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Laura Day Ashley has a background in social anthropology and a particular interest in anthropological, sociological and historical approaches to the study of education. She currently explores Indian influences on progressive education in Britain in the early twentieth century and offers supervision in the following areas:
State and non-state delivery of education (the private sector, public-private partnerships, NGOs, faith-based organisations)
Alternative education (small schools, human-scale education, home schooling, indigenous forms of education, peer education, theatre-in-education)
History of progressive and child-centred education
Research perspectives on education: comparative and international, anthropological, sociological, historical
Methodological expertise: case study research, evaluation, qualitative research
Regional expertise: UK and South Asia (especially India)
Research activity per year
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review
Day Ashley, L. (Principal Investigator)
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
3/02/14 → 2/08/14
Project: Research
Day Ashley, L. (Principal Investigator) & Mcloughlin, C. (Co-Investigator)
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
28/01/13 → 27/07/13
Project: Other Government Departments
Day Ashley, L. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/07 → 31/03/10
Project: Research Councils
Day-Ashley, L. (Chair)
Activity: Engagement and Public events › Other
Day-Ashley, L. (Contributor)
Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
Day-Ashley, L. (Author)
Activity: Other
Day-Ashley, L. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Guest lecture or Invited talk
Day-Ashley, L. (Contributor)
Activity: Other
Day Ashley, L. (Nominated), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)