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The doctoral journey as decolonial praxis: Self‐formation of Global South students in UK higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research concerning Global South doctoral students in the United Kingdom has mainly situated their experiences within adaptationist paradigms, emphasising cultural adjustment and assimilation into Western academic norms. Such studies often depict students as passive recipients, overlooking their agency and the transformative potential
Peng Zhang, Hao Wu, Enze Guo, Amanda McCrory   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘…It was my choice to see how I can acquire this Western world education… and I'm happy…’: Structuration and the dialectic nature of being a Nigerian university student in the UK

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the experiences of Nigerian cross‐border students in UK higher education, focusing on how colonial legacies continue to shape the interplay between structure and agency. Three key themes emerged in the analysis of the data: First, the persistence of a ‘West is Best’ mentality reflects the internalisation of colonial ...
Jennifer Marshall, Jack Bryne Stothard
wiley   +1 more source

More‐than‐gender? Moving beyond gendered expectations of divergent learners in early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we explore how neurodivergent ways of being in early education are often gendered. The intersectionalities of gender and neurodivergence often lead to fixed expectations that perpetuate binary interpretations, pathologisations, missed diagnoses and a lack of curated support.
Ruth Churchill Dower, Hannah Hogarth
wiley   +1 more source

“Women in Cages”; Representations of Married Women in the Works of Sevim Burak and Ursula K. Le Guin

Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2019
Since the beginning of history women have been regarded as weak, emotional, caring and thought to be suitable for some jobs and not the others; due to the biological differences, they have been regarded the nurturers of the family, the care taker of ...
Sultan KOMUT BAKINÇ
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Bentham and the Oppressed

, 1984
This is the first volume which has been prepared for print using the E.U.I. word-processing facilities: this complex and ungrateful work has been done by Ms Clare Gardiner and Ms Oriole Wilson, under the direction of Ms Brigitte Schwab, E.U.I. Publications Officer, to whom the author expresses gratitude.
openaire   +3 more sources

The critical role of teacher educators in promoting socially just mathematics teaching

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper focuses on the enablers and constraints that shape mathematics teacher educators' agency in addressing social justice issues within their practice and how these can be harnessed or overcome. Given the potential impact of teacher educators on the student/practising teachers they work with, and consequently on the agency of classroom ...
Pete Wright, Jane Goodland, Caroline Hilton, Sinem Hizli Alkan, Gwen Ineson, Balbir Kaur, Manjinder K. Jagdev, Cristina Mio, Sam Parkes   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Education for whom? Exploring systems of oppression and domination

Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education, 2017
This paper explores a plethora of issues in education by linking systemic issues of oppression and domination to historical and contemporary contexts. The main argument is an identification and articulation of the importance of historical localities in ...
Janelle Brady
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Global aspirations and local limitations: Employment experience of Nigerian international students in the United Kingdom

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Nigeria is the UK's third largest market for higher education, but there is limited empirical research on Nigerian international students' employment experiences. Drawing on the concepts of neo‐racism and agency, this research explores how 25 Nigerian international students exercise their agency to pursue or refrain from seeking employment ...
Ming Cheng, Clarisse Albia, Olalekan Adekola   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a Socially Inclusive Circular Economy: Evidence From Social Enterprises in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) and social entrepreneurship (SE) are increasingly recognised as critical pathways for sustainable development, yet CE research often underplays social inclusion, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).
Maria L. Granados, Adeyemi Adelekan
wiley   +1 more source

Against Arguing about Addict Agency

Feminist Philosophy Quarterly
Much modern philosophy considers whether addicts—people who have normatively atypical relationships to various substances—possess genuine moral responsibility.
T. Virgil Murthy
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