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Education, Practice and Society
Undertaking research to support education throughout the life course.
Head of Department: Professor David Guile
The department of Education, Practice and Society (EPS) has specialists from a wide variety of disciplines who undertake research to support education throughout the life course by contributing to economic, social and political debate as well as development in societies, nationally and internationally.
- Our staff
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Head of department
Prof David Guile
Contacts
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- d.guile@ucl.ac.uk
Address
UCL Institute of Education, University College London
20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AL
Appointments
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Professor of Education and Work
IOE - Education, Practice & Society
UCL Institute of Education
Joined UCL
1993-09-01
Languages spoken/written
- French (basic)
Collaborators
- Dr Natasha Kersh
- Dr Germ Janmaat
- Dr Susanne Wiborg
- Prof Hugh Starkey
- Professor Jan Derry
- Dr Edmund Waite
- Dr Avril Keating
- Dr Nicola Pensiero
- Dr Rachel Wilde
- Dr Andrew Jenkins
- Prof Richard Noss
- Prof Claire Callender
- Prof Francis Green
- Prof Moses Oketch
- Dr Golo Henseke
- Dr Sam Duncan
- Prof Andy Green
- Prof Ingrid Schoon
- Dr Michela Franceschelli
- Dr Christine Han
- Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies (LLAKES)
- Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies - LLAKES Phase 2
- Enhancing vocational STEM teaching at level 3
- I CARE - Informal Competences Assessment and Recognition for Employment
- Internship: its commercial potential and its educational implications
- Knowledge dynamics, Innovation and Learning Network
- Learning from Work Experience Placements
- Lifelong Language Learning University Centre Network for New Career Opportunities and Personal Development
- Technical Roles in the Healthcare Sector
- The Last Mile
- Work Experience as an Education and Training Strategy: New Approaches for the 21st Century
Academic staff
- Prof Louise Archer Karl Mannheim Chair of Sociology of Education
- Ms Jacqueline Ashton Principal Teaching Fellow
- Dr Patrick Bailey UCL Senior Teaching Fellow
- Prof Stephen Ball Distinguished Service Professor
- Mr Jack Bicker
- Dr Alice Bradbury Lecturer in Education
- Ms Alison Brady Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
- Dr Annette Braun Lecturer in Sociology of Education
- Dr Georgina Brewis Senior Lecturer in the History of Education
- Dr Janet Broad PGCE Coordinator (Post-Compulsory)
- Prof Andrew Brown Pro Director: Academic Development
- Prof Claire Callender Chair of Higher Education Studies
- Ms Mano Candappa Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Education
- Ms Olga Cara Senior Research Officer
- Dr Vincent Carpentier Reader in History of Education
- Mr Jd Carpentieri Lecturer in Adult Learniing
- Prof Roy Carr-Hill Visiting Professor of Education in Developing Countries
- Dr Elaine Chase Senior Lecturer in Education, Health and International Development
- Mr Darren Chetty Teaching Fellow
- Ms Charlotte Clements Research Associate
- Dr Aline Courtois Research Associate
- Dr Bryan Cunningham Senior Lecturer in Education
- Mrs Ariane De Gayardon De Fenoyl Senior Research Associate
- Dr Jennifer DeWitt Research Fellow
- Mr Jay Derrick Senior Lecturer in Adult/Further Education
- Professor Jan Derry Professor of the Philosophy of Education
- Prof Martin Doel FETL Professor of Leadership in Further Education and Skills
- Dr Sam Duncan Senior Lecturer in Adult Education And Literacies
- Dr Mark Freeman Reader in Education and Social History
- Prof Alison Fuller Pro Director: Research and Development
- Dr Tatiana Fumasoli Senior Lecturer
- Dr Spela Godec Research Associate
- Prof Andy Green Professor of Comparative Social Science
- Prof Francis Green Professor: Work and Education Economics
- Mr Graham Griffiths Lecturer in Education
- Prof David Guile Professor of Education and Work
- Dr Christine Han Senior Lecturer in Education
- Dr Golo Henseke Research Officer (Applied Economist)
- Ms Jo Heslop Lecturer in Education and International Development
- Dr Ludovic Highman SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
- Prof Ann Hodgson Professor of Post Compulsory Education
- Dr Aniko Horvath Research Associate
- Dr Colleen Howell Howell Research Associate
- Dr Gwyneth Hughes Reader in Higher Education
- Dr Stephen Hunt Research Associate
- Dr Germ Janmaat Reader in Comparative Social Science
- Dr Freya Johnson Ross Research Associate
- Prof Heather Joshi Professorial Research Associate
- Dr Carolina Junemann Research Associate
- Dr Laila Kadiwal
- Dr Avril Keating Senior Lecturer: Comparative Social Science (Education and Social Outcomes)
- Ms Beth Kelly Principal Teaching Fellow
- Dr Natasha Kersh Research Officer
- Dr Anil Khamis Senior Lecturer in Education & International
- Mrs Dima Khazem
- Prof Geeta Kingdon Chair of Education and International Development
- Dr Kaori Kitagawa Lecturer in Education
- Dr Ann Lahiff Lecturer in Teacher Education Post-14 Sector
- Prof Marie-Carine Lall Chair in Education and South Asian Studies
- Dr Alexandra Lewis Teaching Fellow
- Mr William Locke Reader in Higher Education Studies
- Dr Helen Longlands Teaching Fellow
- Dr Sai Loo Lecturer in Education
- Miss Emily Macleod Research Administrator
- Dr Deborah Mainwaring Lecturer in Education
- Prof Simon Marginson Professor of International Higher Education Strategy
- Dr Giulio Marini Research Associate
- Dr Ada Mau Research Associate
- Dr Claire Maxwell Reader in the Sociology of Education
- Dr Anna Mazenod Research Associate
- Dr Tristan McCowan Reader in Education and International Development
- Prof Gary McCulloch Brian Simon Chair of History of Education
- Ms Anne McKeown Project Manager
- Dr Hilary McQueen Tutor
- Dr Francesca Meloni Research Associate
- Dr Julie Moote Research Assistant
- Miss Greta Morando Senior Research Associate
- Prof Paul Morris Professor of Comparative Education
- Mrs Sophia Nickeas Senior Teaching Fellow Post Conpulsory Education
- Ms Dimitra Pavlina Nikita Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
- Dr Effrosyni Nomikou Research Assistant
- Dr Amy North Lecturer in Education and International Development
- Ms Kate O'Shaughnessy Teaching Fellow on the Ba Education Studies
- Prof Moses Oketch Professor of International Education Policy & Development
- Mr Jorge Ortiz Quiroga Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
- Ms Dorothy Panjaitan Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
- Dr Jenny Parkes Reader in Education
- Dr Nicola Pensiero Research Officer
- Dr Rosie Peppin Vaughan Lecturer in Education
- Dr Tejendra Pherali Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development
- Ms Jelena Popov Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
- Ms Hanna Retallack Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
- Mr Sean Richards Lecturer in Vocational Education
- Prof Jessica Ringrose Professor of the Sociology of Gender and Education
- Dr Lynne Rogers Reader in Education
- Dr Caine Rolleston Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development
- Ms Nozomi Sakata Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
- Ms Meera Nath Sarin Tutor
- Dr Rebecca Schendel Lecturer in Education and International Development
- Ms Irene Schwab Lecturer in Adult Basic Skills Education
- Prof Peter Scott Emeritus Professor of Higher Educational Studies
- Mr Qasir Shah Teaching Fellow
- Dr Victoria Showunmi Lecturer in Education
- Mr Adrian Skilbeck
- Dr Holly Smith Lecturer in Higher Education
- Mr Michael Smith Senior Teaching Fellow in Post Compulsory Education
- Prof Ken Spours Professor of Post Compulsory Education
- Prof Paul Standish Chair of Philosophy of Education
- Prof Judith Suissa Professor of Philosophy of Education
- Dr Jon Swain Senior Research Officer
- Dr Stuart Tannock Senior Lecturer
- Dr Becky Taylor Research Practitioner
- Dr Antonina Tereshchenko Research Associate
- Ms Sonia Thomas Senior Teaching Fellow in Post Compulsory Education
- Prof Elaine Unterhalter Professor of Education and International Development
- Mr Albert Vas Principal Teaching Fellow
- Prof Carol Vincent Professor of the Sociology of Education
- Prof John Vorhaus Professor of Moral and Educational Philosophy
- Dr Edmund Waite Lecturer in Education and Anthropology
- Dr Ian Warwick Senior Lecturer in Education, Health and International Development
- Miss Rosie Westerveld Research Associate
- Dr Celia Whitchurch Senior Lecturer in Higher Education
- Dr Susanne Wiborg Reader in Education
- Dr Rachel Wilde Lecturer
- Dr Tom Woodin Reader in Social History of Education
- Mr Chris Yates Lecturer in Education
- Prof Michael Young Professor of Education
- Study with us
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Our programmes provide students with enriching learning and teaching experiences that reflect their interests and starting points, enabling them to develop professionally and personally. Many of our alumni maintain an ongoing relationship with the work of the department and UCL Institute of Education.
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See our short courses on UCL Life Learning.
- Research
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We pioneer research collaborations with external partners to diversify the contribution that educational research can make academically, professionally and practically for individuals and communities.
Our work strives to provide solutions to current and emerging pressure points in societies, such as economic change and social injustice, by creating networks and partnerships to support knowledge transfer between education, work and communities.
Featured research
We have an exciting research portfolio of projects, including:
- Youth Equity + STEM
- Science Capital Research
- ASPIRES 2: Longitudinal research project studying young people's science and career aspirations
- Best Practice in Grouping Students
For more info about our projects, researchers, publications, activities, groups and themes visit:
- Consultancy
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Drawing from the extensive experience and expert knowledge, the department helps clients worldwide to move from problem to solution in the areas of education and training.
Our fields of expertise focus on higher and further education as well as vocational education and training, and we have provided successful consultancies to local authorities, charities, educational institutions, national and international organisations, such as CEDEFOP, OECD and the World Bank, and governments throughout the World.Case studies
- Chemistry for All
- Two-Way Street Leadership Exchanges
- Researching the Area-based Review Process in London
See more consultancy case studies.
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