Laura Day Ashley

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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

20 Paper
6 Commissioned report
5 Article
4 Web publication/site
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47 results

2021

Research Methods and Methodologies in Education
Coe, R. (Editor), Waring, M. (Editor), Hedges, L. (Editor) & Day Ashley, L. (Editor), May 2021, 3 ed. SAGE Publications. 464 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
2020

Celebrating 100 years of Save the Children … and ongoing collaborations with the University of Birmingham
Day Ashley, L., 2020
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
Private education and disadvantaged children in India: A literature review of three models of private school provision
Day Ashley, L., Skinner, R., Meyer, A. & Perry, T., 11 Aug 2020, Save the Children. 60 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

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2019

Bringing History to Life
Day Ashley, L., 2019
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
Potential policy futures: Are regulated and inclusive PPPs for the most deprived possible, or even desirable?
Day Ashley, L., Gaur, K., Ainslie, R. & Skinner, R., 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review
Private education and disadvantaged children in India: A literature review of three models of private school provision
Day Ashley, L. & Skinner, R., 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review
2018

Is Sahlberg's GERM a potential framework for understanding the evidence on learning in non-state schools?
Day-Ashley, L., 2018, (Unpublished).
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review
Transnational networks in Indian education and development: historical perspectives
Day-Ashley, L., 2018, (Unpublished).
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review
Transnational networks in Indian education - historical perspectives.
Day Ashley, L. & Sriprakash, A., 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review
2017

Case study research
Day-Ashley, L., Mar 2017, Research Methodologies and Methods in Education. Coe, R., Waring, M., Hedges, L. V. & Arthur, J. (eds.). 2nd ed. SAGE Publications
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Planning your research
Day-Ashley, L., Mar 2017, Research Methodologies and Methods in Education. Coe, R. J., Waring, M., Hedges, L. V. & Arthur, J. (eds.). 2nd ed. SAGE Publications
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
The use of structuration theory to conceptualize alternative practice in education: the case of private school outreach in India, British Journal of Sociology of Education, 31 (3) pp.337-351.
Day-Ashley, L., 16 Mar 2017, Sociology of Education II. Ball , S. J. (ed.). Routledge, (Major Themes in Education Series).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2016

Do private schools provide quality learning and teaching?
Day-Ashley, L., 13 Sept 2016.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review
2015

Exploring the role of private schools in developing countries
Day-Ashley, L., 2015, Commonwealth Eduction Partnerships 2014/15. London/Cambridge: Commonwealth Secretariat / Nexus Strategic Partnerships
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
The Impact of Non-State Schools in Developing Countries: A synthesis of the evidence from two rigorous reviews
Day-Ashley, L. & Wales, J., 1 Dec 2015, DFID. (Education Rigorous Literature Review)
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access
The role and impact of non-state schools in developing countries: what do we know?
Day-Ashley, L. & Wales, J., 2015.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
The role and impact of philanthropic and religious schools in developing countries
Wales, J., Aslam, M., Hine, S., Rawal, S., Wild, L., Day-Ashley, L. (Advisor), Batley, R. (Advisor), Mcloughlin, C. (Advisor), Nicolai , S. (Advisor) & Rose, P., 1 Dec 2015, DFID. (Education Rigorous Literature Review)
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access
The role and impact of private schools in developing countries: a rigorous review of the evidence: Final report
Day-Ashley, L., Mcloughlin, C., Aslam, M., Engel, J., Wales, J., Rawal, S., Batley, R., Kingdon, G., Nicolai , S. & Rose, P., 2015, DFID. (Education Rigorous Literature Review)
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access
What we do know and don't know about private schools in developing countries
Day Ashley, L., 2015
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site

Open Access
What we know - and don't know -about non-state schooling in developing countries
Day-Ashley, L., 2015.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
2014

Dr Laura Day Ashley on the role and impact of private schools in developing countries
Day Ashley, L. (Contributor), 2014
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
Evidence brief: The role and impact of philanthropic and religious schools in developing countries
Wales, J., Aslam, M., Hine, S., Rawal, S., Wild, L., Batley, R. (Advisor), Day-Ashley, L. (Advisor), Mcloughlin, C. (Advisor), Nicolai, S. (Advisor) & Rose, P. (Advisor), 2014, DFID.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Evidence Brief: The role and impact of private schools in developing countries: a rigorous review of the evidence
Day-Ashley, L., Mcloughlin, C., Aslam, M., Engel, J., Rawal, S., Wales, J., Batley, R., Kingdon, G., Nicolai, S. & Rose, P., 2014, DFID.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
The role and impact of non-state schools: initial findings from a synthesis of the evidence
Day-Ashley, L., 2014.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
What we know - and don't know - about private schooling in developing countries
Day-Ashley, L., 2014.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
2013

The role and impact of private schools in developing countries
Day-Ashley, L., 2013.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
2012

Case study research, with special reference to a multiple case study of private school outreach initiatives for out-of-school children in India
Day-Ashley, L., Mar 2012, Research Methodologies and Methods in Education. Arthur, J., Waring, M., Coe, R. & Hedges, L. V. (eds.). 1st ed. SAGE Publications
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
The shifting politics of the private in education: debates and developments in researching private school outreach in India
Day-Ashley, L., 11 Jun 2012, In: Comparative Education. 49, 2, p. 206-225
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
2010
The use of structuration theory to conceptualize alternative practice in education: the case of private school outreach in India
Day-Ashley, L., 19 Apr 2010, In: British Journal of Sociology of Education. 31, 3, p. 337-351 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
2009

Review of 'Private Schooling in Less Economically Developed Countries :Asian and African Perspectives' by Prachi Srivastava and Geoffery Walford (Eds).
Day-Ashley, L., 2009, In: Compare. 39, 2
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
2008

Becoming inclusive? A study of private schools in India offering education to children out-of-school
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Jan 2008, Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2008/09: Education in the Commonwealth: Towards the MDGs.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Creating and connecting local and global communities: Tagore’s university and rural reconstruction experiments at Santiniketan
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Jun 2008.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
Reflections on the politics of researching the private in education. After Ethnography?
Day-Ashley, L., 1 May 2008.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
Review of 'Educational regimes in contemporary India' by Radhika Chopra and Patricia Jeffery (eds)
Day-Ashley, L., 2008, In: Comparative Education. 44, 4
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
2007

Drawing on Giddens’s structuration theory to conceptualise alternative practice in education
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Jun 2007.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
2006

Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education
Caddell, M. & Day-Ashley, L., 1 Jan 2006, In: Compare. 36, 4
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

8 Citations (Scopus)
Can private schools in India offer inclusive education? Id21 Education Highlights No. 2 - Online
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Jun 2006
Research output: Other contribution
Can private schools in India offer inclusive education? Id21 Education HighlightsNo. 2 - Online, Institute of Development Studies: Sussex
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Jan 2006
Research output: Other contribution
Inter-school working involving private school outreach initiatives and government schools in India
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Dec 2006, In: Compare. 36, 4, p. 481-496 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6 Citations (Scopus)
2005
From margins to mainstream: Private school outreach inclusion processes for out-of-school children in India
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Mar 2005, In: International Journal of Educational Development. 25, 2, p. 133-144 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus)
Inter-School Working Between Private, Government and Voluntary Sectors Through Private School Outreach Initiatives in India: Implications for Learning and Livelihood
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Jan 2005.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
Speaking the Same Language? Research Relationships in an Activity Theory Based Evaluation
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Jan 2005.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
2004

Constructing Positive Social Relations through Interaction Programmes in Schools: When the Rich Child Meets the Poor Child in India
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Jan 2004.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
The Role of the School in Promoting Social Responsibility: Reflections on Experiences from India
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Jan 2004.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
2003

Needs-Based Education Versus Equality of Educational Opportunity: A Case Study from India
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Jan 2003.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
2002

Bridging Educational and Social Divides? Private School Outreach for Out-of-School Children in India
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Jan 2002.
Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
'Putting Yourself in Other People's Shoes': the use of Forum theatre to explore refugee and homeless issues in schools
Day-Ashley, L., 1 Mar 2002, In: Journal of Moral Education. 31, 1, p. 21-34 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
43 Citations (Scopus)

Laura Day Ashley

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