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Motivation, markets and meaning: Perceptions of higher education in students at élite and local universities in England and Cuba (2023)
Journal Article
Maisuria, A., & Smith, R. (2023). Motivation, markets and meaning: Perceptions of higher education in students at élite and local universities in England and Cuba. Critical Education, 14(1), 1-22

This article reports research exploring students’ perceptions of higher education in traditional and local universities in England and Cuba. The study has explored parallels identified in the course of research-informed teaching that harvested qualit... Read More about Motivation, markets and meaning: Perceptions of higher education in students at élite and local universities in England and Cuba.

Selective schooling for mystifying social class, neoliberalism, and alternatives (2022)
Book Chapter
Maisuria, A. (2022). Selective schooling for mystifying social class, neoliberalism, and alternatives. In M. Cole (Ed.), Education, Equality and Human Rights. (5th ed.). London: Routledge

The fifth edition of the market-leading Education, Equality and Human Rights has been fully updated to reflect economic, political and cultural changes in the UK, including the impacts of Brexit and Covid-19. It considers the great changes we are wit... Read More about Selective schooling for mystifying social class, neoliberalism, and alternatives.

Neo-liberalism and revolution: Marxism for emerging critical educators (2022)
Book Chapter
Maisuria, A. (2022). Neo-liberalism and revolution: Marxism for emerging critical educators. In Encyclopaedia of Marxism and Education (483-500). The Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004505612_030

This entry has been written for those who are arriving at Marxism as newcomers, and curious about where to start. This entry is an explication of some fundamentals of Marxism, which is argued as the most efficacious theoretical framework for understa... Read More about Neo-liberalism and revolution: Marxism for emerging critical educators.

Encyclopaedia of Marxism and Education (2022)
Book
Maisuria, A. (Ed.). (2022). Encyclopaedia of Marxism and Education. Holland: Brill Academic Publishers

This encyclopaedia showcases the explanatory power of Marxist educational theory and practice. The entries have been written by 51 leading authors from across the globe. The 39 entries cover an impressive range of contemporary issues and historical p... Read More about Encyclopaedia of Marxism and Education.

Hegemony (2020)
Book Chapter
Maisuria, A. (2020). Hegemony. In S. Themelis (Ed.), Critical Reflections on the Language of Neoliberalism in Education: Dangerous Words and Discourses of Possibility (84-92). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Hegemony is one the most powerful concepts to understand reality in any social scientist's toolbox. Hegemony comes from the term - hegemon meaning leader. Gramsci’s works presented the provocation: how can power be won, and how can it be sustained. T... Read More about Hegemony.