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Matthew A.M. Thomas

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Programme Specialist in the Section for Teacher Development at UNESCO; Expertise in teacher and higher education, international development, and policy studies; Jazz playing through my earbuds.

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Matthew A.M. Thomas @mthomaseddev.bsky.social · Mar 22

If you're attending #CIES2025, please check out our launch of the Handbook of METHOD in Comparative and International Education (#CIEMethod) on Tues, March 25, 2:45-3:25pm (Salon 8, 3rd Floor, Palmer).

We’ll have a wonderful collection of authors from the book. Bound to be a stellar session! 🎉

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Matthew A.M. Thomas @mthomaseddev.bsky.social · Apr 1

🎉 Our Handbook of METHOD in Comparative & International Education was officially launched last week at #CIES2025!

🙏 HUGE thanks to everyone in attendance and especially to authors who offered bite-sized insights on their chapters! #CIEMethod

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Monisha Bajaj @monishabajaj.bsky.social · Mar 22

#CIES2025 folx: Join us Tues 3/25 if you're free for our panel on Pedagogies of Migration with the Global Migration SIG. Hope to see you! Details here: tinyurl.com/29q29uzu
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UofG GLACIER Network @uofg-glacier.bsky.social · Mar 19

🏛️✨UofG GLACIER Network @CIES2025✨🏛️
We have a team of GLACIER colleagues presenting at the Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) 2025 conference, March 23-26.
Check out our team's schedule in the images! ⬇️
If you're attending CIES 2025, let’s connect! 💬
#GLACIERnetwork #GLACIER@CIES25

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HallaHolmars @hallaholmars.bsky.social · Mar 7

#CIES New Scholars Committee has many great workshop sessions at #CIES2025 Conference! If you're a student or new scholar within CIES, you will not want to miss these learning opportunities. Reach out to [email protected] for more details.

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Matthew A.M. Thomas @mthomaseddev.bsky.social · Mar 22

Sorry, took a break from this site but happy to chat if still helpful!

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Matthew A.M. Thomas @mthomaseddev.bsky.social · Jan 14

Thank you! 🙏

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UofG GLACIER Network @uofg-glacier.bsky.social · Jan 14

🌍 GLACIER Seminar Series 2025 🌍
Difficult decisions in comparative & international educational research: Practices, dilemmas, & strategies

📅 Weds, 15:30–16:30
📍 St. Andrew's Bld., Rm 234
📢 In-person (sorry virtual friends!)
🔗 Details: tinyurl.com/4z48b6pw
#GLACIERSeminars2025 #GlasgowIntCompEd

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Matthew A.M. Thomas @mthomaseddev.bsky.social · Dec 3

Yay!! Last one - don’t miss it! 🎉

UofG GLACIER Network @uofg-glacier.bsky.social · Dec 3

"Translating Educational Research into Policy: Prospects and Challenges" ...

Prof Kwame Akyeampong (Open University) will offer the final webinar in our 3-part 2024 UofG GLACIER Network International Webinar Series.

🗓️ Tuesday, 10 December, 3-4pm GMT

🔗 tinyurl.com/Akyeampong

#GlasgowIntCompEd

Translating education research into policy – the Ghana Education Evidence and Data Lab at Online

Tickets are now available for Translating education research into policy – the Ghana Education Evidence and Data Lab at Online, Online on Tue 10 Dec 2024. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

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Rachel Buchanan @rayedish.bsky.social · Nov 20

Interested in online research? Check out my co-authored book 'Online Research' published as part of the Bloomsbury's Research Methods series. Perfect for research students and those new to online methods. www.bloomsbury.com/au/online-re... DOI:10.5040/9781350319127

Online Research

First published Open Access under a Creative Commons license as What is Online Research?, this title is now also available as part of the Bloomsbury Research Me…

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Matthew A.M. Thomas @mthomaseddev.bsky.social · Nov 22

Nothing like a window seat, strong americano, and fresh set of proofs to review! 🪟☕️📖

THRILLED to see a draft of the Handbook of Method in Comparative and International Education!

Due out early 2025. Pre-orders available now. Terrible Christmas gift. Hopefully good for other purposes. 🎄 #CIEMethod

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Prof Lizzie Rushton @rushtondr.bsky.social · Nov 21

Come and lead our Faculty of Social Sciences at #Stirling University which includes our fab #Education Division www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS617/d... @markrpriestley.bsky.social

Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Stirling

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences on jobs.ac.uk!

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Matthew A.M. Thomas @mthomaseddev.bsky.social · Nov 18

Still plenty of time to register! ⬇️

UofG GLACIER Network @uofg-glacier.bsky.social · Nov 15

🌏 "Understanding School Reforms in their Context" ...
Gita Steiner-Khamsi offers the next talk of our 2024 UofG GLACIER Network 3-part webinar series. #GlasgowIntCompEd

🗓️ Tues, 19 Nov, 3-4pm GMT (10-11am EST)
🔗 for rego - tinyurl.com/GLAICERGita

Not to be missed!

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UofG GLACIER Network @uofg-glacier.bsky.social · Nov 5

📢 The GLACIER Network is excited to present our 2024 International Webinar Series ft. talks by Stephanie Allais, Gita Steiner-Khamsi, & Kwame Akyeampong on the theme: The Education Research-Policy Relationship in Global Perspective. 📆 More details forthcoming; save the dates!
#GlasgowIntCompEd

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Matthew A.M. Thomas @mthomaseddev.bsky.social · Aug 20

📣 Check it out! Pumped about our new book on METHOD in comparative and international education!

📆 Out in March(ish) 2025, it overviews research concepts, methodologies, approaches, and methods used in CIE - a companion to our THEORY book!

🔗 tinyurl.com/CIEMethod

#CIEMethod #GlasgowIntCompEd

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Method in Comparative and International Education

This handbook provides an overview of research concepts, methodologies, approaches, and methods used regularly in the field of comparative and international edu…

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Matthew A.M. Thomas @mthomaseddev.bsky.social · Feb 15

🤣🤣 That’s amazing

Matthew A.M. Thomas @mthomaseddev.bsky.social · Feb 13

THRILLED to see this book in print & arrive at our flat! What a monumental effort from Garth Stahl & co-editors! 🎉
In Chapter 25, Beth Lefebvre & I reflect on learning about #Bourdieu’s tools, teaching them to pre-service #teachers, & using them in our #research.