Critical education policy and leadership studies (CEPaLS) research interest group (RIG) report

Abstract

Research CEPaLS members undertake a wide range of research that illuminates power relations and structural inequity in the fields of educational leadership and policy. Recent notable examples include CEPaLS co-convenor, Dr Rob Higham (UCL), whose research into the 'self-improving system' agenda (Greany and Higham, 2018) has been widely reported. Dr Steve Courtney won a British Academy Rising Star Engagement Award in 2017 for his project, "Privatisation in education across Europe: New forms in a changing context". This funding enabled researchers from across Europe to convene and share the implications of their latest analyses (see Courtney 2018). Prof Howard Stevenson has also led important research on trade unions for the teaching profession with fellow University of Nottingham researchers and CEPaLS members, Alison Milner and Emily Winchip. This project was funded by the European Trade Union Committee for Education.