Dr Kalwant Bhopal, BA (Hons) MSc (Econ) PGCE (FE) PhD

Dr Kalwant Bhopal, BA (Hons) MSc (Econ) PGCE (FE) PhD

Administrative responsibilityHead Pedagogy and Curriculum Research Centre
Office phone+44 (0)23 8059 3474
Internal extension23474
EmailK.Bhopal@soton.ac.uk
Room number32/2045

 | Expertise / Academic Interests | Biography | SOE Research Centre Membership | Programme Tutor | Principal Publications | External Activities | Funded Research | Associations | 

Expertise / Academic Interests

Asian and Afro-Caribbean groups
Case Study Research
Gender and Feminism
Gypsy Travellers
Identity Construction
Inclusive Research
Qualitative Research
Race and Racism
Research Processes
Rural Racism
Social Exclusion
Social Inclusion

Biography

Kalwant Bhopal is Reader in Education and Head of the Pedagogy and Curriculum Research Centre in the School of Education. Her areas of interest and expertise are centred around the achievements and experiences of minority ethnic groups in education. She has a great deal of research experience in examining the lives of South Asians and other minority ethnic groups in London. More recently she has been analysing the social exclusion faced by Gypsy Traveller pupils in schools in London. After obtaining her PhD, Kalwant worked at the Thomas Coram Research Unit (Institute of Education, University of London) where she led projects examining the experiences of Gypsy Traveller children in schools and children’s concepts of care in different family forms.

SOE Research Centre Membership

Pedagogy and Curriculum

Programme Tutor

1. M Phil in Research Methodology
2. Integrated PhD in Education

Principal Publications

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Significant Publications
  • Bhopal, K. (2006) ‘Issues of Rurality and Good Practice: Gypsy Traveller Pupils in Schools’, in S. Neal and Agyeman, J. (eds) The New Countryside? Ethnicity, Nation and Exclusion in Contemporary Rural Britain. Policy: Bristol.
  • Bhopal, K. (2004) ‘Gypsy Travellers and Education: Changing needs and changing perceptions’, British Journal of Educational Studies 52, 1: 47-64.
  • Bhopal, K. (2003) ‘Patriarchy in the 21st Century: A Relevant or Redundant Concept?’ Pakistan Journal of Women’s Studies 10, 1: 5-21.
  • Bhopal, K. (2001) ‘Specialist Support for Gypsy Traveller Children in Primary and Secondary Schools’, in Jones, C. and Wallace, C. (eds) Making EMTAG Work. Stoke on Trent: Trentham Books.
    Books
  • Bhopal, K and Myers, M (2008) Insiders, Outsiders and Others: Gypsies and Identity. Hertfordshire: University of Hertfordshire Press
  • Bhopal, K. and Myers, M. (forthcoming, 2009) ‘Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Pupils in the UK: inclusion and good practice’, International Journal of Inclusive Education.
  • Bhopal, Kalwant (2008) Shared communities and shared understandings: the experiences of Asian women in a British university. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 18, (3 & 4), 185-197.
  • Bhopal, K. (2002) ‘Teaching Women’s Studies: The Effects of ‘Race’ and Gender’, Journal of Further and Higher Education 26, 2: 109-118.
  • Bhopal, K. (2001) ‘Researching South Asian Women: Issues of Sameness and Difference in the Research Process’, Journal of Gender Studies 10, 3: 279-286.
    Conference Contribution
  • Myers, Martin, Bhopal, Kalwant and McGhee, Derek (2008) Gypsy and traveller families in West Sussex: Safety, community and identity. In, The 38th World Congress of International Institute of Sociology Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 26-29 Jun 2008. Southampton, UK
  • Bhopal, K. (2008) Insiders, outsiders and others: Gypsies and identity. In, East Sussex Gypsy and Traveller Forum Annual Conference, Town Hall, Eastbourne Borough Council, 24 Jul 2008. Southampton, UK
  • Bhopal, Kalwant, Bhatti, Ghazala and Rhamie, Jasmine (2008) The experiences of minority ethnic groups in the South of England: migration, citizenship and identities. In, Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM), University of Surrey, UK, 30 Jun - 1 Jul 2008. Southampton, UK
  • Bhopal, Kalwant, Bhatti, Ghazala and Rhamie, Jasmine (2008) 'Stick to your own kind': citizenship and identity in schools in the South of England. In, British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 03-06 Sep 2008. Southampton, UK.
  • Bhopal, Kalwant (2008) Asian Women in Higher Education: shared communities and shared belongings. In, British Educational Research Association, Annual Conference, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 3-6th Sept 2008. Southampton, UK.
    Reports for External Body
  • Lumby, J., Bhopal, K., Dyke, M., Maringe, F and Morrison, M. (2007) Integrating Diversity in the Leadership in Further Education. CEL Research Report.
  • Bhopal, K and Myers, M (2006) Gypsy Traveller Pupils in schools in the London Borough of Greenwich: A Report on Good Practice. London Borough of Greenwich: Education and Inspectorate Advisory Council.
    Monographs
  • Morrison, Marlene, Lumby, Jacky, Maringe, Felix, Bhopal, Kalwant and Dyke, Martin (2007) Diversity, identity and leadership. Lancaster, UK, Lancaster University, 41pp.
    Working Papers
  • Maringe, F., Lumby, J., Morrison, M., Bhopal, K., and Dyke, M. (2007) Leadership, Diversity and Decision Making. CEL Working Paper Series.

    • External Activities

    Convenor for Race, Ethnicity and Education special interest group (BERA) 2008-present.
    Sociology (refereed journal) Editorial Board (Associate Member) 2006-2007.
    Sociology (refereed journal) Editorial Board 2008-present.
    Women’s Studies International Forum (refereed journal) Editorial Advisory Board 2001-present.
    Advisory group member, ‘Participative work in locations with settled Travellers’. Goldsmiths College (Centre for Urban and Community Research, University of London).

    Funded Research

    Integrating Diversity in Leadership in the Learning and Skills Sector
    Gypsy Traveller Pupils in Schools in the London Borough of Greenwich: A Report on Good Practice
    Working Towards Inclusive Education: Aspects of Good Practice for Gypsy Traveller Pupils
    Pilot study to investigate barriers to educational inclusion for gypsy and traveller children in West Susex

    Associations

    British Sociological Association (BSA), Women’s Studies Network, Women in Higher Education Network, Social Research Association and Asian Social Researchers Forum.
    Member of BSA Study Groups: Education, Race and Ethnicity, Families and Youth.
    Member of CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) Education Network.
    Member of the Gypsy Lore Society, the Romani Studies Group and Trav-ed (Traveller Education Forum).
    Member of BERJ editorial board October 2008-2011