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Centre for Research in Inclusion (CRI) at the University of Southampton @unisouthampton.bsky.social. Co-directors @vstrogilos.bsky.social & @achalagupta.bsky.social www.southampton.ac.uk/research/inst…

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 27/05/2026
@achalagupta.bsky.social’s project @cri-uos.bsky.social uses an innovative multi-method qualitative approach to examine how employment-focused coaching influences the professional identities, aspirations, and career trajectories of India’s youth. Read now: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/agupta
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Shadow education and the making of aspirational futures
Achala Gupta’s project uses an innovative multi-method qualitative approach to examine how employment-focused coaching influences the professional identities, aspirations, and career trajectories of India’s youth
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Vasilis Strogilos @vstrogilos.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Today, our doctoral researchers at @uoseducation.bsky.social presented an impressive range of projects at our PGR conference, exploring inclusion, disability, AI, migration, student voice, adaptive learning, internationalisation, and much more. #PhD #EducationResearch #DoctoralResearch
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Southampton Education School @uoseducation.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
📢 WERA IRN Online Seminar 🎙 Vivienne Kachollom Rwang (University of Southampton) 📚 Voice, Belonging & Inclusion: What Displaced Children Tell Us About Schooling in Crisis Contexts 🗓 1 April 2026 ⏰ 4–5pm UK / 5–6pm CET 🔗 Join: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3605974... @cri-uos.bsky.social
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Vasilis Strogilos @vstrogilos.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I am delighted to share the wonderful news that my PhD student Anastasia Voulagka successfully passed her PhD viva today at the @uoseducation.bsky.social , @cri-uos.bsky.social
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Research Podcasts @researchpodcasts.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🏳️🌈 New episode out now - Episode 8 of Speaking of Research from @scdtp.bsky.social We meet Ramon Almeida (University of Southampton), whose research exposes ongoing violence against LGBTQ+ people in Brazil, even after laws criminalised homophobia and transphobia.
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Speaking of Research: The SCDTP Podcast
Podcast · The South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership · Speaking of Research is a podcast from the ESRC South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership. In Series One, recorded at Cumberland Lodge in…
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Southampton Education School @uoseducation.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
🎉𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲! We are thrilled to share that Dr Achala Gupta has been awarded the 2025 Professor M.N. Srinivas Memorial Prize by the Indian Sociological Society. @achalagupta.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social
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Melanie Nind @melnind.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
And here we go with another great podcast from @scdtp.bsky.social
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Dr Cristina Azaola’s @mcazaola.bsky.social new book ‘Global Perspectives on Recovery from Learning Disruption’ is published next week. This book explores the educational responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: the devastating effects and the experiences of recovery. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/global-pe...
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Marta Cristina Azaola @mcazaola.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
After three years in the making, I am very happy to announce that my new book Global Perspectives on Recovery from Learning Disruption. Educational Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic will be out on January 22. Thanks @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
'The increasing call for more special schools should be understood not as clear evidence of their necessity, but as a symptom of a wider system failure: our ongoing inability to educate students with more complex needs effectively in mainstream schools' schoolsweek.co.uk/given-the-ch...
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Given the choice, do we want SEND segregation in education?
The increasing call for more special schools should be understood not as clear evidence of their necessity
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Vasilis Strogilos @vstrogilos.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
In this article, I reflect on the recent policy shift away from planned special schools towards specialist facilities in mainstream. I argue that expanding inclusive practice, supported by well-resourced specialist provision, should be central to policy and practice schoolsweek.co.uk/given-the-ch...
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Given the choice, do we want SEND segregation in education?
The increasing call for more special schools should be understood not as clear evidence of their necessity
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
New paper from Prof Kiki Messiou and Inmaculada Orozco: ‘Student voices for the advancement of inclusive education: Collective actions through research in Spain and England’. revistainclusiva.ucentral.cl/revistainclu... @unisouthampton.bsky.social @uoseducation.bsky.social #InclusiveEducation
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Vista de Las Voces del Alumnado para el Avance de la Educación Inclusiva: Acciones Colectivas a través de Investigaciones en España e Inglaterra
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University of Southampton @unisouthampton.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year from everyone at the University of Southampton! ✨ Whether you’re studying, researching, teaching or supporting our University, we can’t wait to see what 2026 brings.
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Vasilis Strogilos @vstrogilos.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Excited to be one of the speakers at an upcoming Whole School SEND webinar. I’ll be sharing research & practical strategies on how resourced provisions can become inclusive services. www.wholeschoolsend.org.uk/events?utm_s... 🗓️ 17 Oct 14:00–15:30 #SEND #Inclusion #AdditionalProvision #TeacherCPD
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Join us for our first online seminar by Lotta Björkman. Interwoven Inclusive Teaching (IIT): From a student perspective and with a continental, didactic approach. 🗓 Tuesday 11th November, 17:00 (CET) / 16:00 (GMT) shorturl.at/g44Xo Meeting ID: 349 052 476 000 0 Passcode: vX9a8pw9 #WERA #IIT
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
New publication 📢 'Inclusive Journeys: Addressing Marginalisation in Schools' by Prof Kyriaki (Kiki) Messiou. Kiki draws on her involvement in a series of international development and research projects over 30 years to propose a new way of thinking about inclusive education. shorturl.at/mrurB
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Inclusive Journeys: Addressing Marginalisation in Schools
There is considerable interest in inclusion and equity in schools internationally; however, widespread confusion accompanies what this means for policy and practice in the field. Recent policy proclai...
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elsclark.bsky.social @elsclark.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Great day discussing our research at #LICIE2025 with @melnind.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-cie.bsky.social @scdtp.bsky.social @cri-uos.bsky.social
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Vasilis Strogilos @vstrogilos.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Spoke at the Westminster Education Forum Policy Conference. Shared ways to strengthen #inclusion via #resourcedprovisions (RPs) & #specialistunits (SUs): national guidance to define them as inclusive; a unified ‘RP Inclusive Service’ model; in-school multi-agency teams; school-based EHCPs.
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
We're delighted that the School Voices Research-Practice Partnership work, led by Prof Kiki Messiou, has been featured in the Daily Echo. You can read the full article here: www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2529658... @unisouthampton.bsky.social @uoseducation.bsky.social #studentvoice #education
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Young pupils make big impact with research project aimed at improving schools
Young pupils are making a big impact through research projects aimed at improving schools.
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
We’re proud to share a new video from PPS featuring Dr. Vasilis Strogilos’ research on resourced provision for students with disabilities. The project shows how inclusive approaches can benefit the whole school & includes a practical toolkit. From research to real world impact.
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
CRI member and co-lead, @achalagupta.bsky.social's research - 'Gaining Advantage in the Shadow Education Economy’ - has been featured in the latest @unisouthampton.bsky.social Re:action magazine. It focuses on ‘Shadow Education’ in India. issuu.com/university_o... @uoseducation.bsky.social
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Reaction Summer 2025
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University of Southampton @unisouthampton.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
We’re delighted to see the hard work of our amazing colleagues and students recognised with a World Top 100 position in this year’s QS World University Rankings 🎉 The rankings position us 87th in the world and 14th in the UK. See more 👉 tr.ee/IVjgDx
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Southampton Education School @uoseducation.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
More and more great news coming from Dr @vstrogilos.bsky.social Congratulations!
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Join us today - Wednesday 28th May at 16:30 GMTB- for this rescheduled online seminar! @uvic-ucc.cat #WERA #Inclusion #Equity #Democratization #StudentVoice
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Southampton Education School @uoseducation.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
For our next SEdS Research Seminar, we welcome Professor Manuel Souto-Otero @unisouthampton.bsky.social @cri-uos.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social 'Conceptions of education and social inequality' 🗓️Tuesday 3rd June ⏰12-13:00
For our next SEdS Research Seminar, we welcome Professor Manuel Souto-Otero @unisouthampton.bsky.social @cri-uos.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social 
 
'Conceptions of education and social inequality'

🗓️Tuesday 3rd June
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Join us, in collaboration with ERPN, at @uoseducation.bsky.social for our free SEND & Inclusion Conference. 🗓 Thursday 3rd July ⏰️ 13:00-16:00 📍 Avenue Campus Spaces are limited - register here: tinyurl.com/5fy8w8xt @unisouthampton.bsky.social #SEND #Inclusion #CPD #EducationConference
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Vasilis Strogilos @vstrogilos.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Delighted to share that my OA paper with Becky Ward on resourced provision in mainstream schools for students with SEND has ranked in the top 10% of most-viewed articles published by JORSEN in 2023. doi.org/10.1111/1471... @uoseducation.bsky.social @cri-uos.bsky.social #TopViewedArticle #SEND
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Southampton Education School @uoseducation.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 SEND & Inclusion Conference with ERPN & @cri-uos.bsky.social 🗓 Thursday 3rd July 🕐 1.00–4.00pm 📍 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 to attend – with a light lunch included! How to sign up: lnkd.in/dshpHH2G Or via the QR Code Please do share with colleagues across your networks – we’d love to see you there!
𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 SEND & Inclusion Conference with ERPN & @cri-uos.bsky.social 

🗓 Thursday 3rd July
 🕐 1.00–4.00pm
 📍 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 to attend – with a light lunch included!

How to sign up:
https://lnkd.in/dshpHH2G Or via the QR Code 

Please do share with colleagues across your networks – we’d love to see you there!
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
CRI students & postdocs presented powerful work at the Education PGR Conference Southampton Education School. Huge congratulations to Anthony Chiatu, Anastasia Voulagka, @jo3grace.bsky.social, Catherine de Haas, Elspeth Clark Your work reflects CRI’s commitment to #inclusion in education & society
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Southampton Education School @uoseducation.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
For our next SEdS Research Seminar, we welcome Professor Melanie Nind @unisouthampton.bsky.social @cri-uos.bsky.social @melnind.bsky.social 'Shaping Qualitative Research to be Inclusive' 🗓️Tuesday 20th May ⏰12-13:00
For our next SEdS Research Seminar, we welcome Professor Melanie Nind @unisouthampton.bsky.social @cri-uos.bsky.social @melnind.bsky.social 

'Shaping Qualitative Research to be Inclusive'

🗓️Tuesday 20th May ⏰12-13:00
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
New Open Access paper: doi.org/10.1002/berj... Professor Sarah Parsons and Gavin Tucker consider the views of local authority professionals in the context of the SEND CoP in the youth justice system in England, focusing on resettlement. #SEND #Resettlement #EdPolicy @uoseducation.bsky.social
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This paper considers the views and experiences of local authority professionals in the policy context of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice (CoP) in the youth justic...
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Southampton Education School @uoseducation.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
27 May we will talk about #Disability and #Inclusive #Education with Hannah McPierzie for our newly Education Seminars. The event will be held in person in B32/2097 and also remotely via Teams. For more info, please send us an email to educationfos@soton.ac.uk
27 May we will talk about #Disability and #Inclusive #Education with Hannah McPierzie for our newly Education Seminars. 

The event will be held in person in B32/2097 and also remotely via Teams. For more info, please send us an email to educationfos@soton.ac.uk
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Vasilis Strogilos @vstrogilos.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Excited to give a keynote at 'The SEND Conference 2025' on 24/4 on a key area of my research: 'Resource Provision in Mainstream Schools to Promote the Inclusion of Students With SEND'. www.governmentevents.co.uk/event/the-sp... #SEND #ResourceProvision @cri-uos.bsky.social @uoseducation.bsky.social
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The Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Conference 2025: Innovate, Inspire, Include • Government Events
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Join us on Monday 28th April at 16:30 GMT for: "Improving Conviviality By Means of Student's Voice For Equity And Democratization In Schools: Opportunities And Challenges". @uvic-ucc.cat #StudentVoice #Equity #Democracy #Education Join here: stanford.zoom.us/j/9187020317...
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Southampton Education School @uoseducation.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
A Resourced Provision toolkit to boost mainstream SEND Inclusion www.specialneedsjungle.com/resourced-pr... please check this new article by Dr @vstrogilos.bsky.social on #SEND #inclusion
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A Resourced Provision toolkit to boost mainstream SEND Inclusion - Special Needs Jungle
The government wants to boost mainstream Resourced Provision. We explore a toolkit aimed at ensuring RP provision is inclusive & collaborative
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Vasilis Strogilos @vstrogilos.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Thank you very much @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social for inviting me to write an article to help schools make their resource provision inclusive and collaborative!
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
On SNJ Today: Resourced Provision is the new "direction of travel" in SEND for the Labour government, but can you ensure it's inclusive? We look at a new toolkit from @vstrogilos.bsky.social to help schools make their RP provision inclusive & collaborative. www.specialneedsjungle.com/r... #SENDsky
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Fantastic work from @vstrogilos.bsky.social ! Find out more about the Resourced Provision Toolkit to boost mainstream SEND inclusion here: www.specialneedsjungle.com/resourced-pr... @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social #SEND #Inclusion #Equality #InclusiveEducation #MainstreamSchool
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A Resourced Provision toolkit to boost mainstream SEND Inclusion - Special Needs Jungle
The government wants to boost mainstream Resourced Provision. We explore a toolkit aimed at ensuring RP provision is inclusive & collaborative
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Vasilis Strogilos @vstrogilos.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
I look forward to sharing in this event how I use my research on special educational needs and disabilities in my teaching and how my research can contribute to school practice!!
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Dr Achala Gupta gave a keynote address earlier this week at ‘Inspiring Digital Futures: Meeting the Needs of TikTok Generation Learners'. #InspiringDigitalFutures #GenAI @achalagupta.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social @welspraxis.bsky.social @azumahcarol.bsky.social @uoseducation.bsky.social
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OU WELS Praxis @welspraxis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
We’re thrilled that all tickets for Inspiring Digital Futures have GONE! Excited to welcome our incredible speakers with keynote @achalagupta.bsky.social + Olivia Kelly, Danielle Pullen & Helen Lee, for discussions on engaging the TikTok generation in online learning! #InspiringDigitalFutures
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OU WELS Praxis @welspraxis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
We're delighted to welcome @achalagupta.bsky.social as our Keynote Speaker at today's event Inspiring Digital Futures: Meeting the Needs of TikTok Generation Learners in Online Spaces, starting at 10am @azumahcarol.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social #DigitalLearning #InspiringDigitalFutures
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
We've joined @linkedin.com! www.linkedin.com/company/univ... #LinkedIn #UoS #EducationalResearch #Inclusion #Equality #Diversity
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Vasilis Strogilos @vstrogilos.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Congratulations to my PhD student, Anthony Chiatu, on having his paper accepted for presentation at #BERA2025! Responding to Student Diversity: Using Critical Communicative Methodology for Developing Inclusive Practices in a Mainstream School in Cameroon @cri-uos.bsky.social @beranews.bsky.social
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Congratulations to PhD candidate Anthony Chiatu, @vstrogilos.bsky.social, and Prof. Kiki Messiou on the acceptance of their paper at #BERA2025!
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Southampton Education School @uoseducation.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
The Research Seminar series is back for the Summer Term 2024-25 ☀️ ! Details are below, to find out more and sign up, please visit: lnkd.in/dxSNZHyG University of Southampton & Centre of Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
New white paper publication: 'Policy and guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence in UK higher education" 📰 By University of Southampton PhD candidate Arjun Awasthi and sociologist Dr @achalagupta.bsky.social eprints.soton.ac.uk/498754/ #whitepaper #AI #HigherEducation #GenAI
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Policy and guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence in UK higher education - ePrints Soton
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Attention accessibility and inclusion educators! The video from the recent Southampton International Symposium on Teaching Accessibility is now available on our YouTube Symposium Playlist via www.youtube.com/@TeachingAcc... Share this with your networks! #accessibility #a11y @slewth.bsky.social
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
You can read the paper from @achalagupta.bsky.social here: bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... The paper, 'Coached habitus: Mapping the role of shadow education in shaping students' educational trajectories', introduces 'coached habitus' as a new concept. #shadoweducation
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Studies have shown how family (typically parents) and formal institutions (specifically schools and universities) shape individuals' dispositions—or habitus. However, other sites of academic socialis....
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Dr Achala Gupta @achalagupta.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
📢 Delighted to share that my new (open access) paper #CoachedHabitus has now been published in BERJ! 🗒️It maps the role of #ShadowEducation in shaping students' educational trajectories from schooling to moving abroad for education. 🔓🔗 bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Studies have shown how family (typically parents) and formal institutions (specifically schools and universities) shape individuals' dispositions—or habitus. However, other sites of academic socialis...
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