Rhona Brown
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6458374 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Rhona Brown |
| PRENOMES | Rhona |
| SOBRENOME | Brown |
| ASSINATURA | BROWN R |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Glasgow |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6487-6883 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2014 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Understanding and creating learning spaces in research with primary children in Tanzania
Education research is largely done on rather than with children and their experiences of learning have often been neglected in the global South. This paper presents the approach taken to increase participation and visibility of children in a comparative case study of school, home and neighbourhood learning spaces in Tanzanian primary schools. I outline the creative, spatial methods developed to enable children to share their perceptions and exper…
Making Context Matter through Massey’s Relational Space
“Context matters” has been an adage and a mantra in the field of comparative and international education since its earliest days. However, knowing which things matter, how and to whom, and also how they affect each other places challenging demands on comparative researchers. In this article, we outline different ways that comparativists have come to terms with context and consider the limitations of these approaches. We offer a discussion of Dore…
Exploring children's experiences of schooling in Tanzania
In the context of aspirations that firmly position education as the key to multiple global development goals, we raise concerns about how education is experienced by many children, particularly in low‐income, postcolonial contexts. Drawing from two, in‐depth qualitative studies in Tanzania, we demonstrate that existing pedagogical practices, including the use of an unfamiliar language of learning and teaching, constitute a ‘hidden curriculum’ tha…
Meaningful employment opportunities for youth with disabilities in Bhutan
This article presents the adaptation of a screening tool to help young persons with disabilities understand what they may need to do in in order to move closer to meaningful work. Using critical capabilities approach, we developed a toolkit to support the transition process from home, school, or other setting to formal or informal employment in Bhutan. Community Inclusion Coordinators were recruited to mentor 40 participants to gain confidence, a…
Scotland, Britain, Europe
This article focuses on the controversial eighteenth-century Whig politician, John Wilkes (1725–97), his journalism and his reception in the Scottish periodical press, while considering parallels with current debates on Brexit and Scottish independence. Wilkes, seen by some at the time as a notorious rabble-rouser and a voracious Scotophobe, was nevertheless elected democratically (an unusual phenomenon at this time) to various political offices …
The making of British bioethics
We were all deeply saddened when John died following a short illness in February 2014.He was CHSTM's founding director and remained a huge presence in the department, and the field more gener
The making of British bioethics
We were all deeply saddened when John died following a short illness in February 2014.He was CHSTM's founding director and remained a huge presence in the department, and the field more gener
The making of British bioethics
We were all deeply saddened when John died following a short illness in February 2014.He was CHSTM's founding director and remained a huge presence in the department, and the field more gener
Scotland, Britain, Europe
This article focuses on the controversial eighteenth-century Whig politician, John Wilkes (1725–97), his journalism and his reception in the Scottish periodical press, while considering parallels with current debates on Brexit and Scottish independence. Wilkes, seen by some at the time as a notorious rabble-rouser and a voracious Scotophobe, was nevertheless elected democratically (an unusual phenomenon at this time) to various political offices …
Meaningful employment opportunities for youth with disabilities in Bhutan
This article presents the adaptation of a screening tool to help young persons with disabilities understand what they may need to do in in order to move closer to meaningful work. Using critical capabilities approach, we developed a toolkit to support the transition process from home, school, or other setting to formal or informal employment in Bhutan. Community Inclusion Coordinators were recruited to mentor 40 participants to gain confidence, a…
Making Context Matter through Massey’s Relational Space
“Context matters” has been an adage and a mantra in the field of comparative and international education since its earliest days. However, knowing which things matter, how and to whom, and also how they affect each other places challenging demands on comparative researchers. In this article, we outline different ways that comparativists have come to terms with context and consider the limitations of these approaches. We offer a discussion of Dore…
Exploring children's experiences of schooling in Tanzania
In the context of aspirations that firmly position education as the key to multiple global development goals, we raise concerns about how education is experienced by many children, particularly in low‐income, postcolonial contexts. Drawing from two, in‐depth qualitative studies in Tanzania, we demonstrate that existing pedagogical practices, including the use of an unfamiliar language of learning and teaching, constitute a ‘hidden curriculum’ tha…
Understanding and creating learning spaces in research with primary children in Tanzania
Education research is largely done on rather than with children and their experiences of learning have often been neglected in the global South. This paper presents the approach taken to increase participation and visibility of children in a comparative case study of school, home and neighbourhood learning spaces in Tanzanian primary schools. I outline the creative, spatial methods developed to enable children to share their perceptions and exper…
Political science (4 obras) · Geography (3 obras) · Sociology (3 obras) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 obras) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 obras) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (2 obras) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (2 obras) · Law (2 obras) · Psychology (2 obras) · Tanzania (2 obras)