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Bourdieu: The Next Generation (2015)
Book
Thatcher, J., Ingram, N., Burke, C., & Abrahams, J. (2016). Bourdieu: The Next Generation. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Thatcher the State School Snatcher (2015)
Digital Artefact
Maisuria, A. (2015). Thatcher the State School Snatcher

Blogpost for The BERA Blog: Research Matters. https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/thatcher-the-state-school-snatcher

Passion, pragmatics and politics - Senior women leaders in further education: An exploration of leadership style and identity (2015)
Thesis
Weston, J. Passion, pragmatics and politics - Senior women leaders in further education: An exploration of leadership style and identity. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/804371

Despite the radical equal opportunities legislation of the 1970s and the more recent Equality Act of 2010, women are still under-represented in senior leadership roles across the professions and industries. In the case of Further Education, whilst th... Read More about Passion, pragmatics and politics - Senior women leaders in further education: An exploration of leadership style and identity.

The corporate university: An e-interview with Dave Hill, Alpesh Maisuria, Anthony Nocella, and Michael Parenti (2015)
Journal Article
Marmol, E., Hill, D., Maisuria, A., Nocella, A., & Parenti, M. (2015). The corporate university: An e-interview with Dave Hill, Alpesh Maisuria, Anthony Nocella, and Michael Parenti. Critical Education, 6(19), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.14288/ce.v6i19.185102

Since the neo-liberal turn, corporate investment in universities has accelerated as the withdrawal of government funding, among other factors, has further exposed universities to market forces. While this process offers numerous benefits for corporat... Read More about The corporate university: An e-interview with Dave Hill, Alpesh Maisuria, Anthony Nocella, and Michael Parenti.

Neoliberal and neoconservative immiseration capitalism in England: Policies and impacts on society and on education (2015)
Journal Article
Hill, D., Lewis, C., Maisuria, A., Yarker, P., & Carr, J. (2015). Neoliberal and neoconservative immiseration capitalism in England: Policies and impacts on society and on education. Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 13(2), 38-82

In this article we firstly set out the facts about the current stage of capitalism, the Immiseration stage of neoliberal capitalism in England. We note its relationship with conservatism and neo-conservatism. We identify increased societal inequaliti... Read More about Neoliberal and neoconservative immiseration capitalism in England: Policies and impacts on society and on education.

Bourdieu and education research (2015)
Book Chapter
Murphy, M., & Costa, C. (2015). Bourdieu and education research. In M. Murphy, & C. Costa (Eds.), Theory as Method in Research: On Bourdieu, Social Theory and Education (1-13). Routledge

Bourdieu and education research

A case study of teaching assistants’ conditions of employment and workload: Reliance upon teaching assistants’ goodwill and ad hoc systems of preparation time. (2015)
Journal Article
Bovill, H. A case study of teaching assistants’ conditions of employment and workload: Reliance upon teaching assistants’ goodwill and ad hoc systems of preparation time. Manuscript submitted for publication

This paper will draw upon research with a group of work-based students studying for a Foundation Degree in Educational Support. Case studies of these work-based students highlight levels of goodwill evident within their day to day planning and prepar... Read More about A case study of teaching assistants’ conditions of employment and workload: Reliance upon teaching assistants’ goodwill and ad hoc systems of preparation time..

Re-locating detached youth work (2015)
Book Chapter
Whelan, M. (2015). Re-locating detached youth work. In G. Bright (Ed.), Youth Work: Histories, Policy and Contexts. London: Red Globe Press

‘Words are bandied about but what do they mean?’ An exploration of the meaning of the pedagogical term “project” in historical and contemporary context (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Chicken, S. (2015, September). ‘Words are bandied about but what do they mean?’ An exploration of the meaning of the pedagogical term “project” in historical and contemporary context

Chicken. S (2015) ‘Words are bandied about but what do they mean?’ An exploration of the meaning of the pedagogical term “project” in historical and contemporary contexts, EECERA, Barcelona University, Spain, September 2015

Culture, Capitals and Graduate Futures: Degrees of Class (2015)
Book
Burke, C. (2016). Culture, Capitals and Graduate Futures: Degrees of Class. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

In a time of too many graduates for too few jobs, and in a context where applicants have similar levels of educational capital, what other factors influence graduate career trajectories? Based on the life history interviews of graduates and framed th... Read More about Culture, Capitals and Graduate Futures: Degrees of Class.

Lessons in Teaching Phonics in Primary Schools (2015)
Book
Waugh, D., Carter, J., & Desmond, C. (2015). Lessons in Teaching Phonics in Primary Schools. SAGE Publications

This book is designed to support student teachers and in-service teachers with the teaching of phonics as an approach to the teaching of early reading. It provide essential subject knowledge as well as practical support.

Handbook of Secondary Geography (2015)
Book
Jones, M. (2017). M. Jones (Ed.), Handbook of Secondary Geography. Sheffield: Geographical Association

The Handbook of Secondary Geography provides secondary school Geography teachers with important themes and issues which bring together theory and practice. Chapters include what is geography, thinking geographically, fieldwork, GIS, literacy, numerac... Read More about Handbook of Secondary Geography.

A case study of adolescent girls’ use of social media and its influence on identity and belonging (2015)
Thesis
Langley, L. A case study of adolescent girls’ use of social media and its influence on identity and belonging. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/830974

This research aimed to investigate social constructions of gender identity among girls aged 14-16 years in a state secondary school within the broader framework of social network media use. The research explored the proposition that social network me... Read More about A case study of adolescent girls’ use of social media and its influence on identity and belonging.

Academics online: Fighting for a new habitus (2015)
Book Chapter
Costa, C. (2015). Academics online: Fighting for a new habitus. In C. Costa, & M. Murphy (Eds.), Bourdieu, Habitus and Social Research: The Art of Application (151-166). Palgrave Macmillan

The pervasiveness of digital technologies in society is transforming day-to-day routines by questioning the norms of the workplace with new forms of communication and dissemination of information. Academia, as a space of social (inter)actions, is sta... Read More about Academics online: Fighting for a new habitus.

The child as “other” in YA fiction (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Screech, B. (2015, June). The child as “other” in YA fiction. Presented at Marginal Childhoods: A Multidisciplinary Symposium, UWE, Bristol

Paper exploring my PhD thesis's concentration on Otherness in literature for young people.

The evaluation of widening participation activities in higher education: A survey of institutional leaders in England (2015)
Report
Harrison, N., Waller, R., & Last, K. (2015). The evaluation of widening participation activities in higher education: A survey of institutional leaders in England

This paper reports the results of an online survey of senior managers with responsibility for widening participation (WP) in English universities. 57 institutions participated, giving a response rate of 38 percent. The questionnaire primarily focused... Read More about The evaluation of widening participation activities in higher education: A survey of institutional leaders in England.

Practice, problems and power in ‘internationalisation at home’: critical reflections on recent research evidence (2015)
Journal Article
Harrison, N. (2015). Practice, problems and power in ‘internationalisation at home’: critical reflections on recent research evidence. Teaching in Higher Education, 20(4), 412-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2015.1022147

© 2015, © 2015 Taylor & Francis. In a period when international flows of higher education students are rapidly increasing and diversifying, this paper reviews recent research evidence about the experiences of ‘home’ students – those who are not mob... Read More about Practice, problems and power in ‘internationalisation at home’: critical reflections on recent research evidence.