BlogJAM: Latin America regional encuentro – Four days of mutual learning and good vibes

Blog by Dr Raúl Valdivia-Murgueytio, EdJAM Research Associate, University of BristolEdJAM-Regional-Event_July-23_Picture

The EdJAM regional event in Bogota, Colombia, was a resounding success. During the last week of July, colleagues from all the EdJAM-funded projects in Latin America came together to share their approaches to dealing with the violent past in their communities. This was also an opportunity to get to know each other in person after a year of online meetings, and to discuss future collaborations. (more…)

Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Vázquez: A Mexican teacher in the School of Education

Carolina Valladares CelisArtemio Cortez OchoaBy Mirna Carolina Valladares Celis & Artemio Arturo Cortez Ochoa

Last November, the teacher training college of Colima, Mexico, also known as ISENCO, organised its first International Conference on Educational Research and Evaluation. It was such an achievement considering that these normal schools[i] in Mexico were not involved in these academic environments until very recently. We both graduated from ISENCO and therefore, presenting and leading a workshop about qualitative data analysis meant for us giving back a little to the institution that forged a foundational stage in our lives. (more…)