Dr Ruth Rogers

Reader in Social Justice and Inclusion, Course Director for the Doctorate of Education (EdD) and UCU rep for the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Education.

Ruth was previously the Director of the Research Centre for Children, Families and Communities. She has 20 years of experience as a researcher and has been the lead on research proposals with a combined income of over £1,700,000.

Ruth's research explores youth and communities 'on the margins', including educational inequality, social exclusion, youth transitions and looked after children. She has researched the experiences of looked after children as they make the transition into becoming a 'care leaver'; the impact of the widening participation agendas over young people from deprived communities; and the ways in which official discourses problematise and manage certain social problems (such as unemployment, control of public spaces, anti-social behaviour and unequal access to higher education). Methodologically, she is also particularly interested in governance and textual analysis.

She is a highly experienced doctoral supervisor, examiner and panel chair. She is the Course Director of the Doctorate of Education and was previously the Course Director for the PhD in Education (2017-2021) and the Course Director for the PhD in Childhood, Youth and Parenthood (2009-2021).

Ruth has taught on a range of undergraduate courses and modules. Most recently, research methods and social justice modules, as well as on the Doctorate of Education (EdD).

Ruth has directed and managed a large number of research projects engaging with deprived communities, looked after children and young offenders.

A small example of include research exploring: the impact of the government subsidy of the inter-agency adoption fee - with Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of East Anglia (Department for Education); regeneration of coastal communities (Roger De Haan Charitable Trust); impact of near peer mentoring for looked after children (Greater London Authority); provision of emotional and financial support for care leavers in post compulsory education (Aimhigher); numerous research projects exploring the impact of widening participation interventions (Aimhigher); social inclusion scheme in Kent (Kent Police; Kent County Council; Kent Fire and Rescue); sustainable employment for young offenders (Youth Justice Board); impact of study support for disaffected school students (DfES; Esmee Fairbairn); and the impact of the human rights act on notions of dependency, responsibility and rights (ESRC).

Research Projects

  • “Exploring Inclusive Education (IE): A Critical Race Ethnographic (CRE) Study of a Satellite Group - Father to Father (F2F)”. Researcher(s): Mrs Adebisi Adetoba. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Professor Lynn Revell. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • “It is not the intent but the outcome that matters.” How the Four-year rule and structural racism undermine the contribution of Overseas Trained Teachers (OTTs) in England.. Researcher(s): Mrs Naomi Lumutenga. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • ‘Strengthening ‘community’? An ethnographic and auto/biographical study of Sure Start Greendale’. Researcher(s): Dr Mary Rehal. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • A critical ethnography examining ways in which continual dialogic processes between female refugees and host communities expose spaces for mutual learning, through analysis of digital narratives and creative nonfiction. Researcher(s): Ms Alison Page. Supervisor(s): Professor Shane Blackman, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • A Critical Examination of Teachers' Perceptions of School Performance Measures. Researcher(s): Mr Adam Rowlinson. Supervisor(s): Dr Gemma Van Vuuren-Cassar, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • A Critical Policy Analysis of Social Inequality in Education in England linked to the United Kingdom’s Engagement with International Assessments in the Twenty-First Century and the Implications of these Initiatives for Disadvantaged Pupils. Researcher(s): Dr Marilyn Nadesan. Supervisor(s): Professor Lynn Revell, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • African Pentecostal Hermeneutics: An exploration of the relationship between African Pentecostals Hermeneutical Approach to the Bible and the Healthcare Decision-Making process of the Adherents. (A study among selected African Pentecostal Churches in London).. Researcher(s): Rev Nana Kyei-Baffour. Supervisor(s): Professor Lynn Revell, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • An exploration ‘with’ mothers to discover, expose and dissolve historical barriers in a disadvantaged community plagued with intergenerational deprivation and social exclusion.. Researcher(s): Dr Hayley Edwardson. Supervisor(s): Dr Paula Stone, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • An exploration of the role and experiences of tutors and wellbeing support officers, in supporting students with SEND on a one-to-one basis, in an out of school education programme.. Researcher(s): Mrs Rosalyn Farrow. Supervisor(s): Dr Alison Ekins, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Children’s experiences of foreign language learning in primary school.. Researcher(s): Mrs Victoria Schulze. Supervisor(s): Professor Adrian Holliday, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Cultivation of Quality, Efficiency, Systematic and Organisation - a Critical and Content Analysis on Recent Trends in Nigerian STEM education at Secondary and College Settings. Researcher(s): Mr Cyprian Alozie. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Marieke Stevens. Supervisor(s): Dr Peter Grimes, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Helene Cohen. Supervisor(s): Dr Kristy Howells, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Phil Stone. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Rebecca Tee. Supervisor(s): Professor Linden West, Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Barbara Bassot. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Mr Samuel Ana-Amdingo. Supervisor(s): Professor Janet Melville-Wiseman, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Mrs Lorna Linton-Hemmings. Supervisor(s): Dr Sarah Christie, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Graham Birrell. Supervisor(s): Dr Andrew Humphries, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Tracey Wornast. Supervisor(s): Dr Gemma Van Vuuren-Cassar, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Mr Ralph Leighton. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Dorothy Tukahabwa. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Professor Linden West. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Sobantu Sibanda. Supervisor(s): Dr Simon Hoult, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Anna-Maria O'Toole. Supervisor(s): Dr Sue Soan, Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Rebecca Austin. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Does youth democracy work?‘ - What impact does youth democracy in the UK have on local and national decision making and policy development?. Researcher(s): Mr Shane Mochrie-Cox. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Professor Shane Blackman. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Effectiveness of a transformative leadership approach to improve well-being. Researcher(s): Miss Brooke Chandler. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Empowerment and solidarity in the transition to parenthood: Exploring the benefits of outdoor antenatal education groups for marginalised parents in the UK. Researcher(s): Ms Anna Caffrey. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Professor Shane Blackman. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Enhancing Summative Feedback for Continuous Learning: Students’ Views on Integrating Summative Assessments with Subsequent Learning Modules. Researcher(s): Mr Joe Toko. Supervisor(s): Dr Lee Hazeldine, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Fragmented community and fluid identity: A narrative inquiry into transnational religious practices of Christian African students in China. Researcher(s): Dr Daisy Wu. Supervisor(s): Professor Adrian Holliday, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Managed moves of children from mainstream school to alternative provision. Researcher(s): Miss Marcia White. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Sue Soan. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Multilingulas using linguistic repertoires to construct everyday roles. Researcher(s): Dr Ana McDermott. Supervisor(s): Professor Adrian Holliday, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Policy problematizations and designated teachers perceptions of the barriers to Children in Care participating in decisions about their education. Researcher(s): Mr Simon Graydon. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Alison Ekins. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Power, Trust, and Control in Student-Teacher Dynamics: A co-constructed grounded theory analysis of how student-teacher relationships affect school refusal for young people on the autism spectrum in mainstream secondary education.. Researcher(s): Mr Paul Reed. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Sue Soan. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Reading to Re-educate: An examination of the development and advantages of a culturally appropriate reading scheme for black students living in England.. Researcher(s): Dr Monica Grey. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Professor Lynn Revell. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Reflections on vocational education for Chinese convicts: Objectives, Motivation and Evaluation.. Researcher(s): Mr Kangkang Zhang. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Professor Bob Bowie. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • School support for looked after and previously looked after children. Researcher(s): Mrs Holly Carter. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Christian Beighton. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Severed Threads, Enduring Ties. An Anthropological Exploration of the Competing Imaginaries of Inter-Country Adoption from Ethiopia. Researcher(s): Mrs CHIARA COSTA. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Jennie Bristow, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • SOCIAL INFLUENCE: AN EXPLORATION OF PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES. Researcher(s): Dr Linda Leith. Supervisor(s): Dr Patricia Driscoll, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • The development of a psychometric questionnaire to assess patient satisfaction with anaesthetic care for joint arthroplasty under regional anaesthesia; to determine the level of patient satisfaction with this service and identify interventions that can improve the patient experience.. Researcher(s): Dr David Ewart. Supervisor(s): Professor Shane Blackman, Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Julie MacInnes. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF AKAN CONCEPT OF TRUTH AND WORLDVIEW ON RELIGIOUS AND MORAL EDUCATION IN POST-COLONIAL GHANA: A CASE STUDY IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. Researcher(s): CANON Jacob Kyei-Baffour. Supervisor(s): Professor Bob Bowie, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • The influence of academy status on ethos and Christian distinctiveness in Church of England Primary Academics. Researcher(s): Ms Caroline Thomas. Supervisor(s): Professor Trevor Cooling, Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Robin Precey. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • The Integration of Refugees into the Education System in Rural Ireland An analysis of policy and practice in relation to the lived experience of refugees in one county.. Researcher(s): Mrs Claire Claydon. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Robin Precey. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • The Neolib-rebellion A critical analysis of how neoliberal values are presented in the discourse of contemporary education policy in England. Researcher(s): Miss Jane Wilce. Supervisor(s): Dr Robin Precey, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • The politics of quality improvement: exploring the complexity of teaching and learning practices in Further Education.. Researcher(s): Dr ZAHID NAZ. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • The Process of Curriculum Development in Primary Academy Schools. A Research Study of Four Primary Academy Schools in Kent. Researcher(s): Dr Jayne True. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Professor Lynn Revell. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Through their own eyes: Black ethnic minority students’ perceptions of socio-racial equality within a case study school. Researcher(s): Mrs Vivian Uzochukwu. Supervisor(s): Dr Marianna Papadopoulou, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Understanding the relationship between Universities and Community Development: An exploration of the different understandings of university-community partnerships and an examination of the models for sustaining university-community partnerships into the future.. Researcher(s): Dr EMILY LAU. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Professor Shane Blackman. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Visual ethnography and Autoethnography: an exploration of how bereavement and grief are depicted and used in contemporary arts and the everyday.. Researcher(s): Miss Nikki Price. Supervisor(s): Professor Shane Blackman, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Visual imagery, international imagined communities, and global self- identity among Algerian EFL learners. Researcher(s): Miss Baya Saci. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • What impact is county lines and gang involvement having on multi agency support for vulnerable young women in education. Researcher(s): Miss Lara Rufus. Supervisor(s): Professor Shane Blackman, Dr Ruth Rogers, Professor Alan Meades. [Postgraduate Research Project]

She has been invited onto the Kent County Council Parent Support Strategy Advisory Board, the Kent and Medway Young Care Leavers Strategy Group and to the Policy Exchange round table discussion on 'Employment Support for Care Leavers'.

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ruth.rogers@canterbury.ac.uk
01227922099

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Faculty of Arts Humanities and Education
School of Humanities and Educational Studies