A new 3-year research project funded by the UK Research and Innovation Council has been unveiled by Professor Bryony Hoskins at Roehampton University to study how to support disadvantaged girls to gain confidence in their voices and to engage in politics has been unveiled by two academics at Roehampton University.
Professor Bryony Hoskins has put out an open call to all year 9 teachers of girls in the UK to find those who might wish to take part in the study. The purpose and aim of this project is to utilise gender empowerment through politics in classrooms and test methods that will support disadvantaged girls to gain confidence in their voices by engaging in political discussion.
The criteria for selection of teachers and schools taking part in this engagement project are as follows:
· Teach citizenship topics to year 9 girls (pupils aged 13-14 years)
· Are open to new ideas as a result of research
· Engage and participate in inclusive teaching
· A commitment to the listening to pupils’ voices and engaging with them in political debate
· Those teachers who are passionate about gender equality
Ideally the selection process will identify schools in and around London in which 25% or more pupils receive free school meals, thereby identifying an under privileged set of participants. In addition, it is desired that 25% of the cohort of pupils will speak English as an additional language. Even if a school does not fully meet these requirements, they will still be considered to take part in the study.
Those schools and teachers will be fully supported in their role as participatory researchers, and it is hoped that they will develop their own skills to learn how to develop gender empowerment methods in the classroom.
For more information and to express an interest in this unique project, please contact Dr Lanora Callahan at lanora.callahan@roehampton.ac.uk or Dr Khuyen Dinh at khuyen.dinh@roehampton.ac.uk.
Dec 2023 | Issue 1
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