education;

• Theory developing on globalisation and internationalisation of

HE;

BUT

• Limited opportunities to develop a sociology of higher education

Focus

• Identities

• Assessment

• Transitions

Action

• Research

• Publications

• Consultancy

Impact

• Developing Theory

• Informing Practices

• Contributing to Policy

Examples of Our Research

• Widening Participation in Higher Education in Ghana and

Tanzania: Developing an Equity Scorecard. (ESRC/DfID)

• Exploring the under-representation of young people in

mathematics and science and strategies for improvements (Marie Curie Foundation)

• Improving the experiences of disabled students in Higher

Education (Higher Education Academy).

Join US

In our attempts to develop:

• A new conceptual grammar;

• New vocabularies for examining equity;

• New visions for more equitable and

inclusive higher education systems.