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Marcela Ramos is a Research Fellow at the Sustainability IRT in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow. From a multidisciplinary background -PhD in Education (University of Bristol), Master’s in Public Policy (School of Economics, University of Chile), bachelor in Journalism- her research crosses different contexts, disciplines and aims to build bridges between media and academia. Marcela’s research interests lie in exploring and understanding how education can help us think and problematise the exercise of sustainable practices within challenging (post-conflict, unequal) contexts
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Marcela Ramos is a Research Fellow at the Sustainability IRT in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow. From a multidisciplinary background -PhD in Education (University of Bristol), Master’s in Public Policy (School of Economics, University of Chile), bachelor in Journalism- her research crosses different contexts and aims to build bridges between disciplines, media and academia. Marcela’s research interests lie in exploring and understanding how education can help us think and problematise the exercise of sustainable practices within challenging (post-conflict, unequal) contexts
Selected Publications:
Ramos, M (2018). “Parental involvement in disadvantaged districts of Santiago: intergenerational consequences for equity of a market-driven educational system” in Equity in and Through Education: Changing contexts, consequences, and contestations. Carney, S. and Schweisfurth, M. (editors), pages 191-208, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam.
Ramos, M (2017). Hows and whys of parental involvement in a national ‘neoliberal laboratory’: aspirations, values and beliefs in relation to children’s education among Chilean urban lower-middle-class parents. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 47 (6), pages 945-941. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2017.1375849
Teaching Materials for Secondary Schools in Chile
“Let’s talk about Mapuche history” (Conversemos de la historia mapuche). Series of booklets for secondary school teachers and students. Mapping intercultural connections and conversations of the past project (ESRC IAA Award). https://www.decolonizarlahistoria.com/
Journalistic Publications
Books
Guzman, J & Ramos, M. 2000. The war and citizen peace. Lom. New Journalism Collection. Santiago.
Guzman, J & Ramos, M. 1998. The Strange Death of a Soldier in Times of Peace. Lom. New Journalism Collection. Santiago.
Book Chapters
Ramos, M. 2012. Front company miners: Who are the 20 biggest owners of Mining Concessions in Chile? (2012). In, The Best of Ciper 2. The Journalism that shakes Chile. Catalonia-UDP. Santiago.
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