2011 Scholarships for College Doctoral Programme for the Students Pursuing Gender Violence And Adult Learning In Post-Apartheid South Africa in UK
Study Subject: Gender Violence And Adult Learning In Post-Apartheid South Africa
Employer: University of London
Scholarships College Level: PhD
Scholarships 2011 Description: This study will explore such initiatives through focusing on the case of South Africa. The PhD studentship aims to examine and reflect on how gender-based violence has been addressed through adult education initiatives in South Africa in the period of transition from apartheid to democratic government.
The research has the following objectives:
•To examine and assess the history of adult education projects on gender-based violence in South Africa since c.1989.
•To understand through case study research how adult training programmes have addressed gender and violence, the institutional changes they have been able to effect, and the consequences for the lives of participants – trainers and trainees, and women and men.
•To consider the implications of this history for contemporary challenges associated with gender and violence facing societies grappling with transition from conflict.
The candidate is required to have an excellent academic track record, with an undergraduate degree in arts, humanities or social sciences, an MA in a relevant area, and demonstrated interest and experience in gender, adult education and international development. The studentship will entail a period of six months fieldwork in South Africa.
The PhD student will participate in the doctoral training programmes at IoE and Birkbeck, and will in addition benefit from research exchange and training opportunities within the London International Development Centre (LIDC) and the Bloomsbury Gender Network (BGN).
Scholarships for College in Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences Application Deadline: 31 March 2011
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