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Géraldine Farges is a Professor in the Department of Education and Training Sciences at the University of Burgundy, where she also serves as the Director of the department. She is affiliated with the AAFE Pole and actively contributes to national educational research through her involvement in the INSPE Scientific Council and the INSPE COSP. Her work bridges academic research and educational policy, particularly in teacher recruitment and status.
Research Interests: Her research centers on the sociology of education, with a strong focus on educational inequalities, social stratification, and the sociology of teaching professions. She investigates how teachers' social status is perceived and changing in France, and explores the attractiveness of teaching as a career. Her work critically examines educational policies, pre-professionalization pathways, and access to teaching careers, especially in private higher education.
The recent publications highlight a consistent trend in analyzing teacher status, career trajectories, and policy impacts. Her work spans qualitative and quantitative methods, often using longitudinal data and sociological theory to understand structural inequalities in education. She frequently contributes to collective volumes and policy-oriented research reports.
Scientific Leadership:
- Co-director of the “Education and Society” book series at ISTE/Wiley (with Xavier Pons)
- Director, Department of Education and Training Sciences
- Member, INSPE Scientific Council and COSP
Géraldine Farges leads and collaborates on research projects such as ATRACTIPRO, which examines how pre-professionalization affects the attractiveness of teaching in the Burgundy Franche-Comté region. She works closely with researchers like Loïc Szerdahelyi, Elise Tenret, and Igor Martinache. While no formal advising role is listed, her co-authored works with early-career researchers suggest mentorship activities. She has contributed to national policy reports for the French Ministry of Education.
Labs and Teams: She is associated with research units including IREDU (Institut de recherche sur l’éducation) and collaborates with CEREQ, indicating integration into major French educational research networks.
