Dr Claudia Gillberg

Dr Claudia Gillberg, PhD, Associate professor in Education, MA German, English, Dutch (translation studies), BA (Hons) Sociology of Education. 

Claudia has been working on the research and activism sides of disability, borne out of a concern for the plight of off-rolled and otherwise excluded school children in the U.K.’s education systems, and other countries. Claudia believes in the power and possibilities of collaborative learning, leadership and solution-focussed no-nonsense approach to genuine problems in education settings and organisations. She has co-designed, led, taught, and evaluated teacher education programmes, philosophy in Education courses, MF-language modules, and is happiest when teaching and mentoring. She has also been heavily involved in professional development in preschool programmes and has advised Councils on childcare provision needs. Her latest project involves research into philosopher and social reformer Jane Addams, and the role of feminist  philosophies with regard to disabilities and full participation in society for severely ill women (Oxford University Press, forthcoming). Claudia is also affiliated with Jonkoping University, Centre for Lifelong Learning, Sweden. She lives in Cornwall, U.K.

Dr Claudia Gillberg

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