Oct 312025
 

We invite you to a lecture by Prof. Federowicz on the topic War migrants from Ukraine in Polish schools, which will take place on November 10, 2025, at 9 a.m. in room M209. You can also join online via Zoom. Please register for the lecture using this form.

Prof. Michal Federowicz

Professor of  sociology at  the  Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of Polish Academy of Sciences; head of the Unit of Sociology of Politics, Economy and Education. He graduated in sociology at Warsaw University, having previously graduated in engineering at Warsaw University of Technology and worked in the Institute of Aviation. After his PhD in sociology (1992) he was awarded an individual studies programme as a scholarship holder of the Kościuszko Foundation at Cornell University and Harvard University (Centre for European Studies). In 2005 he earned a postdoctoral degree in Humanities for his work on “Variety of Capitalism: Institutionalism and the Experience of Systemic Change After Communism”. In 1999-2016 he coordinated Polish research group of PISA (the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment). In 2005 he founded a Research Group on Cross-Disciplinary Education Studies. In 2009–2017 he headed the Educational Research Institute in Warsaw, then in 2017-2021 director of the Graduate School for Social Research (GSSR). Member of editorial board of the Polish Sociological Review ( 2000–2011), and chief editor of the quarterly Edukacja (2012–2018).

Mar 152025
 

Dear academic community and public,

on March 31st at our IRDE, we are going to host Prof. Miri Yemini from Israel, who is a holder of an ERC Consolidator Grant, a highly prestigious funding award. Her research project, STUDACT, is well summarized in this short video: https://youtu.be/BL4Pb62k7wc.

What makes her research particularly interesting is that it is a comparative study based primarily on qualitative data and theoretical frameworks. She will give a lecture at the faculty on Monday, March 31st, from 2.45 pm to 4.15 pm in the room M006 (Charles University, Faculty of Education, Myslíkova 7, Prague 1).

Please make a reservation through a link: https://forms.office.com/e/HE0JZZpjnA

Event start31 March 2025 at 14:45
Event end31 March 2025 at 16:15
Type of eventLecture
OrganiserÚVRV, Faculty of Education, Charles university
Organiser’s contact emaildavid.greger@pedf.cuni.cz
Venueroom M006, Myslíkova 7, Prague 1
Target groupAcademic community and public
Reservationhttps://forms.office.com/e/HE0JZZpjnA
Admission feefree
Disabled accessyes

Youth, Migration, and Activism: Understanding Youth Citizenship Vocabularies

Miri Yemini

Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel

Abstract: Migration profoundly shapes the lives of young people and is a polarising and contentious topic in contemporary public discourse. In this seminar I show how Generation Z young people in six countries understand both migration and activist efforts related to migration issues. Employing Thorson’s (2012) concept of ‘citizenship vocabularies,’ I document and analyse young people’s perceptions of activism in relation to migration, as well as the resources, narratives, and frameworks they use to make sense of migration, citizenship, and civic life, to contribute to debates around youth activism, citizenship education, and migration. The study adds depth to our understanding of the development of a disposition towards activism within young people, and how the current generation of youth engage with polarising social issues.

Looking forward to seeing many of you there.

Best regards,

David Greger

IRDE director

Feb 172025
 

Dear students and colleagues,

this year the course Seminar in Psychometrics is again open, for a tentative schedule, see https://www.cs.cas.cz/martinkova/seminar.html

The seminar will be held on Mondays at 4 pm in Room 318 at the Institute of Computer Science (Pod Vodárenskou věží 2) with the possibility to join via Zoom. The first meeting will take place on February 24.

The seminar features contemporary topics in psychometrics and statistical methods used to analyze educational and psychological tests. Czech and international guests are invited.

If you are interested in signing up for the seminar, you may do so in SIS. If you have any questions or if you are interested in e-mail updates on invited talks, please e-mail me.

Please forward this e-mail to students who might be interested in the seminar.

Kind regards
Patrícia Martinková