Civic Education Forum: Keynotes on the 9th of April
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As part of the Civic Education Research Lab (CERL), which includes two researchers from the IFS, an event featuring two keynote lectures by renowned international scholars on civic education and political socialization will take place on April 9, 2025.
Professor Laura Wray-Lake from the University of California will open the event with her lecture on "Understanding Civic Development across Adolescence." This will be followed by Professor Jan Germen Janmaat from University College London, who will present on "The Effect of Education on Youth Civic Competences." After both lectures, there will be an opportunity for discussion and exchange.
The event will be held from 2:15 PM to 4:00 PM at the the College for Social Sciences and Humanities in Essen (Lindenallee 39, near the “Hirschlandplatz” stop).
Participation is free, and the event will be conducted in English. To facilitate planning, please register by April 8: https://eveeno.com/241050096
The Civic Education Research Lab brings together three postdocs from the Center for Research on Education and School Development (IFS) at TU Dortmund University and the University of Duisburg-Essen. In addition to networking activities, secondary data analyses on current issues of civic education are carried out as part of the project.
More information about the college and the event can be found here: https://www.college-uaruhr.de/news-events/events/event-detail/civic-education-forum