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‘It's all very well having a diverse curriculum, but if there is no curriculum, it can be as diverse as you like’: Precarity and decolonising in the neoliberal UK higher education system

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton, Barbara Adewumi, Laura R. Bailey, Jacob W. Moore, Lauren‐Marie Aba Amoah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Lived Experiences of Afghan Migrant Women from Domestic Violence: A Phenomenological Study [PDF]

مسائل اجتماعی ایران
Domestic violence is a critical challenge for Afghan migrant women in Iran, shaped by intersecting cultural, economic, and institutional factors. This study aimed to understand how Afghan migrant women living in Tehran experience and interpret domestic ...
Azam pilevari, Ali Pilvari, yeganeh Javid, shiva Nasrolahi   +3 more
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Management, sources, and ways of access to the IISL Grey Literature Collection

, 1998
Our grey literature collection covers the broad area of the Sociology of Law and we hold more than 3.000 documents, which are mainly in English but also in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, and other languages.
Munoz Moya, Elvira (IISL), GreyNet, Grey Literature Network Service   +1 more
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Bridging home, school and community to address educational inequality: Supporting educational trajectories through community bridge work

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
wiley   +1 more source

Sexual abuse and unwanted pregnancies amongst women and girls in Malawi during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Public Health
Background Violence against women and girls increased during the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe. This study investigates the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to sexual abuse towards women and girls in Malawi and explores if there was
Lana Clara Chikhungu, Ugochi Nkwunonwo
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
wiley   +1 more source

Economic practices of peoples of the Republic of Khakassia in present-day conditions

Историческая этнология
In today’s limited conditions of the Russian rural labour market, the role of economic activity of the population as an additional or even the main means of subsistence gains an increasing importance.
Olga L. Lushnikova
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The Impact of Feminism on Sociology [PDF]

The paper investigates the impact of feminism on British sociology over the last 60 years. It focuses on changes in the intellectual content of the discipline, including epistemology, methodology, theory, concepts and the fields of economy, polity ...
Sylvia Walby
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