Ed Res Seminar Series - Higher Education as a soft power mechanism: using a practice-based realist approach to evaluative inquiry
Wednesday 14 June 2023, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Venue
Online (Zoom)Open to
All Lancaster University (non-partner) students, Alumni, Applicants, External Organisations, Families and young people, Postgraduates, Prospective International Students, Prospective Postgraduate Students, Prospective Undergraduate Students, Public, Staff, UndergraduatesRegistration
Free to attend - registration requiredRegistration Info
To register to watch the seminar via Zoom, please email Dee Daglish for the link and password, which will be sent to you a day or two before the seminar.
There will be a chance to ask questions at the end of the seminar presentation via Zoom
Here is a link where participants can test their device prior to a Zoom meeting.
Event Details
The seminar will report on a series of evaluations of British Council interventions which use the mechanism of a high-level conference to promote positive predispositions toward the UK and disseminate UK based expertise.
It will critically outline the key elements of a ‘soft power’ strategy and provide a theoretical approach to evaluation in these contexts. It will illustrate the strategy by using data from 10 countries from case study evaluations of ‘Going Global’ (high level HE policy themed international conference) and ‘New Directions’ (English language themed international conference).
Speakers
John McGovern
IDEAs Evaluation Consultancy
John McGovern is a Higher Education consultant specialising in change and organisational strengthening in global HE environments and formerly Director of Marketing and Student Recruitment and Director, Institute for English Language Education at Lancaster University.
Educational Research, Lancaster University
Murray Saunders and John McGovern form IDEAs which is an evaluation consultancy specialising in Higher Education. Murray Saunders has a chair in Evaluation in Education and Work in the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University.
Contact Details
| Name | Dee Daglish |