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Dr. Laura Day Ashley is an Associate Professor of Education at the School of Education, University of Birmingham, and serves as the Sustainability Lead for the College of Social Sciences. She specializes in non-state education, private schools in developing countries, and historical influences on progressive education.
- DPhil in Educational Studies (University of Oxford)
- MSc in Educational Research Methods (University of Oxford)
- MA in Social Anthropology (University of St. Andrews)
Her research focuses on private sector involvement in education, including low-fee private schools, academies, and non-formal educational practices like peer education and Forum Theatre. She investigates how these systems can integrate marginalized communities into mainstream education.
Recent publications and research contributions include books, chapters, and commissioned reports on private school outreach, educational policy, and research methodologies. Her work has influenced DFID's 2018 Education Policy and Save the Children's global policy on private schooling.
- ESRC Research Studentship
- ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Ashley supervises PhD and Masters students in Education, with expertise in educational privatization and historical transnational networks. She leads a multi-disciplinary team for rigorous reviews on private education and contributes to British Academy-funded historical research on Indian influences on British progressive education.
