All Outputs (3)

The Unhomely of Homeschooling (2022)
Journal Article
Myers, M. (2023). The Unhomely of Homeschooling. Sociology, 57(5), 1101-1117. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385221129943

Despite 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.3834

The 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.

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/10.1080/01425692.2022.2042192

The 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.