MARIA ELENA GIMENEZ URRACO

Maria Elena Gimenez Uracco is a permanent Professor at the University of Valencia, affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Sciences and the Department of Didactics and School Organisation. Her work focuses on critical pedagogy, educational transitions, and sociocultural dimensions of learning.

• Research Groups:
  • GREDUC Education, Knowledge and Emancipation
  • TERRES Educational transitions, resistances, gender relations, exclusion and health
  • Former: TRANSICIONS (Transitions from education to work in contexts of social vulnerability)

Research Interests revolve around pedagogical practices in marginalized educational contexts, influenced by Basil Bernstein's theory. She explores intersections of gender, social exclusion, and health in educational systems.

Education: Holds a PhD in Education from the University of Valencia (2014), with a thesis analyzing pedagogical practices in priority neighborhoods.