
Self and Identity
<a href="https://socialtheoryapplied.com/category/bourdieu-2/" class="entry-categories">Bourdieu</a> Cristina Costa January 13, 2016 9
<a href="https://socialtheoryapplied.com/category/bera-2013/" class="entry-categories">BERA 2013</a> David Pomeroy June 3, 2013 0
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In this interview, Mark Carrigan (@mark_carrigan) talks to Dr. Jana Bacevic, University of Cambridge. Dr. Bacevic works on social theory and the politics of knowledge production, and is a Research
Professional Identities in Initial Teacher Education: The Narratives and Questions of Teacher Agency. Mifsud, D. (2018), Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 978-3-319-76173-2, 234 pp. I don’t feel that it is necessary to
[This is a blog post based on my forthcoming talk at the PESGB Gregynog Conference, taking place in Wales from 23rd-25th July 2018] The annual Gregynog conference is organised
Roles and responsibility of the university in shaping future societies How can higher education adapt to rapid changes? How can we prepare the students for an unknowable and uncertain future?
Imagining the future after Brexit: Academics tell their stories Call for Participation What is this research about? After four decades of membership, the UK has voted to leave
Social Justice
<a href="https://socialtheoryapplied.com/category/inequality-and-inclusion-research/" class="entry-categories">Inequalities</a> Yvette Taylor September 17, 2016 0
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Research Students
“We need to talk about Actor Network Theory”
Posted in: Method, Research Students Tags: ANT, Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, Research, Social theory, TheoryA few weeks ago, these eight words were enough to catapult me straight into full-on panic mode… When I say panic mode, I am of course exaggerating a little. However,
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What is the Difference Between an Aspiration and an Expectation?
Posted in: Inequalities Tags: Education, education aspirations, Glasgow University, higher education, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development[image (c) Eric Bézine] Vincent Dupriez recently delivered a presentation at Glasgow University entitled ‘Social Inequalities of Post-secondary Educational Aspirations: influence of social background, school composition and institutional context’ [the
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Spectres of Weber: Precision and perversity in governance
Posted in: Governance, Latest Posts Tags: Accountability, bureaucracy, Max Weber, New public management, Robert Gregory, Social theoryNo one should be surprised when faced with the unintended consequences of bureaucracy, new or old; Weber, the father of modern studies of bureaucracy, long ago coined the term ‘iron
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