Guadalupe Francia
Professor
About the researcher
Researcher in the field of policies and practices for equity in education and professor in education at the University of Gävle (Sweden).
Within EU GREEN
External link., she is co-leader of WP7 Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion.
Head of the Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Domain in Innovative Learning (2020-2022), and research leader for the Research group SEEDS (Studies in Education for Equity, Democracy and Sustainability (since 2018-) at the University of Gävle.
Guest teacher at the Master of Social Education at the University of Granada since 2012.
Affiliated expert in the European Network of Experts on Social aspects of Education and Training (NESET) since 2011 and member of the Network Research on Children’s Rights in Education at the European Educational Research Conference (EERA) since 2008.
Evaluator for international research/ cooperation projects at the Swedish Council of Higher Education during 2023-2024. Member of the EU-Commission expert group on supportive learning environments for groups at risk of underachievement and for supporting well-being at school 2023-2024.
Responsible for producing web articles on Equity in Education published by the Swedish National Board of Education from 2019. Conducting several projects and research networks at national and international level (Europa and Latin- American).
Author of over 80 publications in English, French, Spanish and Swedish languages in the field of Equity, Gender Equality, Education policies, Social Sustainability and Migrant Children's education and School violence as well as Equity issues related to the Convention of the Right of the Child and Agenda 2030.
Practical experience in pedagogical work with children and adults from different cultures and backgrounds through work as mother tongue teacher in Sweden and primary school teacher in Argentina.
- Project on pupil mental health, SAW “Stärkande av ungdomars välbefinnande – en framgångsfaktor”, University of Gävle since 2021
- Project Bullying and Discrimination from a Gender perspective Gävle model University of Gävle since 2019
- Project Bullying with focus on school culture University of Gävle in cooperation with University of Linköping 2022-2026 (Swedish Scientific Council funding)
- Project Career Counseling an equity perspective, University of Gävle (2019-2021)
- Children rights developing theory and methods (network since 2021)
- Developing a theoretical model to understand equity in cooperation with Umeå (article project) 2023
- School Free choice and Gender: Project in cooperation with Västerås municipality and Mälardalen university (2017-2023).
- Equity policies in pandemic times: A comparative research study (Spain-Sweden-Argentina) (article production 2023)
Work Experience
31/05/2018 – CURRENT – Gävle , Sweden
PROFESSOR IN EDUCATION – UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE , FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND BUSINESS
- Research- Education- Cooperation with the local Community
- Strategic Research Leader, Innovative Learning (SFOIL) , University of Gävle, Sweden (2020-2022)
- Member of Research Leader group for the Research Group Social (Studies in Education for Equity, Democracy and Sustainability)
- EU-Green project co-coordinator WP 7 Diversity, Accessibility and Inclusion since 2022
31/07/2016 – 30/05/2018 – Västerås-Eskilstuna, Sweden
PROFESSOR IN EDUCATION WITH PROFILE TEACHER EDUCATION – UNIVERSITY OF MÄLARDALEN 2016-MAY 2018
- Research- Education- Cooperation with the local community
- Member of Research Council of the Faculty Board, Mälardalen University
- Member of the Ethic Research Council, Mälardalen University
- Research leader for research group “Studies in Social Sustainability in Education”, Mälardalen University
30/06/2005 – 30/07/2016 – Uppsala, Sweden
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY LECTOR – UPPSALA UNIVERSITY – UPPSALA UNIVERSITY
- Research-Education- Cooperation with the local community·
- Member of the Educational Sciences Council of the Faculty Board, Uppsala University 2011-August 2016
- Member of the Recruitment Subcommittee, Uppsala University 2014-August 2016
30/06/2001 – 29/06/2005 – Örebro, Sweden
SENIOR LECTURER – ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY
- Research-Education
31/12/1999 – 29/06/2001 – Stockholm , Sweden
SENIOR LECTURER – SÖDERTÖRNS UNIVERSITY
Research-Education
30/06/1996 – 19/01/2000 – STOCKHOLM, Sweden
PHD STUDENT POSITION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- Doctoral student with research position (doctoral studies)
01/01/1988 – 30/06/1994 – Haninge, Sweden
- Mother tongue teacher, Spanish, compulsory schools at Haninge Muncipality
28/02/1981 – 29/06/1987 – Avellaneda, Argentina
EDUCATOR IN PRIMARY EDUCATION – AVELLANEDA MUNICIPALITY
- Teaching
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