Professor of Education
Department of Education and Professional Studies, King's College London

Sharon Gewirtz's research is in the sociology of education and education policy. She is interested in issues of equality and social justice; public sector restructuring; educational reform; power and politics in the policy process; and values in social research. Recent European research council-funded projects include a study of market forces and parental choice in education, and a project on the changing culture and values of schooling in the context of managerial reform. She is currently writing a book with Alan Cribb which seeks to promote a more ethically reflexive sociology of education. As a member of the Centre for Public Policy Research at King's, Sharon will work closely with CILS post docs in examining issues of social justice, diversity and equity in relation to informal science learning.