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Barbara Crossouard is a Professor of Theory in Education at the University of Sussex, affiliated with the School of Education and Social Work. Her work intersects sociology of education, postcolonial/decolonial studies, and gender theory, focusing on identity formation, citizenship, and equity in the Global South.
- Doctoral supervisor for research on youth citizenship and identity
- Co-convenes modules on gender, decolonising education, and international education theory
Research Interests: Education’s role in constructing identities, particularly marginalized youth in Sub-Saharan Africa and Muslim communities. She examines intersections of gender, race, religion, and class through feminist, poststructuralist, and decolonial frameworks.
- Focus on rural youth’s work-education dynamics
- Global citizenship and SDGs in postcolonial contexts
- Decolonial pedagogy and assessment practices
Grants: Directed projects on gender, education, and rural youth in Sub-Saharan Africa (British Academy, IFAD). Collaborated on studies of Muslim youth in Ghana and Nigeria.
Publications highlight themes of identity, deficit discourses, and decolonising educational practices. She advocates for ethnographic and participatory methodologies.
