Welcome to Sharon Clancy’s Website
Adult education, research and creative practice.
Latest Blog Posts
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Research Circle members Guardian letter: Rebuilding adult education as a democratic bulwark
Two members of the Research Circle – John Holford and Jol Miskin – have recently had letters published within the Guardian. These letters respond to an editorial concerned with the need to broaden adult education for all ages, as well as the need to address complicated administrative and funding arrangements. The editorial considers Alan Milburn’s…
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The battle for community-led Pride in Place
In this blog repost from Red Pepper, Nick Mahony and Frances Northrop examine efforts to empower communities via the Pride in Place initiative. They argue that this will test commitments to devolving power and empowering communities, as difficulties are emerging around financial control and autonomy for local communities. Pride in Place is a flagship government regeneration programme pledging…
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Derek Tatton Interview for Lost Spaces Research
As part of ongoing research into the lost spaces of adult education within the UK, Sharon had the honour of interviewing Derek Tatton in 2021. The video of this interview is available online and the following blog post provides Sharon’s initial thinking and reflections. As a former adult educator and teacher, Derek first encountered the…
Lost Spaces Research Repository
My latest research explores lost spaces of adult education within the UK, particularly adult residential education. The repository website created for this provides a living history archive of lost spaces through pictures, videos and recorded audio.
Poetry & Creative Writing
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Rust
The horseshoe, suspended from a bent nail, is upside down, all the luck draining away. It is scabrous with age,…
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Surface
The waters push backwards, the undertow draws me down beyond light, air and earth. I fear the wreckage beneath me,…
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Book World
She escaped into the clockless land, the world beyond the wardrobe, beyond the very tip of the faraway tree, nestled,…
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The World of Keys & Locks
I am so lonely in this tight little room – so few people come anymore. Wrapped as I am like…
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The River Rescuers
The tributary of the River Rother at the bottom of the Castle Fields was my special domain. Its dirty effluvium…
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The Ritual of Sleep
Your freckled arm binding me to you snug as a wing, keeping me from harried flight or fidgeting.
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Research Circle
The Research circle is a group of academics and interested people presenting and discussing topics surrounding fostering and building community, democracy and dialogue. The research circle meets 2-3 times each year, and recordings of events can be found here. You can also sign up for mailings to stay up to date on research circle events and news.
Paintings
I am an active artist, and examples of my work can be found within this website, split into four galleries: landscapes; water; people & animals; and still life.
Academic Publications
A comprehensive list of my academic publications, covering a range of topics linked to adult education.
Yoga Therapy
As an accredited yoga therapist, I can offer support for individual well-being that can sit alongside traditional treatments and medicine.