Guadalupe Francia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education at Uppsala University since 2009. Her research focuses on education policies related to equity, justice, social sustainability, and children's rights. She received her PhD in Education from Stockholm University in 2000. Francia currently serves as an assistant supervisor for a PhD student and has previously supervised other PhD students. She has participated in several research projects related to education policies and children's rights. Francia has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented at conferences on topics such as the impacts of individualization on equity policies and a child perspective on bullying in Swedish boarding schools.

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CV Guadalupe Francia:
Associate Professor, Uppsala University, Department of Education since 2009
Research areas: Education policies in relation to Equity, Justice, Social Sustainability and Children’s
rights.
Degree of Doctor:Doctor of Philosophy in Education. Stockholm University obtained on the 14
February 2000. Title of Doctoral Thesis: “POLICY AS TEXT AND AS PRACTICE. Analysis of the
concept of equivalence in the Swedish education reformin the 1990’sin regard to compulsory
school.” Department of Education. Thesis research subjects:Children’s rights in Education, Law and
school contexts for Equity, Equality, Diversity and Free Choice, Education Policy and Intertextuality
Present position:Senior lecturer (in Swedish: Högskolelektor) Department of Education, Uppsala
University, from July 2005 - Member of the Education Faculty Council, Uppsala university 2011-2017
I am assistant supervisor for Ph D student Janne Kontio since 2011. Janne is working on a dissertation
on CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) teaching in English at secondary vocational
programs. The thesis is written in English highlights interesting questions about the implementation
of EU direct eagerness on the classroom level and design of vehicles program students' identity.
I have also been teething end supervisor for guest Ph D student Jesus Manso from the Universidad
Autonoma de Madrid during the period September-December 2011. Jesus had the doctoral
dissertation on teacher education reform in Spain in September 2012.
Gest teacher at the Master of Social Education, Department of Education Granada university
from 2012.
Other information: Peer-reviewer for contributions för Network 25, Research on Children’s Rights
in Education (EERA/ECER) (2008-2013);Expert of the Network of Experts on Social Aspect of
Education and Training for the EU Commission, NESET (start for the network 2011);Co-koordinator
för symposium Education Policiesin America Latina vid Congreso de Latinamericanistas Brysell
2007)
Research projects:Leader researcher in the project Spanska sommodernt språk – Möjligheter och
utmaningar[Spanish asmodernt langugage – Possibilities and chanllenges. 2011-2012 [Funding:
Fortbildningsavdelning för skolans internationalisering. Uppsala university.(October 2011-November
2012. Publications 2013-2014)
Researcher in the project Socrates Europep. Comparison d’ éducation prioritaire en Europe
Evaluation, condition de réussite (2007-2009) Coordinator FRANDJI Daniel, Centre Alain Savary,
Lyon France.
Researcher in the project Vadå likvärdighet? Omlikvärdighetsbegreppetsinnebörder iolika
sammanhang på skilda utbildningspolitiska nivåer och i konkret skolverksamhet. Forskningsbudget:
år 2003: 900000 kr; år 2004: 925000 kr; år 2005: 950000 kr
Languages knowledge:
Swedish (understand, read, speak,write: excellent); French (understand, read,speak, write:
excellent); Spanish (mother tongue); English (very good) Norwich (read and understand: fair);
Portuguese (read and understand: fair); Italian (read and understand: fair).
List ofPublications (A selection for the years 2013-2014
Peer Reviewed original articles
Francia G (2013) The impacts of individualization on equity educational policies. Journal of New
Aproaches in Educational Reserch NAER Vol2, No 1 (2013)
http://naerjournal.ua.es/article/view/v2n1-3
Peer- Reviewed conference contributions
Francia G (2013) Implementation of EU Languages ProficiencyPolicies in Neoliberal Educational
Contexts: The Case of Sweden. Network:23. Policy Studies and Politics of Education Session: 23 SES
07 C Session Title: 23 SES 07 C: Globalisation and cultural policies Time: 11/Sep/2013, ECER 9-14
September 2013 Istanbul Turkiet.
Francia G. (2013) A Child Perspective in the Study of Bullying in Swedish Boarding Elite’s Schools"
Network: 25. Research on Children’s Rights in Education Session:25 SES 03 Session Title: 25 SES
03: Children’s Perspectives on Issues of Concern Time: 10/Sep/2013,ECER 9-14 september 2013
Istanbul Turkiet.

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Francia G. & Edling S.(2013) How are EU-policies regarding social inclusion of Roma
populationsadapted in national governments? comparing Spanish and Swedish policiesfor Roma
education.Comparative Education World Congress (WCCES 2013) Buenos Aires 23th-28th June 2013
*Francia G. & Luzon Trujillo A. (2013) Challengesof Equity Policiesin Neoliberal Education
frameworks: The casesof Spain and Sweden. Comparative Education World Congress (WCCES 2013)
Buenos Aires 23th-28th June 2013
Parker-Jenkins M., Francia G. & Edling S. (2013) Responding to the educational needs of Muslim
children in a non-Islamic state:a UK-Sweden comparative study. Comparative Education World
Congress (WCCES 2013) Buenos Aires 23th-28th June 2013
Reviewarticles, book chapters,books
*Francia G. & Riis U. (2013). Spanska som modernt språk.Styrkoroch svagheter – möjligheteroch
hot. (FBA. Uppsala universitet)
Popular science articles/presentations
*Francia G. & Riis U. (2014) Tillväxtens risker: En rapport om spanska som modernt språk . Lingua
2014:2 pages 2-5