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Buckler, Alison; Agbaire, Jennifer and Oluseye, Ayomide (2025). Teaching inclusively in Nigeria: new framings of inclusion surfaced through a collective storytelling approach. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (Early access).

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Wheeler, Joanna and Buckler, Alison (2024). Transformative Storywork: An online guide to storytelling for researchers, educators and practitioners. Ibali / TransformativeStory.

Wolfenden, Freda; Buckler, Alison; Gnawali, Laxman; Cotter Otieno, Jennifer; Prasad Subedi, Basu and Seluget, Chebet (2024). Learning Teams to support children's learning and wellbeing. Learning Generation Initiative / EDC, Walton, MA, USA.

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Buckler, Alison and Mkwananzi, Faith (2024). “But here, we think in pictures first”: principles and practices for text-free storytelling workshops. The Ibali Knowledge Hub.

Rodrigo, Coomerene; Buckler, Alison and Agbaire, Jennifer (2024). Beyond binaries: navigating inclusion/exclusion at the intersection of our personal and professional lives. The Ibali Knowledge Hub.

Nebe, Jane; Agbaire, Jennifer and Buckler, Alison (2023). International Research Teams and Vis-aaaaaaaaaarghs. The Ibali Knowledge Hub.

Wheeler, Joanna and Buckler, Alison (2023). 13 practical tips for online storytelling workshops. The Ibali Knowledge Hub.

Buckler, Alison and Mkwanazi, Faith (2023). ‘Out-of-school girls’: do we need to re-think the terminology? UKFIET Knowledge Hub.

Chamberlain, Liz; Buckler, Alison; Worwood, Kelly; Chigodora, Obert; Chishava, Charlotte and Hedges, Claire (2023). Overcoming adversity for marginalised adolescent girls in Zimbabwe. In: Holliman, Andrew and Sheehy, Kieron eds. Overcoming Adversity in Education. London: Taylor and Francis, pp. 223–233.

Buckler, Alison (2022). Embracing ‘yes, and…’ as a researcher. WELS Research Conversations, UK.

Buckler, Alison (2022). Researching in the Open: what this means to the Ibali team. In The Ibali Knowledge Hub The Ibali Knowledge Hub / The Open University.

Buckler, Alison; Agbaire, Jennifer; Wheeler, Joanna; Mkwananzi, Faith and Yusra, Price (2022). Storytelling research in international education and development studies: a resistance to, or reproduction of coloniality? UKFIET, UKFIET Blog.

Mohamud, Khadija; Buckler, Alison; Pitt, Beck and Twining, Peter (2022). Internet kiosks in Uganda: A window of opportunities? In: Rienties, Bart; Hampel, Regine; Scanlon, Eileen and Whitelock, Denise eds. Open World Learning: Research, Innovation and the Challenges of High-Quality Education. Routledge Research in Digital Education and Educational Technology. New York, USA: Routledge, pp. 131–143.

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Buckler, Alison; Chamberlain, Liz; Mkwananzi, Faith; Chigodora, Obert and Dean, Caroline (2022). Out-of-school girls’ lives in Zimbabwe: what can we learn from a storytelling research approach? Cambridge Journal of Education, 52(2) pp. 195–215.

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Harrison, Stephen; Buckler, Alison and Curran, Sheila (2022). The ‘pivotal’ role of the ‘School Buddy’ in the development of a non-formal, community-based, education programme in Zimbabwe. In: BAICE 2022: Partnerships in education: collaboration, co-operation and co-optation, 13-15 Sep 2022, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Power, Tom; Buckler, Alison; Ebubedike, Margaret; Tengenesha, Martha; Jama, Mbuso; Ndlovu, America; Mukoyi, Jane; Ndou, Mashudu and Mubaira, Simbarashe (2021). Community Help for Inclusive Learning and Development (CHILD): A Study of How Mobile Phones Were Used to Recruit and Equip Community Volunteers to Support Children’s Learning During Covid-19 School Closures in Zimbabwe. The EdTech Hub, London.

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Buckler, Alison; Stutchbury, Kris; Kasule, George; Cullen, Jane and Kaije, Doris (2021). What Prevents Teacher Educators from Accessing Professional Development OER? Storytelling and Professional Identity in Ugandan Teacher Colleges. Journal of Learning for Development, 8(1) pp. 10–26.

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Chamberlain, Liz; Buckler, Alison and Mkwananzi, Faith (2021). Building a case for inclusive ways of knowing through a case study of a cross-cultural research project of out-of-school girls in Zimbabwe: practitioners’ perspectives. In: Fox, Alison; Busher, Hugh and Capewell, Carmel eds. Thinking critically and ethically about research for education. London: Routledge, pp. 27–39.

Buckler, Alison (2020). Being and becoming in teacher education: student-teachers’ freedom to learn in a College of Education in Ghana. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 50(6) pp. 844–864.

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Buckler, Alison and Mkwananzi, Faith (2020). [Book Review] Unfolding narratives of Ubuntu in Southern Africa (edited by Julian Müller, John Eliastam and Sheila Trahar). Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 50(1) pp. 150–152.

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Buckler, Alison; Chamberlain, Liz; Stutchbury, Kris and Hedges, Claire (2020). Minimising the ‘distance’ in distance learning during a global health crisis: Framing an international education response to Covid-19. UKFIET The Education and Development Forum.

Buckler, Alison; Mkwananzi, Faith; Chamberlain, Liz and Dean, Caroline (2019). Inclusive ways of knowing? Problematising the relationship between research and the design of inclusive education. In: 2019 UKFIET Conference, 17-19 Sep 2019, Oxford, UKFIET.

Buckler, Alison; Stutchbury, Kris; Kasule, George; Kaiije, Doris and Cullen, Jane (2019). “… by Seeking Help I Became Equipped, Skilled and Enlightened”: Ugandan Tutors’ Stories, Identities and Spaces for Professional Development in Teacher Colleges. In: Pan Commonwealth Forum 9, 2019. Conference Proceedings, Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada, article no. 237.

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Crossley, Michael; Gu, Qing; Barrett, Angeline M.; Brown, Lalage; Buckler, Alison; Christensen, Carly; Janmaat, Jan Germen; McCowan, Tristan; Preston, Rosemary; Singal, Nidhi and Trahar, Sheila (2018). Celebration, reflection and challenge: The BAICE 20th anniversary. Compare: A journal of comparative education, 48(5) pp. 801–820.

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Buckler, Alison S. (2018). New teachers and corporal punishment in Ghana. In: Safford, Kimberly and Chamberlain, Liz eds. Learning and Teaching Around the World: Comparative Studies in Primary Education. London: Routledge.

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Wolfenden, Freda; Buckler, Alison; Santos, Cristina and Mittelmeier, Jenna (2018). Education Workforce Initiative: Initial Research. International Commission on Financing Education Opportunity (The Education Commission).

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Erling, E. J.; Adinolfi, L.; Hultgren, A. K.; Buckler, A. and Mukorera, M. (2018). Medium of Instruction (MOI) policies in Ghanaian and Indian primary schools: an overview of key issues and recommendations. In: Milligan, L. O. and Tikly, L. eds. English as a medium of instruction in postcolonial contexts: issues of quality, equity and social justice. Oxford: Routledge.

Wolfenden, Freda; Auckloo, Pritee; Buckler, Alison and Cullen, Jane (2017). Teacher educators and OER in East Africa: Interrogating pedagogic change. In: Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl and Arinto, Patricia B. eds. Adoption and impact of OER in the Global South. Cape Town, South Africa: ROER4D, pp. 251–286.

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Buckler, Alison Sarah (2017). [Book Review] Authentic learning for the digital generation: raising the potential of technology in the classroom. Journal of Interactive Media in Education (JIME), 1(6) pp. 1–8.

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Moore, Rhiannon; Buckler, Alison; Addae-Kyeremeh, Eric; Singh, Renu; Rossiter, Jack and High, Chris (2017). Understanding teachers’ working experiences: capturing data on teachers as professionals, learners and change-makers in low resource contexts. In: Young Lives and RITES (OU) symposium, 5-7 Sep 2017, Oxford, UK.

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Beavers, Sian; Brasher, Andrew; Buckler, Alison and Iniesto, Francisco (2016). Book Reviews. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 1 p. 16.

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Buckler, Alison (2015). Quality Teaching and the Capability Approach: Evaluating the Work and Governance of Women Teachers in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa. Routledge Research in Education, 140. Abingdon and New York: Routledge.

Buckler, Alison (2015). Quality teaching in rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Different perspectives, values and capabilities. International Journal of Educational Development, 40 pp. 126–133.

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Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Buckler, Alison and Seal, Timothy (2014). Learning from TESS-India’s approach to OER localisation across multiple Indian states. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2(7)

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Buckler, Alison (2014). Teachers’ Professional Capabilities and the Pursuit of Quality in Sub-Saharan African Education Systems: Demonstrating and Debating a Method of Capability Selection and Analysis. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 17(2) pp. 161–177.

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Wolfenden, Freda and Buckler, Alison (2014). Teacher learning in Sudan: building dialogue around teachers' practices through reflective photography. In: Miles, Susie and Howes, Andy eds. Photography in Educational Research: Critical Reflections from Diverse Contexts. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 79–95.

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Buckler, Alison; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Seal, Timothy and Musafir, Shankar (2014). The role of OER localisation in building a knowledge partnership for development: insights from the TESSA and TESS-India teacher education projects. Open Praxis, 6(3) pp. 221–233.

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Buckler, Alison; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Seal, Timothy and Musafir, Shankar (2014). The role of OER localisation in building a knowledge partnership for development: The TESSA and TESS-India teacher education projects. In: OCWC Global Conference 2014, 23-25 Apr 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Buckler, Alison and Seal, Timothy (2014). From global to local: learning from TESS-India’s approach to OER localisation across seven Indian states. In: OER14 Building communities of open practice, 28-29 Apr 2014, Newcastle.

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Wolfenden, Freda and Buckler, Alison (2013). Capturing changes in Sudanese teachers' teaching using reflective photography. Teaching and Teacher Education, 34 pp. 189–197.

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Buckler, Alison Sarah (2012). Understanding the Professional Lives of Female Teachers in Rural Sub-Saharan African Schools: A Capability Perspective. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

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Wolfenden, Freda and Buckler, Alison (2012). Adapting OERs for professional communities: The Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa experience. In: Connolly, Teresa; Okada, Alexandra and Scott, Peter eds. Collaborative Learning 2.0 - Open Educational Resources. IGI Global (In Press).

Wolfenden, Freda; Buckler, Alison and Keraro, Fred (2012). OER Adaptation and Reuse across cultural contexts in Sub Saharan Africa: Lessons from TESSA (Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa). Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2012(1), article no. 3.

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Buckler, Alison (2011). Reconsidering the evidence base, considering the rural: aiming for a better understanding of the education and training needs of Sub-Saharan African teachers. International Journal of Educational Development, 31(3) pp. 244–250.

Wolfenden, Freda; Buckler, Alison and Keraro, Fred (2010). OER adaptation and reuse across cultural contexts in sub Saharan Africa: lessons from the TESSA consortium. In: OER10, 22-24 Mar 2010, Cambridge, UK.

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