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Dr. Shereen Benjamin is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at the Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, affiliated with the Institute for Education, Teaching and Leadership (IETL). She has 14 years of teaching experience in London schools and a PhD focused on students with global learning difficulties in mainstream secondary schools, emphasizing gender, sexuality, and identity work.
Education:
- BEd (Hons) Music and Primary Education (1987)
- Diploma in Music Therapy (1989)
- MA Education and Women's Studies (1995)
- PhD (2002)
Research Focus: Explores sociological perspectives on schooling inequality using feminist and critical theories. Key areas include gender dynamics in education, addressing heterosexism, special educational needs, and ethnographic studies in schools. Current projects involve the Scottish Independent Schools Project and education for children from armed forces families.
Teaching & Supervision: Specializes in embedding academic literacies in teacher education. Supervises doctoral research on inclusion discourses, feminist schooling practices, and gender identity negotiation in youth organizations like Girlguiding UK.
Collaborations: Works with interdisciplinary teams on initiatives such as 'Developing Academic Literacies in Teacher Education' and policy-relevant projects like the National Evaluation of the Children's Fund.
