'All the Lonely People' - inaugural lecture

02.11.2004

Ivor Goodson, Professor of Learning Theory at the University of Brighton, will give his inaugural lecture 'All the Lonely People: Education and the Search for Private Meaning and Public Purpose' at the Sallis Benney Theatre, Grand Parade campus on 9 November 2004 at 6.30pm.

In his lecture Professor Goodson, from the Education Research Centre in the School of Education, will argue that our society is being aggressively individualised and that, as a result, the search for professional and personal meaning has been transformed.

He will explore the implications of shifting patterns within society and examine the changing meaning of work for caring professions, especially teaching, in the light of information recently gathered in the 5-year Spencer Foundation study of 'Professional Lives', which he directed.

Professor Goodson will argue that society faces a major crisis if, as the evidence shows, more and more professional workers are taking their hearts and minds away from their work into more private domains and pursuits. It amounts to a crisis of public service and one clearly at odds with current government claims about rising standards and levels of professional commitment.

Information:
Professor Ivor Goodson, University of Brighton, School of Education
phone 01273 644560 or email

Contact:
Pat Herbert, University of Brighton, Marketing & Communications
phone 01273 643226 or email

 

Professor Goodson has had a distinguished academic career and, in addition to his post at the University of Brighton, is also currently Stint Foundation Professor, Department of Education, Uppsala University, Sweden and Research Associate, Von Hugel Institute, St Edmunds College, University of Cambridge.

He is an Executive Member for the Centre for Theory and Criticism and serves on the International Advisory Committee, Zentrum für Schulforschung und Fragen de Lehrerbildung, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. He has published widely in his field and serves on the editorial boards of a wide range of academic journals concerned with educational theory and practice.

Prior to joining the University of Brighton's Education Research Centre Professor Goodson was Professor of Education, Centre for Applied Research in Education, School of Education and Professional Development, University of East Anglia.

 

 

Contact: Marketing and Communications, University of Brighton, 01273 643022