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My research focuses on parenting, the formation of values, aspirations and moral attitudes and understanding the causes and consequences of educational inequality. My research is broadly within the sociology of education, but I have strongly interdisciplinary interests. In earlier papers, I examined how young people develop, explain and justify their educational and occupational goals. More recently, with Dr. Katherin Barg at Exeter University, we have developed a program of research that explores the interconnections between parenting, socio-economic background, and educational inequalities. We are also interested in exploring how family life and parenting has changed over time and differs between countries and cultures. My latest project has explored the impact on the COVID-19 pandemic on children's centres.
Methodologically much of my research draws on high quality secondary data such as the Millennium Cohort Study but I also have expertise in conducting interviews, focus groups, and designing mixed-methods studies.
I welcome applicants from prospective PhD students with shared interests.
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Examining the impact of COVID-19 on Children’s Centres in Bristol: lessons for policy, practice and promoting life chances in the early years.
1/09/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Creative Heritage and Imagined Futures (CHIF): Young People, Past Conflicts and a Shared Future for Uganda
20/03/20 → 19/12/21
Project: Research
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The British Academy Global Challenges Research Fund. Creative Heritage and Imagined Futures (CHIF): Young People, Past Conflicts and a Shared Future for Uganda.
Rowsell, J. M. K., Moles, K. & Baker, W.
1/01/20 → 1/01/21
Project: Research
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A comparative perspective on social class inequalities in parental involvement in education: structural dynamics, institutional design, and cultural factors
Goldstone, R., Baker, W. & Barg, K., 29 Sep 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Educational Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Better than average? Parental competence beliefs and socio-economic background.
Barg, K. & Baker, W., 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Families, Relationships and Societies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Food insecurity, Food Clubs and Children's Centres.
Baker, W., 10 Jul 2021, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review