Elite Universities and the Making of Privilege: Exploring Race and Class in Global Educational Economies
(2022)
Book
Bhopal, K., & Myers, M. (2023). Elite Universities and the Making of Privilege: Exploring Race and Class in Global Educational Economies. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
All Outputs (5)
The Unhomely of Homeschooling (2022)
Journal Article
Myers, M. (2023). The Unhomely of Homeschooling. Sociology, 57(5), 1101-1117. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385221129943Despite increasing global popularity perceptions of homeschooling remain problematic. It resists trends towards mass compulsory education and the promotion of children’s rights; it challenges the state’s authority to educate citizens; and raises conc... Read More about The Unhomely of Homeschooling.
The impact of COVID‐19 on A Level exams in England: Students as consumers (2022)
Journal Article
Bhopal, K., & Myers, M. (2023). The impact of COVID‐19 on A Level exams in England: Students as consumers. British Educational Research Journal, 49(1), 142-157. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3834The recent global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic created significant challenges for society, not least for education. England went into lockdown in March 2020; following this, A Level exams were cancelled and the Department for Education announced... Read More about The impact of COVID‐19 on A Level exams in England: Students as consumers.
Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Pupils and Mental Wellbeing (2022)
Book Chapter
Myers, M. (2022). Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Pupils and Mental Wellbeing. In Mental Wellbeing in Schools: What Teachers Need to Know to Support Pupils from Diverse Backgrounds (37-47). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003160526-4Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller (GRT) communities suffer some of the worst health outcomes in the UK including low levels of life expectancy, high rates of infant mortality, and a high prevalence of chronic health conditions (McFadden et al., 2018; NHS, 2... Read More about Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Pupils and Mental Wellbeing.
Racism, zero-hours contracts and complicity in higher education (2022)
Journal Article
Myers, M. (2022). Racism, zero-hours contracts and complicity in higher education. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 43(4), 584-602. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2022.2042192The use of zero-hours contracts (ZHCs) has been associated with the transfer of risk away from corporate employers and towards individual employees. In universities increasing numbers of teaching staff are employed on such contracts. Academics from B... Read More about Racism, zero-hours contracts and complicity in higher education.