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Dr Natasha Kersh
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UCL Institute of Education, University College London
20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AL
Tel: 02076126378
Appointment
- Associate Professor
- IOE - Education, Practice & Society
- UCL Institute of Education
Biography
Dr Natasha Kersh is an Associate Professor in Education and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research focuses on issues of adult education, vocational education and training, workplace learning, lifelong learning and comparative education. She completed her DPhil at the Department of Educational Studies, Oxford University. Since she has joined the Institute of Education, she has worked on a number of national and international projects such as EU funded projects and UK-based ESRC (Economic and Social Science Research Council) funded initiatives. Natasha is currently departmental Head of Innovation and Enterprise (Education, Practice and Society, EPS)
Personal country knowledge
UK (vocational education, workplace learning, adult education) Germany (vocational education); Russia (lifelong learning); Eastern Europe and the Baltic States (transition processes); EU countries (VET, adult education, lifelong learning)
Research Summary
Natasha's research work has focused on issues of adult education, vocational education and training, workplace learning, lifelong learning and comparative education.
Natasha's research involves active international collaborations, specifically in the area of adult education and lifelong learning including cooperation with organizations such as British Council, Open Society Foundation (OSF) and a membership of Asia-Europe Meeting Lifelong learning (ASEM-LLL). She is currently a board member (convenor)of the European Research Network on Vocational Education and Training (VETNET).Natasha has directed and worked on a number of national and international projects such as EU funded projects and UK-based ESRC (Economic and Social Science Research Council) funded initiatives. She was recently a Local Coordinator on a Horizon 2020 project (European Commission)Lifelong learning for young adults: better policies for growth and inclusion in Europe (YOUNG-3-2015): Adult Education as a Means to Active ParticipatoryCitizenship (EduMap). She is currently part of a 5-year evaluation team working on the Hong Kong Jockey Club large scale youth project: CLAP@JC.
Teaching Summary
MA Education: Member of the Programme Senior Leadership team, teaching on the following modules:
Understanding Research (Module Leader)
What is Education?
MA Education Dissertation Module
MA Comparative Education
Natasha is teaching across the following modules:
Theories and Methods (Module Leader)
International Perspective on Adult Learning (Module Leader)
European Tradition in Education
Dissertation supervision
Doctoral supervision offered in the following areas: Lifelong Learning, VET, Comparative Education, Adult Education, Workplace learning
Academic Background
| 2018 | ATQ03 - Recognised by the HEA as a Fellow | University College London | |
| 2000 | Doktor der Philosophie | University of Oxford |
