Ruth Flanagan

Ruth Flanagan is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Exeter, where she serves as Programme Director for the Primary PGCE and Race Equality Resource Officer. Her research focuses on intercultural communication, the origin and evolution of worldviews, and social justice in education.

• University of Exeter - School of Education
• Research on Religious Education (RE) and worldviews
• Co-author of studies on legal profession access and mathematics pedagogy

Her recent publications examine:

• Worldviews as pedagogical frameworks in primary education
• Ricoeurian narrative analysis of legal career barriers
• Collaborative learning in mathematics across cultural contexts
• Critique of deficit models in educational and legal access

Flanagan's work emphasizes practical applications, including:

• Visual arts integration for sustainable development education
• Toolkits for primary RE instructors
• Policy recommendations for diversifying legal career narratives