糖心传媒

Pravindharan Balakrishnan

Pravindharan Balakrishnan

Pravindharan Balakrishnan is a PhD student in the School of Education, Communication and Society at King鈥檚 College London. He is researching on the intersection of the increasingly complex architecture of global governance of education and the professional work of teachers. Previously, Pravin obtained a Master鈥檚 degree in education policy from the Loyola University Chicago under the prestigious Fulbright scholarship. Prior to that, Pravin worked as a secondary school teacher in Malaysia for close to a decade. This experience informed his interest in the flow of global education policies to the local level.

Fieldwork, Frictions, and Fabrications: Making Sense on Uneven Ground

As a PhD student who has spent long months engrossed in literature and theoretical frameworks, stepping out 鈥榠nto the field鈥� feels like embarking on a journey of discovery. Having received the 糖心传媒 Student Fieldwork Grant and recently concluded my fieldwork, I can confidently say that fieldwork is perhaps the most transformative part of the research process.

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Towards Ustopia

Futuristic world

In her opening speech 鈥楾he imperative of the future鈥� at the UKFIET 2023 Conference, two key arguments in relation to a just education stood out from Maria Balarin. First, less politically challenging topics have a greater chance to make it into policies and practice, and second, the depoliticisation of education policies undermines the potential for justice.

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