Bukola is a doctoral researcher at The Open University, UK, where she explores rural Nigerian parents’ understandings of (and practices in relation to) schooling, including their relationships with their children’s public primary schools. Her research interests include basic schooling; rural schooling; teachers’ classroom practices; school leadership and management; creative methodologies; and ethics in educational research. Prior to her doctorate, Bukola led the research and monitoring and evaluation activities of education interventions across Africa and Asia. She has lived, worked and studied in various countries across North and South America, Africa and Europe.