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Research interests
I am interested in the role of non-formal and informal learning in young people's lives. Broadly speaking, non-formal learning features unassessed learning objectives (e.g., after-school sports clubs, charities, NGOs...) whilst informal learning encompasses unplanned, spontaneous learning (e.g., you learn to cook a souffle because your dad happens to like cooking them).
My experience researching young people's lives focuses primarily on charities, youth groups, youth sport, and young people not in education, employment or training. As a qualitative researcher who comes from an interdisciplinary background, my research draws on educational theory, psychology, sociology, and critical pedagogy.
Research interests:
- Non-formal and informal education
- Young people's development
- Educational disadvantage
- Neoliberalism
- Critical pedagogy
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):
Keywords
- Non-formal education
- Informal education
- Young people's development
- Educational disadvantage
- Neoliberalism
- Critical pedagogy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Student lived experiences of linguistic diversity in higher education.
Sanchez, S. (PI), Rodrigues, L. (CoPI), de Pietri, É. (CoI), Costas Batlle, I. (CoI), Grimshaw, T. (CoI) & Duboc, A. (CoI)
1/09/23 → 31/08/25
Project: Research-related funding
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Developing a Cohesive and Collegiate Qualitative Research Culture
Costas Batlle, I. (PI), Pang, B. (CoI), Lin, H. Y. (CoI), Mathur, V. (CoI), Clift, B. (CoI) & Prosser, A. (CoI)
1/12/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research-related funding
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Using Positive Discipline to develop youth sports coaches' inter- and intra-personal relationship skills
Costas Batlle, I. (PI), Morgan, H. (CoI) & Corke, G. (Researcher CoI)
3/10/23 → 2/10/24
Project: Other
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H&SS Grant Capture Fund AY 2022/23: ESRC grant development and stakeholder mapping with a non-academic partner.
Sanchez, S. (CoI) & Costas Batlle, I. (PI)
1/03/23 → 31/07/23
Project: Research-related funding
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Interaction And Problem-Solving Skills With LEGO Robotics: A Froebelian Approach
Costas Batlle, I. (PI)
22/01/22 → 31/07/22
Project: UK charity
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Bricolage for Innovative Qualitative Social Science Research: A Perspective on its Conceptual Hallmarks
Sanchez, S., Eski, M. & Costas Batlle, I., 26 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Qualitative Inquiry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘Connecting the dots’: Developing a Doctoral Qualitative Community of Practice
Costas Batlle, I., Banks, K., Rodohan, J., Clift, B. & Bekker, S., 30 Sept 2024, In: Qualitative Inquiry. 30, 7, p. 630-640 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction: The relevance and importance of researcher vulnerability in qualitative research
Clift, B. C., Batlle, I. C., Banks, K., Rodohan, J., Bekker, S. & Chudzikowski, K., 28 Jun 2023, Qualitative Researcher Vulnerability: Negotiating, Experiencing and Embracing. Abingdon, U. K.: Taylor and Francis/ Balkema, p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter
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Qualitative Researcher Vulnerability: Negotiating, Experiencing and Embracing
Clift, B. (Editor), Costas Batlle, I. (Editor), Bekker, S. (Editor) & Chudzikowski, K. (Editor), 28 Jun 2023, 1 ed. Routledge.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Why is democracy overrated according to Latin American students?
Sandoval-Hernández, A. & Costas Batlle, I., 30 Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Thesis
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Re-shaping personhood through neoliberal governmentality: Non-formal education, charities, and youth sport programmes
Costas Batlle, I. (Author), Carr, S. (Supervisor) & Brown, C. (Supervisor), 31 Oct 2017Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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