Professor Stephen Gorard | |
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Born | Professor Stephen A. C. Gorard |
Alma mater | University of Wales, Cardiff (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sociology of education |
Institutions |
Durham University University of Birmingham |
Thesis | School choice in an established market : families and fee-paying schools in South Wales. (1996) |
Website |
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Stephen A. C. Gorard is a British academic who specialises in the sociology of education. He is Professor of Education and Public Policy at Durham University. [1] [2] Stephen Gorard is the most published and cited [3] UK author in education, and in the top ten academic journals worldwide. [4]
Gorard was educated at Cardiff University where he was awarded a PhD in 1996 for research into private and private (fee-paying) schools in Wales. [5]
Gorard started his academic career in 1997, having been a secondary school teacher and leader, adult educator, computer analyst, and PhD student at Cardiff. He is Professor of Education and Public Policy, and Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute, at Durham University.
His research has been funded by bodies including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Brookings Institution, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCA), the Welsh Assembly, and the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).[ citation needed]
Gorard has given written and verbal evidence to various parliamentary select committees. He has contributed regularly stories and articles to all forms the media. including Times Educational Supplement.[ citation needed] Gorard has been granted the title of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.[ when?] The British Educational Research Association (BERA) has included his work as one of the landmark studies that have had a significant impact on British educational policy and teaching practices. [6] He has also been a member of the ESRC Grant Assessment Panel for Education, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. [7]
He is the author of over 1,000 books, articles and chapters, and his work on educational inequality forms part of the A level Sociology syllabus.
His book publications include:
His journal articles include:
Professor Stephen Gorard | |
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Born | Professor Stephen A. C. Gorard |
Alma mater | University of Wales, Cardiff (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sociology of education |
Institutions |
Durham University University of Birmingham |
Thesis | School choice in an established market : families and fee-paying schools in South Wales. (1996) |
Website |
www |
Stephen A. C. Gorard is a British academic who specialises in the sociology of education. He is Professor of Education and Public Policy at Durham University. [1] [2] Stephen Gorard is the most published and cited [3] UK author in education, and in the top ten academic journals worldwide. [4]
Gorard was educated at Cardiff University where he was awarded a PhD in 1996 for research into private and private (fee-paying) schools in Wales. [5]
Gorard started his academic career in 1997, having been a secondary school teacher and leader, adult educator, computer analyst, and PhD student at Cardiff. He is Professor of Education and Public Policy, and Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute, at Durham University.
His research has been funded by bodies including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Brookings Institution, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCA), the Welsh Assembly, and the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).[ citation needed]
Gorard has given written and verbal evidence to various parliamentary select committees. He has contributed regularly stories and articles to all forms the media. including Times Educational Supplement.[ citation needed] Gorard has been granted the title of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.[ when?] The British Educational Research Association (BERA) has included his work as one of the landmark studies that have had a significant impact on British educational policy and teaching practices. [6] He has also been a member of the ESRC Grant Assessment Panel for Education, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. [7]
He is the author of over 1,000 books, articles and chapters, and his work on educational inequality forms part of the A level Sociology syllabus.
His book publications include:
His journal articles include: