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Three principles of Serendip : insight, chance, and discovery in qualitative research
(Qualitative Studies in Education: Taylor & Francis, 1996)This article discusses the role of serendipity in qualitative research. Drawing on ideas and methodological suggestions from a set of classic and recent fieldwork accounts, the authors examine conceptions of serendipity ... -
Time, space and presences: Bangladeshi girls' friendships in an English primary school
(Social Care Ireland, 2000)The study reported here examined what it is like to be and have friends and how developing conceptions of friendships become embedded in children's peer cultures. It took place in two mixed Year 5 and Year 6 classes in a ... -
“To educate themselves”: southern black teachers in North Carolina’s schools for the freedpeople during the Civil War and reconstruction period, 1862–1875 (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2019-11-26)Between 1862 and 1875, most of the teachers in North Carolina’s schools for the freedpeople were black. The vast majority of these teachers were from the South, mostly North Carolina, and many were former slaves. Yet, ... -
Well-being: bridging the gap between the language of policy and the culture of schools
(ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), 2019)While there is an increasing interest in the notion of well-being—politically, societally and educationally—it remains an enigmatic, multifaceted concept that sometimes eludes definition in academic articles. This article ... -
What is the experience of navigating a new life in Ireland for international protection applicants and refugees and what role does education play?
(2022-04-01)This research is political in nature. It analyses the system of reception for international protection applicants and refugees in Ireland, investigates the nature of life within Direct Provision and explores the ways in ... -
Why I am still a Catholic
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Without community, there is no Eucharist
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Writing the deaf self in autoethnography (Pre-published version)
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The youth labour market in Cumbria: Employer and young people’s perspectives
(Institute for Employment Research, 2002)Significant changes have occurred in the pattern of post-compulsory destinations of young people in England over the past few decades, the most important of which has been the increasing proportion of school leavers ...