School governance, learning equity, teacher policy, accountability, and public education reform.
Bloomington student research forum
Education Policy and Social Research Forum
A student-led community in Bloomington for people interested in education policy, social research, public ideas, and careful conversation.
Qualitative inquiry, survey thinking, community context, social mobility, and research ethics.
Indonesia, the United States, and broader conversations on education systems and inequality.
Profile
A quiet forum for students who want to think carefully together.
Education Policy and Social Research Forum is a student community and casual academic forum in Bloomington, USA. It exists as a space to learn, read, discuss, and exchange thoughtful feedback among students interested in education policy and social research.
The forum is an unincorporated student forum and is not affiliated with or representative of any institution. It is not a registered nonprofit organisation, corporation, or legal entity, and it does not conduct financial activity. Its main activities are casual academic conversations, reading groups, methods discussions, and sharing working ideas.
Research
Questions we gather around.
These topics are not framed as an official program. They are areas of shared interest that often become material for reading, discussion, and shared reflection.
Education policy and equity
Access, school choice, funding, accountability, and how policy affects unequal learning conditions.
Social research methods
Qualitative fieldwork, survey design, interviews, causal inference, and ethical research practice.
Indonesia and comparative education
Education debates in Indonesia read alongside broader global and local policy conversations.
Public writing and peer feedback
Drafting essays, research notes, policy memos, and presentations for constructive discussion.
Article & Publication
Notes, reading lists, and working drafts.
Materials listed here are informal community outputs. They are shared for learning and discussion, not as institutional reports or paid products.
Reading list
Education policy, inequality, and local governance
Discussion note
What counts as evidence in education policy debates?
Working draft