The Cardiff Education and Social Justice Research Group

Organisation profile

Organisation profile

The Cardiff Education and Social Justice Research Group is focused on all forms of educational inequalities, including the impact of poverty on educational attainment, anti-racism, additional learning needs and the development of community focused schools. It is interested in the whole education and lifelong learning lifespan and the interaction between education and society more generally. Its focus is on close to practice research that has the potential to impact upon policy and practice.

Whilst the immediate context for the group’s work is the education system in Wales, it has an interest in wider UK and international contexts and seeks to influence knowledge and practice in those domains.

 

The group will adopt an inter-disciplinary approach with group members drawn from a range of academic disciplines and specialist areas. External partnerships have been formed with leading academic organisations, including Glasgow University, policy bodies such as The Education Endowment Foundation and sector organisations and local authorities within Wales.

The group will adopt a mixed methods approach to research, using a range of quantitative and qualitative approaches in undertaking close to practice studies. The group has expertise in a range of specialist areas including research on overcoming the impact of poverty on attainment, community focused schools, additional learning needs, black and ethnic minority achievement, and learner wellbeing.

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. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  4. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  5. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  6. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  7. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  8. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  9. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  10. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  11. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  12. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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