
Self and Identity
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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
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Research Students
Permission to theorise
Posted in: Latest Posts, Research Students, Theory Tags: Bricolage, Dennis Smith, hybridization, social research, Social theoryA recurring question when talking to researchers is: Am I allowed to use social theory in my research? What this really means is: ‘what right do I have to apply
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Posted in: Latest Posts, Research Students Tags: Doctoral students, Education, Educational research, PhD, Thesis, writing
inequalities
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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The Politics of Regulation, pt. 4: Intended or Unintended Consequences?
Posted in: Governance Tags: Accountability, bureaucracy, Education, Public administration, public sector professions, regulation, Social theory, Street-level bureaucracy[image (c) Le service photo du Conseil général du Val-de-Marne] In last week’s seminar (abstract here), I discussed how the unintended consequences of the new bureaucracy (including time compression and
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