Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game”
Journal Article
Smith, S., Taylor-Smith, E., Bacon, L., & Mackinnon, L. (2019)
Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game”. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 40(3), 324-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2018.1489219
A recent UK Government commissioned study found concerning levels of unemployment among computing students from disadvantaged, black and minority ethnic backgrounds. The study...
Placement or practicalities? Barriers and disincentives to work experience, as reported by computing students
Presentation / Conference
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., & Smith, C. (2017, December)
Placement or practicalities? Barriers and disincentives to work experience, as reported by computing students. Paper presented at Society for Research Into Higher Education (SRHE) Annual Conference, Newport, Wales
Having relevant work experience, such as a placement or internship, is valued by employers in the technology sector and can improve employment outcomes for computing graduates...
A Critical Auto/Ethnography of Learning Spanish: Intercultural Competence on the Gringo Trail?
Book
Stanley, P. (2017)
A Critical Auto/Ethnography of Learning Spanish: Intercultural Competence on the Gringo Trail?. Taylor & Francis
The premise that intercultural contact produces intercultural competence underpins much rationalization of backpacker tourism and in-country language education. However, if in...
Must the (Western) Hydra be blond(e)? Performing cultural 'authenticity' in intercultural education
Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2016)
Must the (Western) Hydra be blond(e)? Performing cultural 'authenticity' in intercultural education. In P. Bunce, V. Rapatahana, R. Phillipson, & R. Tupas (Eds.), Why English? Confronting the hydra, 93-105. Multilingual Matters
No abstract available.
Ethical considerations in Language Policy Research
Book Chapter
Canagarajah, S., & Stanley, P. (2015)
Ethical considerations in Language Policy Research. In F. M. Hult, & D. C. Johnson (Eds.), Research Methods in Language Policy and Planning: A Practical Guide (33-44). Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley
Ethics is becoming important in research as well as in policy as one can witness a critical turn in language planning and policy (LPP) and other domains of scholarly inquiry. ...
English language education across Greater China
Journal Article
Stanley, P. (2011)
English language education across Greater China. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 24(3), 303-306. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2011.621326
No abstract available.
Superheroes in Shanghai: constructing transnational Western men's identities
Journal Article
Stanley, P. (2012)
Superheroes in Shanghai: constructing transnational Western men's identities. Gender, Place and Culture, 19(2), 213-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369x.2011.573141
This article examines the ‘superhero’ phenomenon, in which Western masculinity is constructed differently in East Asia than in Western countries. This produces an imagined, Oc...
Performing foreigners: Attributed and appropriated roles and identities of Westerners teaching English in Shanghai
Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2011)
Performing foreigners: Attributed and appropriated roles and identities of Westerners teaching English in Shanghai. In M. Lobo, V. Marotta, & N. Oke (Eds.), Intercultural Relations in a Global World(Common Ground). Common Ground Research Networks
No abstract available.