Chae-Young Kim

Dr Chae-Young Kim is a Lecturer in Education at the Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, with prior academic appointments at King’s College London, Brunel University London, Birkbeck College London, and the Open University. Her work directly supports UN Sustainable Development Goals targeting poverty reduction, inequality, and quality education.

She earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge following professional experience with UNICEF in South Korea.

Her research investigates how poverty and inequality shape children's educational opportunities, emphasizing youth perspectives on socioeconomic structures. She examines children's rights frameworks and political participation through qualitative methodologies like semi-structured interviews, with comparative focus on UK and South Korean contexts. Her methodological expertise addresses ethical challenges in child-centered research.

Recent publications reveal consistent exploration of youth agency within structural constraints, particularly how socioeconomic status influences occupational aspirations and perceptions of mobility. Her theoretical contributions include models for adolescent reflexivity and analyses of power dynamics in educational research settings.

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