On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 5:53 PM, Gagen M.H. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear Alan,

 

Thank you for your email and for letting me know about your distinguished career as a sociologist, you’re just the sort of expert I was hoping to reach out to via this list, not being a social scientist myself. Fortunately others have pointed me towards some really great background reading on socio economic status and agency, so I don’t have to devote months and years to Google. As an Associate Professor working on climate change I am really looking forward to learning more about this stuff and am hoping to be able to add my targeted reading to robust statistical analysis of a type of data I’m just learning to work with, to come up with some interesting results.

 

Kind regards,

 

Dr Mary Gagen

Associate Professor

Department of Geography

Swansea University

Singleton Park

Swansea, SA2 8PP

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From: Alan Rogerson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 31 January 2017 15:38
To: Gagen M.H.
Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Literature pointer

 

Dear Mary,

There is literally an enormous amount of research on this subject tied in with the whole field of sociology and socio-economics, enough to occupy many years of full time research for example. I saw quite a lot of it while a Research Fellow in the social sciences at Oxford University for ten years . I suggest you Google it and start looking at the 1000s of entries and pick those you think would be most useful to you. given the limited time you may have available. If you are serious about looking into it you would need months and years, it's not something you can just consult a few articles about - do you have that time and motivation?

Best wishes,

Alan

 

On 31/01/2017 16:26, Gagen M.H. wrote:

Dear colleagues,

 

Whilst evaluating a STEM outreach project we have some results which seem to suggest pupils from less socio-economically deprived backgrounds feel they have 'ownership' over their own education and career aspirations, whilst those from more socio-economically deprived backgrounds see education and career choice as something that just happens to them. Is anyone aware of similar findings in the literature, or theorising on this area?

 

With thanks in advance for any pointers.

 

Kind regards,

 

Dr Mary Gagen

Associate Professor

Department of Geography

Swansea University

Singleton Park

Swansea, SA2 8PP

T: +44 1792 602501

E: [log in to unmask]

Swansea Science for Schools Scheme: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/science/businessandcommunityengagement/s4/

Oriel Science: orielscience.co.uk

 

 

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