Dr Carmel Kent

Carmel became interested in Self-Managed Learning when researching evidence-based pedagogical approaches that could offer a safe and inclusive environment for young people who did not find schools as such. Carmel’s lived experience, as well as her academic research in social learning and educational technologies, led her to commit to developing opportunities for joyful and community-based educational offerings for young people who found themselves on the fringe of the mainstream educational system. After meeting Ian and diving into the practices around it, Carmel opened a new Self-Managed Learning centre in Oxford, UK.

Carmel is also a data scientist and is advocating for young people’s rights to develop healthily to become autonomous and self-regulated learners.