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Dr Alison Buckler, Faculty of Education and Language Studies (FELS), PhD thesis has won second place in the British Educational Research Association (BERA) Doctoral Dissertation Awards.
Alison’s thesis is one of the two ‘highly commended’ theses. It was titled ‘Understanding the Professional Lives of Female Teachers in Sub-Saharan African Schools: A Capability Perspective’.
Throughout her research she was supported by her supervisors, Emeritus Professor Bob Moon (FELS) and Professor Hazel Johnson (DPP).
Alison will be writing an article about her research which will appear in the next issue of BERA Research Intelligence publication.
BERA supports high quality research in education; the Doctoral Dissertation Award recognises the top three PhD, DPhil or EdD theses for research in education awarded by a British University.