Dr Ruby Brooks
Lecturer
My profile
Biography
I am a Lecturer in Early Childhood & Educational Psychology and I joined Manchester Metropolitan University in 2021. I have a PhD in education that explored how how language and status interact with early years practitioners’ professional identities and relationships. My research focuses on gossip and female competition in female dominated, working class spaces, and highlights that gossip can be a form of power for women.
I have seven years of experience as a practitioner in early childhood before I transitioned into research and teaching roles in higher education. I currently teach across Early Childhood and Educational Psychology courses specialising in gender, social inequality, and outdoor education.
Academic and professional qualifications
PhD in Education: Femininity, Class & Status: The societal devaluation of the female early years workforce, The University of Derby.
PGCertLTHE - Manchester Metropolitan University
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
MA Psychology & Education - The University of Sheffield (Distinction)
BA (Hons) History - Sheffield Hallam University
Forest School Leadership (Level 3)
Research outputs
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Journal articles
Wilson-Thomas, J., Brooks, R.J. (2024) 'Investigating Ofsted’s inclusion of cultural capital in early years inspections.' British Journal of Sociology of Education, pp. 1-21.
Kushnir, I., Brooks, R. (2023) 'UK membership(s) in the European Higher Education Area post-2020: a ‘Europeanisation’ agenda.' European Educational Research Journal, 22(5) pp. 718-740.
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Theses and dissertations