Biography
Dr Mary-Claire Travers was educated in both the UK and Australia. She has an MA and a PhD from King’s College London (KCL) after completing a Bachelor of Education, a Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies and being awarded a scholarship to do an MA in Education in Australia.
Mary-Claire began her career as a teacher having taught in both the UK and Australia. She has worked in higher education at the IOE, UCL and King's College London, where she is currently a visiting lecturer.
She has been involved in mentoring teachers in schools in low socio-economic areas of England which have low university participation rates. She has published a unique book on a longitudinal qualitative study of success factors for working-class boys in education, continues to be a guest lecturer on underprivileged children's academic achievement at various higher education institutions and speaks on the subject in many different forums and conferences. She firmly believes that education is the key to transforming lives all over the world.
Research interests:
- Social justice,
- White working-class education,
- Student grouping.
Supervision: MA students.
Research
Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR)
The Centre for Public Policy Research is an interdisciplinary research centre research developing critical analyses of social change and social in/justice in education and other policy arenas, sectors and contexts to inform national and international policy debate, social activism, and personal, professional and organisational learning.
Research
Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR)
The Centre for Public Policy Research is an interdisciplinary research centre research developing critical analyses of social change and social in/justice in education and other policy arenas, sectors and contexts to inform national and international policy debate, social activism, and personal, professional and organisational learning.