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SUMMARY:Generating social transformation and impact through successful act
 ions in education - Marta Soler is Director of CREA\, Centre for Research 
 in Theories and Practices that Overcome Inequalities\, Ramon Flecha is Pro
 fessor of Sociology at the University of Barcelona\, and Doctor Honoris Ca
 usa from West University of Timişoara
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CONTACT:Ann Waterman
DESCRIPTION:Success stories in social sciences and humanities (SSH) resear
 ch have been shown to lead to improvement\nin many individuals’ lives to
  create a better society. Furthermore\, there are research projects that h
 ave\nachieved distinct social impact. More than 25 years of interdisciplin
 ary research-‐including education\, psychology\, sociology\, and economi
 cs\, among others-‐ have shown that SSH research can generate social tra
 nsformation through such actions. But\, what are these actions? What is th
 e evidence of their success? How might they have social impact? And\, can 
 any of these be measured?\nThis seminar will address these questions. Some
  answers have already been published in the Cambridge\nJournal of Educatio
 n paper that won the Best Paper Prize 2013. Both authors\, Professors Ramo
 n Flecha\nand Marta Soler\, will discuss some of these findings as well as
  examples from their current research in\nthe IMPACT-‐EV FP7 European pr
 oject. This is developing a permanent system of selection\, monitoring and
  evaluation of the scientific\, political and\, particularly\, social impa
 ct of SSH research. Expanding the research on successful actions and deepe
 ning the measurement of their impact in education should\nenable us to cre
 ate more opportunities for social transformation
LOCATION:Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, (Rm
  GS5\, Donald McIntyre Building)
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