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Biography
I am a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow with the School of Education and Lifelong Learning leading the project 'Literacies of Dissent: learning, youth activism and social change'. The project is based within UEA's UNESCO Chair in Adult Literacy and Learning for Social Transformation.
Previously, I was Research Associate for the UKRI/GCRF-funded project on Family Literacy, Indigenous Learning and Sustainable Development. I was Lead Researcher for the commissioned UNV State of the World's Volunteerism Report 2022. I am currently Chair of the British Association for Literacy in Development (BALID) - where I coordinate research on the impact of COVID-19 on Adult Learning and Education (ALE) programmes in Afghanistan, the Philippines and the UK (2020-2021).
In 2021, I finished my PhD in education and development exploring the learning and literacy dimension of local volunteering in the Philippines - funded by the UEA UNESCO Chair studentship. I have a joint MA in Lifelong Learning: Policy and Management from the Danish School of Education, University of Deusto and UCL Institute of Education where I was a recipient of an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.
I have years of experience as a professional and volunteer in the Philippine education and development sectors. I worked as a university teacher, a students’ retention specialist, a programme officer for an early grades literacy project of Save the Children Philippines and a volunteer and founder of various community engagement and youth formation programmes. I was also a former intern at the UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning (UIL) under their research on “Recognition, Validation and Accreditation of Non-formal and Informal Learning”.
Key Research Interests
In general terms, my research interests sit at the intersection of adult learning/literacies and international development. I research participation of marginalised communities, for instance, through volunteering and social activism, (particularly in Global South contexts) and how such processes cultivate and/or confine members' learning processes and personal transformation. I employ ethnographic, participatory and participatory action research methods.
Teaching Interests
I have taught at undegraduate and postgraduate levels as lecturer, seminar leader and lead tutor both at the School of Education and Lifelong Learning and the School of Interanational Development. I contribute to the following modules:
- Global and Digital Perspectives in Education (EDU)
- Introduction to Development Studies (DEV)
- Academic Skills Programme for Postgraduate Taught Students (Lead Tutor at DEV)
- Gender, Diversity and Social Inclusion (DEV)
- Development in Practice (DEV)
I was also research supervisor at the University of Glasgow for its MSc in Education for Sustainable Futures in Adult, Community & Youth Contexts.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of East Anglia
Award Date: 30 Nov 2021
Master of Arts, University College London
Award Date: 1 Nov 2016
External positions
Chair, British Association for Literacy in Development
Network
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Literacies of dissent: learning, youth activism and social change
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Fellowship
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Meeting the SDGs: creating innovative infrastructures and policy solutions to support sustainable development in Global South communities (GS-DEV).
Lettice, F., Cornea, C., Jere, C., Mayes, A., McNeil, J., Minns, A., Qi, S., Rao, N., Robinson-Pant, A., McDonagh, T., Millora, C. & Smith, A.
1/10/19 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
Research output
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Ethnographies of volunteering: providing nuance to the links between volunteering and development
Chadwick, A., Fadel, B. & Millora, C., Dec 2022, In: VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 33, 6, p. 1172-1178 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of COVID19 on Adult Learning and Education (ALE): UK case study
Newell-Jones, K., Cheffy, I., Fuller, S., Furlong, T. & Millora, C., 2022, In: Research and Practice in Adult Literacies Journal. 105, p. 57-69 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Literacies, power and identities in figured worlds in Malawi by Ahmmardouh Mjaya
Millora, C., 22 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Making a difference: addressing imbalances and inequalities in research on volunteering
Millora, C., 2022, Volunteering, research and the test of experience: A critical celebration for the 25th anniversary of the Institute for Volunteering Research. Locke, M. & Grotz, J. (eds.). UEA Publishing Project, p. 171-176Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Setting Spaces for Youth and Student-Led Advocacy: Analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on youth and student organising calls for urgent action towards inclusion of youth and students in advocacy spaces
Millora, C., Mar 2022, South Africa: Global Campaign for Education. 44 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open Access
Prizes
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SSF Prize for Public Engagement
Millora, Chris (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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UNESCO International webinar on Family Literacy and Indigenous Learning
Catherine Jere (Chair), Gina Lontoc (Chair), Anna Robinson-Pant (Host) & Chris Millora (Contributor)
10 Dec 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Volunteering and Ideology
Jurgen Grotz (Organiser), Peter Beresford (Chair), Chris Millora (Speaker), Ruth Leonard (Speaker), Becki Meakin (Speaker) & Michael Ashe (Speaker)
26 Oct 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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UKFIET 2021 Conference 'Building Back Education and Training' : Reimagining, Reorientating and Redistributing
Catherine Jere (Speaker), Anna Robinson-Pant (Speaker), Gina Lontoc (Speaker), Ahmmardouh Mjaya (Speaker), Sheila Aikman (Speaker), Kamal Raj Devkota (Speaker), Turuwark Zalalam Warkineh (Speaker), Camilla Vizconde (Speaker) & Chris Millora (Speaker)
16 Sep 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Volunteering in a Global Pandemic
Jurgen Grotz (Organiser), Carol Jacklin-Jarvis (Organiser), Wendy Osborne (Speaker), Chris Millora (Chair), Undral Gombodorj (Speaker), Mark Pearce (Speaker), Shalabh Sahai (Speaker), Charlotte Sung (Speaker), Max Ventura (Speaker), Gabriella Civico (Chair), Ksenija Fonović (Speaker), Deedar Guerra (Speaker), Catherine Nakazibwe (Speaker), Lejla Šehić Relić (Speaker), Fred Sadia (Speaker), Clifford Allum (Speaker), Nichole Cirillo (Chair), Analia Bettoni (Speaker), Carmen Espinoza (Speaker), Giselle Mendez (Speaker) & Meghan Moloney (Speaker)
26 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar