Davinia Hernández-Leo gave the Welcome and presentation of the Conference “Assessment for Social Justice: is it beyond our imagination?”(in English) by Dr. Jan McArthur, Senior Lecturer at the Lancaster Universtity, and facilitated an open debate with the audience. 

Jan McArthur is Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Education and Social Justice in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University. Jan has published several books and many journal articles looking at different dimensions of higher education, social justice and assessment. She regularly gives talks on assessment for social justice and/or her own rethinking of the idea of authentic assessment. All Jan’s work is underpinned by her use of Frankfurt School critical theory.

She also interviewed Jan McArthur after the conference.