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Geographies of education and the significance of children, youth and families
This paper engages with Hanson Thiem’s (2009) critique of geographies of education. Accepting the premise that education warrants fuller attention by geographers, the paper nonetheless argues that…
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Enriching Children, Institutionalizing Childhood? Geographies of Play, Extracurricular Activities, and Parenting in England
Geographical research on children, youth, and families has done much to highlight the ways in which children's lives have changed over the last twenty-five years. A key strand of research concerns…
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Youthful escapes? British students, overseas education and the pursuit of happiness
This paper draws upon the findings of a recent project examining the motivations of UK students seeking higher education overseas. We argue that notions of fun, enjoyment and the pursuit of happiness…
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International education and the employability of UK students
A common theme within the literature on higher education is the congested nature of the graduate labour market. Researchers have highlighted the lengths to which many students now go, in response to…
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“Any Advice is Welcome Isn't it?”: Neoliberal Parenting Education, Local Mothering Cultures, and Social Class
Geographers have shown considerable interest in neoliberal educational restructuring as states across the Global North have sought to respond to the challenges of economic change through the…
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Educational Mobility and the Gendered Geography of Cultural Capital: The Case of International Student Flows between Central Asia and the UK
International student mobility from East to West has grown rapidly as the middle classes have sought to reproduce their advantage in the context of changing socioeconomic circumstances. Existing…
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Learning while playing: Children's Forest School experiences in the UK
Children’s outdoor play is declining, despite clear links between play, learning and development. Alternative learning initiatives which provide children with a diversity of play opportunities…
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Visualising children’s participation in research: Lego Duplo, rainbows and clouds and moodboards
This paper examines the use of visual methods during research encounters with children and young people when investigating their perspectives and feelings towards their home and school life. By…
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The role of familial habitus in shaping children's views of their future employment
As the field of Geographies of Children, Youth and Families grows and diversifies as a testament to the active and vigorous interest in this area of research, the collection of papers presented…
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The politics of aspiration: neo-liberal education policy, ‘low’ parental aspirations, and primary school Extended Services in disadvantaged communities
Geographical research on education has grown rapidly in both volume and scope during the first decade of the twenty-first century, and one relatively new theme to emerge from this growing literature…
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