Clare Coburn

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Clare Coburn

PhD Candidate at Lancaster University

23 Jun 2026

Clare was a primary school teacher for more than 20 years before starting her PhD in Lancaster University. Her research interests lie in education policy, international student identity and belonging and primary school education.

Clare Coburn's contributions

Postgraduate learning experiences: Exploring identities, transitions and capital through case studies of international higher education students in England

Across a collection of three related studies (Mili & Towers, 2024; Chen, 2025; Coburn et al., 2025) which took place in England between 2018 and 2025 and involved 85 participants, we argue that...

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