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Forever in Education

REFLECTIONS AND THOUGHTS FROM A DOCTORAL JOURNEY

Image by Iñaki del Olmo

Image by Iñaki del Olmo

Image by Iñaki del Olmo

Image by Iñaki del Olmo

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THESIS

Focusing on the Silent Generation - a group of citizens born between 1927 and 1946 - and their political decision-making.

When putting together the proposal in 2019, I was very aware of the prevalent view that 'older people voted to leave the EU' in the 2016 referendum. But I was also aware that this view was partly the result of polling data putting everyone over the age of 65 (and sometimes 55) into one category.

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Super-supervisors: the oiling of the PhD journey

I often reflect back on how I came to be a PhD student (gosh, I still get a thrill writing that). Being an Open University addict meant...

The insidious nature of ageism

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The insidious nature of ageism

I was born with white privilege, even though my background was Birmingham working class, on or below the breadline (hiding behind the...

They’re killing my participants

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They’re killing my participants

I started my PhD with the Open University last October with hope, excitement and some disbelief that, after so many years of collecting...

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Sue spent most of her career in education, as a teacher, lecturer and consultant before landing her dream job as an academic in 2019 with the Open University. In fact, 2019 was THE year as Sue started a PhD within a month of starting the new role and this blog features mostly reflections and thoughts from the doctoral journey.

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