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Disability Reseach meeting with LiU and JU

23 oktober 2023 09:30 – 15:00 F139, Forum house, Örebro University

Welcome to a joint meeting in Disability Research with Örebro University, Linköping University and Jönköping University!

09:30  Coffee, sandwich and mingle.

10:00  Status report from the various universities; newly admitted PhD students, dissertations, news in doctoral education and the like.

About 10 minutes per university. Stephen, Karina and Henrik present.

10:30  Writing the introductory chapter. The directors of studies present routines and time frames at each university.

Discussion – what can we learn from each other?

12:00  Lunch.

13:00  General Study Plan (ASP). The universities present their study plan and which courses are offered within the subject, as well as any other courses that may be of interest.

About 20 minutes per university. Stephen, Karina and Henrik present.

14:00  Group Discussions:

- Are there any needs for new courses?

- What elements are missing in doctoral education overall? For example, help with applications? Career planning etc?

- Is there a need for a common pedagogy or different pedagogies for our courses, pros and cons of that?

- Progression between the courses we offer, overlap in content, do they come in the "right" order, what prior knowledge do you need, are they at the right level, etc.?

15:00  Closure.

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