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Achala Gupta

Researcher at University of Surrey

Publications -  24
Citations -  131

Achala Gupta is an academic researcher from University of Surrey. The author has contributed to research in topics: Higher education & Computer science. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 13 publications receiving 47 citations. Previous affiliations of Achala Gupta include University College London & National University of Singapore.

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Teacher-entrepreneurialism: a case of teacher identity formation in neoliberalizing education space in contemporary India

TL;DR: The authors examines the processes underlying the formation of the identity of teachers as entrepreneurs in neoliberalizing education space in contemporary India. Drawing on interactions with 38 s..., they examine the processes behind the formation and formation of teacher as entrepreneurs.
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Students’ views about the purpose of higher education: a comparative analysis of six European countries

TL;DR: In this article, a series of focus groups with 295 students conducted in six European countries (Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, Poland and Spain) showed how understandings of the purpose of higher education are more nuanced than much of the extant literature suggests and vary, at least to some extent, by both nationstate and higher education institution.
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Heterogeneous middle-class and disparate educational advantage: parental investment in their children's schooling in Dehradun, India

TL;DR: The heterogeneity of the contemporary Indian middle-class has been discussed widely as mentioned in this paper, however, the effect of its internal differences on the distribution of educational resources needs to be examined, as well as the impact of the internal differences in education resources.
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Are Spanish Students Customers? Paradoxical Perceptions of the Impact of Marketisation on Higher Education in Spain:

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how higher education students are conceptualized in Spain, drawing on an analysis of policy and institutional narratives about such students, as well as on the perspectiv...
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Social legitimacy of private tutoring: an investigation of institutional and affective educational practices in India

TL;DR: A growing body of research shows the prevalence of private tutoring in India, but the ways in which these informal educational setups gain social legitimacy remains largely unclear as discussed by the authors, and to redress th...