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Ms Olga Cara
room 411
UCL Institute of Education
Gordon Square 55-59
London
WC1H 0AL
Tel: 020 7911 5560
Appointment
- Associate Professor
- IOE - Education, Practice & Society
- UCL Institute of Education
Biography
Country knowledge
Russia, Baltic countries (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia)
Research Groups
- AHRC Centre for the Evolution of Cultural Diversity, UCL
- Centre for East European Language-Based Area Studies
- Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration
- Centre for Sociology of Education and Equity
- ESRC International Centre for Lifecourse Studies
- Numeracy and Literacy
- Sociology & Social Theory Research Group
- The Inequalities Research Group
- UCL Migration Research Unit
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Research Summary
My research areas:
- Sociology of Education
- Experimental studies
- Longitudinal surveys
- Mixed methods
- Lifecourse and intergenerational studies
- Identities
- Ethnicity, migration, bilingualism
- Family learning
- Lifelong learning
- Global learning
- Intercultural learning
Teaching Summary
Social Research MRes programme leader
Module leader for:
Understanding Education Research
Understanding Research Practice
Analysing Research Data
Mixed Methods approach in Social Sciences
Researching Ethnicity in Education
Supervising students that are interested in research around ethnic identities and/or role of ethnicity and language in education and parenting
Academic Background
| 2017 | ATQ03 - Recognised by the HEA as a Fellow | University College London | |
| 2013 | Doctor of Philosophy | University College London | |
| 2007 | Master of Research | University College London | |
| 2004 | Magistr | Latvia State University | |
| 2002 | Undergraduate Degree | Latvia State University |
