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Research interests
I am an Associate Lecturer in Sociology at Oxford Brookes University and a teaching assistant in Education at the University of Bath. I am a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Education and my study explores the experiences of international doctoral students in UK universities, using a framework that draws on the theories of Critical Pedagogy and Critical Race and Capabilities Approach. My focus is on the complex relationship between knowledge, power and ethics.
I am an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I teach and co-convene multiple modules at the Departments of Education, Sociology and Social and Policy Sciences.
Research interests:
- Race and ethnicity in higher education
- Social and epistemic justice
- Higher education critical pedagogies
- Knowledge politics
I am also engaged in a number of academic and research activities:
- BERA ECR convenor
- Assistant book editor for the Journal of Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning (CriSTaL)
- Reviewer for the European Conference of Educational Research (ECER) - Research in Higher Education group
- Member of the Western Widening Participation Research Cluster (WWPREC)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Education, Master of Arts, University of Bath
Award Date: 14 Jun 2014
External positions
Associate Lecturer, Oxford Brookes University
27 Jan 2020 → …
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Projects
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Towards developing an Education Continuity Plan: supporting schools in times of crisis
Govaerts, F., Cann, V., Cranham, J. & Ismail, G.
1/08/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research-related funding
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Impacts of Covid-19 on migrant health workers: a review of evidence and implications for health care provision
Vaillancourt-Laflamme, C., Pillinger, J., Yeates, N., Gencianos, G., Ismail, G., Ismail, N. & Montoro, C., 15 Sept 2022, Milton Keynes: Open University. 39 p. (Migrant health worker deaths during Covid-19: a methodological exploration and initial estimates)() Policy responses to address risks of harm to migrant health care workers in times of Covid-19)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Migrant health worker deaths during Covid-19: a methodological exploration and initial estimates
Tipping, S., Murphy, V., Yeates, N., Montoro, C., Ismail, G. & Ismail, N., 10 Sept 2022, Milton Keynes/UK - Ferney Voltaire/France: Open University. 81 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Policy responses to address risks of harm to migrant health care workers in times of Covid-19
Yeates, N., Pillinger, J., Vaillancourt-Laflamme, C., Gencianos, G., Ismail, N., Montoro, C. & Ismail, G., 20 Sept 2022, Milton Keynes/UK-Ferney Voltaire/France: Open University. 49 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Students' Learning Experience in Online Games-Based Sex Education in Thai Secondary Schools
Ismail, N., Ismail, G., Thammajinda, O. A. & Chaeye, K., 31 Oct 2022, Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Games Based Learning, ECGBL 2022. Costa, C. (ed.). Dechema e.V., p. 702-712 11 p. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning; vol. 2022-October).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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Strategies for Supporting Inclusion and Diversity in The Academy: Higher Education, Aspiration and Inequality: Book review
Ismail, G., 30 Jun 2021, Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning (CRISTAL), 9, 1, p. 135 137 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Open Access