Lorena Sánchez Tyson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6449202 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorena Sánchez Tyson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorena Sánchez |
| FAMILY NAME | Tyson |
| SIGNATURE | TYSON L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hertfordshire |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3275-6120 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reforesting’ environmental education
How do international student returnees contribute to the development of their home countries? A systematic mapping and thematic synthesis
This study investigates the significant yet under-examined role of international student returnees in catalysing societal development in their home countries. Through systematic mapping and thematic synthesis of 53 articles selected from an initial pool of 1515, this review delineates the literature’s portrayal of returnees’ impacts across various domains, including firm growth, industrial innovation, higher education, research, social diversity,…
Learning to read and write is to defend yourself’
This study considers some of the ways in which engagements with literacies are embedded in social practices and produced and enacted through distinct ethnolinguistic and cultural histories. Drawing on research with learners and facilitators in an adult literacy program for Indigenous language speakers in Mexico, the findings reveal various meanings, values, and uses attached to literacies, including as a defense, a necessity, access to full knowl…
Curui’
This paper takes inspiration from the Indigenous Fijian practice of ‘curui’ – weaving or patching together – as a metaphor to explore connections between climate justice, gender equality, and education in Fijian policies and practices. The paper argues that neither gender equality nor education can be ‘silver bullets’ for the huge challenges that the climate crisis raises, particularly for small island developing states (SIDS) such as Fiji that e…
Literacy and oracy across the U.S.-Mexico border
This article explores the relationship between literacy and oracy in the context of Plazas Comunitarias, a basic education programme in Spanish for immigrants in the United States. I reflect on my experiences as a former Plazas facilitator, analyse key literacy materials from the programme and offer observations on reading aloud in an adult literacy classroom context. Additionally, I suggest that beyond facilitating overall reading development, t…
Comparing ethnographies
Comparing ethnographies: local studies of education across the Americas." Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 48(3), pp. 467–468
Curui’
This paper takes inspiration from the Indigenous Fijian practice of ‘curui’ – weaving or patching together – as a metaphor to explore connections between climate justice, gender equality, and education in Fijian policies and practices. The paper argues that neither gender equality nor education can be ‘silver bullets’ for the huge challenges that the climate crisis raises, particularly for small island developing states (SIDS) such as Fiji that e…
Comparing ethnographies
Comparing ethnographies: local studies of education across the Americas." Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 48(3), pp. 467–468
Literacy and oracy across the U.S.-Mexico border
This article explores the relationship between literacy and oracy in the context of Plazas Comunitarias, a basic education programme in Spanish for immigrants in the United States. I reflect on my experiences as a former Plazas facilitator, analyse key literacy materials from the programme and offer observations on reading aloud in an adult literacy classroom context. Additionally, I suggest that beyond facilitating overall reading development, t…
Curui’
This paper takes inspiration from the Indigenous Fijian practice of ‘curui’ – weaving or patching together – as a metaphor to explore connections between climate justice, gender equality, and education in Fijian policies and practices. The paper argues that neither gender equality nor education can be ‘silver bullets’ for the huge challenges that the climate crisis raises, particularly for small island developing states (SIDS) such as Fiji that e…
How do international student returnees contribute to the development of their home countries? A systematic mapping and thematic synthesis
This study investigates the significant yet under-examined role of international student returnees in catalysing societal development in their home countries. Through systematic mapping and thematic synthesis of 53 articles selected from an initial pool of 1515, this review delineates the literature’s portrayal of returnees’ impacts across various domains, including firm growth, industrial innovation, higher education, research, social diversity,…
Learning to read and write is to defend yourself’
This study considers some of the ways in which engagements with literacies are embedded in social practices and produced and enacted through distinct ethnolinguistic and cultural histories. Drawing on research with learners and facilitators in an adult literacy program for Indigenous language speakers in Mexico, the findings reveal various meanings, values, and uses attached to literacies, including as a defense, a necessity, access to full knowl…
Reforesting’ environmental education
Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Social science (2 works)