ABOUT AUTHORS

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Aline Elisa Maretto Lang Social worker. PhD in Social Policy of the Socal Policy Graduate Program at Federal University of Espírito Santo. Scholarship at the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Espírito Santo (FAPES). Email: alinelisa_lang@hotmail.com. ORCID: 00000002-5022-5692

Arinola Adefila Arinola’s research focuses on educational transformationcollaborative, social and transdisciplinary leaning in diverse spaces. She has a strong belief in continuous lifelong learning, and the power of education to support adaptability, curiosity, innovation and civic collaboration. She believes transdisciplinary skills and competencies enable humans to be open to new ideas, learn new talents, versatility and solve problems. She has developed invaluable experience in research, evaluation, quality monitoring, and community/ transdisciplinary education. Arinola has significant international experience working and studying in different countries. These experiences have supported her interest in internationalisation and global citizenship. She has successfully led complex projects with collaborative teams from diverse backgrounds. She is committed

to making a significant contribution in society and enhancing design thinking and inclusive environments where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

Beatriz Gershenson PhD in Social Work from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS). Professor of the Social Work Course at the School of Humanities and the Graduate Program in Social Work at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Graduated in Social Work from PUCRS. Email: beatrizg@ pucrs.br. ORCID: 0000-0002-4118-9749

Edna Castro de Oliveira Pedagogue. Post-doctorate in Education at the Federal University of Espírito Santo. Associate Professor at the Federal University of Espírito Santo. It is part of the coordination of the Youth and Adult Education Center of the UFES Education Center. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514 - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, 29075-910. Email oliveiraedna@yahoo.com.br ORCID 0000-0003-0798-7090

Eliza Bartolozzi Eliza Bartolozzi Ferreira is a professor at the Center of Education and the Graduate Program in Education (PPGE) at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES). She is a researcher grant (PQ) from The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Cnpq).She was coordinator of the PPGE (2017-2020) and is currently Director of Graduate Studies at UFES (2020-). Coordinator of the Latin American Network of Studies on Teaching Work (Red Estrado). Her research and studies are linked to educational policies, especially on the profession and teaching work; secondary education; educational planning; public management.

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Efe Imiren Efe is an enterprise and entrepreneurship lecturer at Suffolk Business School. A Fellow of HEA, Efe recently completed her viva for a PhD in Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde. Efe’s research engages with digital entrepreneurs and stakeholders in digital entrepreneurship ecosystems to explore the navigation of institutional complexity and to understand bifold practices in legitimizing and perpetuating gendered phenomenon in digital contexts. As a lecturer, Efe brings into her sessions over ten years of experience as a digital entrepreneur while drawing on cutting-edge research to inform her pedagogic practice. In addition to conducting phenomenological research, Efe’s research and teaching interests include digital entrepreneurship, digitalisation, digital ecosystems, digital research methods, qualitative methodologies, and entrepreneurial practices in nonoccidental contexts.

Fabiola Xavier Leal Social Work. PhD in Social Policy (UFES). Professor at Social Work Departament and Social Policy Graduate Program at Federal University of Espírito Santo (Ufes) – Brazil. Coordinator of the Grupo de estudos Fênix (Ufes). Contato: fabiola.leal@ufes.br

Gary Spolander Gary is Professor of Social Work at Robert Gordon University. He has a background in social work and public health and has worked in academic and in practice. His research interests include international social work, social policy, leadership and management, early child development, mental health and health and social inequality.

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Katherine Winpenny Katherine’s research focuses on contextualized and comprehensive internationalization at the interface of decolonization of education practices, embedded in the broader context of curriculum transformation. She is researching a diversity of learning spaces (digital – especially Collaborative Online International learning, face to face, blended, formal, and non-formal) which interweave to impact educational opportunities which can serve to connect international learning communities, as well as to connect the university to its locale. Katherine has substantial track record as principal and co-investigator on large scale international education research projects and disseminates her work widely through a range of publications/media.

Luciana Gomes de Lima Jacques PhD in Social Work at the Graduate Program in Social Work at PUC-RS. Master in Social Work by the Graduate Program in Social Work at PUC-RS. Graduated in Social Work from the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL). Social Worker of the Municipality of Guaíba-RS. Email: lucianagljacques@gmail.com ORCID: 00000001-6048-9467

Maria Lúcia Teixeira Garcia Titular professsor in the Social Work and in the Social Policy Graduate program (PPGPS) of the Federal University of Espírito Santo (Ufes). She has research Grant from The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Cnpq) and Espírito Santo Research Foundation (Fapes). She was coordenated the National Graduation Programs at Social Work Field in the Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (2014-2018) of the Education Ministry. And member of the Scientific Technical Council – major bureau of CAPES (2014-2018). She has experience in Social Work, researching on the following subjects: social policy, mental health, public policy, early child development and Higher education.

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Marize Lyra Silva Passos Titular Professor at IFES and at the Masters and Doctoral Programs in Professional and Technological Education and Science and Mathematics Education. PhD in Education and Engineering. Marize coordinates the research group Innovation and Creativity in Education. She participated in innovation programs at the Finnish universities of HAMK and TAMK.

Pollyanna Labeta Iack Social Worker, Master’s Student of the in Social Policy Graduate Program at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (Ufes). MBA: Public Policies for Children and Youth (FACREDENTOR); Education in Human Rights (Ufes), Public Policies and Socioeducation (UnB). Member of the Center for Studies, Research and Extension on Violence, Public Security and Human Rights (NEVI/Ufes). E-mail: pollylabet@hotmail.com. https://orcid. org/0000-0002-2454-2678.

Pavithra Wickramasuriya Pavithra Wickramasuriya is currently the Head of Productivity and Quality at The Centre National Institute of Business Management, Sri Lanka. She designs and delivers productivity and quality programmes and supervises Masters students dissertations. Her doctoral study is focussed on private higher education institutes and social mobility of females in Sri Lanka. Her current research explores student engagement in online teaching initiatives during the covid-19 pandemic and more broadly career and social mobility improvement in relation to higher education. She earned her MBA from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Talita Prada PhD in Social Policy of the Social Policy Graduate Program at Federal University of Espírito Santo. Social worker at Bahia Federal

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Institute of Education, Science an Tecnology. Member of the research Group Fênix. Email: talitaprada@yahoo.com.br – ORCID - 0000-0002-7093-9342.

Talita Valadares Pedagogue. PhD student of the Graduate Program in Education at the Federal University of Espírito Santo. Pedagogue at IFMG – Ouro Preto Campus. Rua Pandiá Calógeras, 898 – Morro do Cruzeiro, Ouro Preto MG 35.400-000. Email talita.valadares@ ifmg.edu.br. ORCID 0000-0001-8696-1926

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