Profile photo ofdavidmenendez
Personal Details
Biography
Originally from Oviedo (Spain), David graduated in Primary Education, Pedagogy and Psychopedagogy before moving to study in the UK where he obtained a Master of Research in Education and Society and a Ph.D. in Education. David has been involved in teaching, leading, and developing different Undergraduate and Master programmes in the area of education. He is interested in understanding educational issues from a theoretical and socio-political perspective, combining critical and philosophical lenses to approach education in its wider sense. His research covers a variety of topics contextualised in education, including emotions, social justice and alternative provisions. After more than 10 years working in the UK HE context he is now back to Spain.
Affiliation
University of Oviedo
Research Interests
Emotions & Education, Alternative Education, Marketisation of HE, democratic education, Social Justice, Democratic Education,