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Dr Yuwei Xu

Dr Yuwei Xu

Guest lecturer

Department : IOE - Social Research Institute

Faculty : UCL Institute of Education

Address : 633 LEVEL 6
IOE - BEDFORD WAY, 20
20 BEDFORD WAY
LONDON
WC1H 0AL

Languages spoken fluently (other than English) : Chinese

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I am a sociologist of education, gender and childhood, with particular research interests in the influences of gender on young children’s experiences in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. I have researched topics such as gender balance and men in early childhood education, child agency, child-centred diversity and quality education, 0-3 curriculums, parenting, early reading, play-based pedagogy, and women in STEM.

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Personal web address: https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=YXUGX95

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Editor, Children & Society Journal;
Membership Lead, Gender and Education Association;
External Examiner, University of Derby;
Convenor for Early Career Researcher Network, British Educational Research Association.

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