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Sait Bayrakdar is a Researcher at the School of Education, Communication & Society. His work focuses on social stratification, youth transitions, and ethnicity, with particular emphasis on migrant families in Europe and Turkey. He has conducted extensive research on educational outcomes across generations, housing transitions of young adults in Britain, and labor market integration in England. Currently collaborating with Professor Sharon Gewirtz, he explores equitable post-school transitions for migrant youth. His research contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to education and social justice.
Key research areas include:
- Educational disparities among Turkish migrant families
- Housing patterns and homeownership transitions
- LGBTQ+ workplace inequalities
- Policy analysis of vocational training systems
Recent work highlights include:
- Development of an 'equalities-ecologies' framework for school-to-work transitions
- Agent-based modeling for studying LGBTQ+ workplace dynamics
- Critical analysis of apprenticeship policies in England
Bayrakdar's interdisciplinary approach combines qualitative and quantitative methods, with a focus on intersectional analyses of migration, gender, and education. He has published widely in journals such as Journal of Vocational Education and Training and Journal of Homosexuality.
