Dr Sharon Walker
PhD, BA (Hons), PGCE, MPhil
Current positions
Lectuer in Education (Racial Justice and Education)
School of Education
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Research interests
Sharon's research examines the material and discursive processes that reproduce the idea of racial difference, and racist practices and outcomes in education systems. Her work addresses UK education policy and issues of race and racism in the field of comparative and international education.
As a former primary school teacher, Sharon also works closely with primary school leaders (Key Stages 1 & 2) to strengthen teacher knowledge and capacity in taking forward anti-racist and decolonising initiatives.
Sharon is a co-director of the Centre for Comparative International Research in Education and also a co-organiser of the Race, Empire and Education Collective and the Politics of Representation Collective.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Action Aid SETA project: Anti-racist Public Education
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
06/02/2023 to 31/12/2030
Anti-Racist Education Forum
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Principal Investigator
Description
This project mobilises research, resources, relationships and networks to promote anti-racist learning and action for schools in Bristol, the South-West and beyond. It responds to specific challenges faced by Bristol,…Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
01/12/2022 to 31/07/2023
Publications
Recent publications
01/06/2024Exploring decolonial and anti-racist perspectives in teacher education and curriculum through dialogue
Curriculum Journal
The case for educational reparations
International Journal of Educational Development
‘Deep understanding’ for anti-racist school transformation
Curriculum Journal
Learning from the Movement for Black Lives: Horizons of Racial Justice for Comparative and International Education
Comparative Education Review
The erasures of racism in education and international development
Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
