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Children as engineers: A toolkit for multidisciplinary STEM education (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Lewis, F., Edmonds, J., & Fogg-Rogers, L. (2018, December). Children as engineers: A toolkit for multidisciplinary STEM education. Presented at OfS: Experimaental and Innovation teaching and Learning Dissemination, London, England

Many UK primary school teachers lack confidence in their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subject knowledge and ability to teach STEM subjects. Outreach can enhance learning and engagement within these subjects but provision is... Read More about Children as engineers: A toolkit for multidisciplinary STEM education.

Theoretical Insights into Gender and Sexual Violence for University Students in the UK; Playing it Safe to Stay Safe. (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bovill, H. (2018, December). Theoretical Insights into Gender and Sexual Violence for University Students in the UK; Playing it Safe to Stay Safe

Whilst US universities can be seen to lead in researching sexual violence on campus, UK response from 2010 has followed. Mixed method studies emerged highlighting prevalence of sexual violence mirroring national and international trends. Though this... Read More about Theoretical Insights into Gender and Sexual Violence for University Students in the UK; Playing it Safe to Stay Safe..

Critical pedagogy in post compulsory education – Keeping innovative practice alive (2018)
Presentation / Conference
McElearney, P. (2018, November). Critical pedagogy in post compulsory education – Keeping innovative practice alive. Paper presented at BERA: Transitions: Challenges, Threats & Opportunities across the Post-compulsory Sectors, Liverpool John Moores University

Critical pedagogy in the UK has traditionally been practised in the Lifelong Learning sector. However, the sector has become constrained by funding cuts, instrumental curricula and accountability measures, and teachers can feel that they have little... Read More about Critical pedagogy in post compulsory education – Keeping innovative practice alive.

Politics, public pedagogy and action: Beyond a pedagogy of hope (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Ravenscroft, A., & Maisuria, A. (2018, July). Politics, public pedagogy and action: Beyond a pedagogy of hope. Paper presented at The 8th International Conference on Critical Education, University of East London, Stratford, London, England

Developing Bystander Intervention in a UK/English context.’ (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bovill, H. (2018, July). Developing Bystander Intervention in a UK/English context.’

Developing Bystander Intervention in a UK/English context. Campus sexual violence has been under-researched in the UK. British Crime Survey Statistics demonstrating the prevalence of violence towards women changed this landscape. The British Governm... Read More about Developing Bystander Intervention in a UK/English context.’.

Children’s rights in early years education in Wales (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Murphy, A., Chicken, S., Tyrie, J., Sarwar, S., Waters, J., Williams, J., …Clement, J. (2018, June). Children’s rights in early years education in Wales. Poster presented at Welsh Government and the British Educational Research Association conference, ‘The future of educational research in Wales’., Cardiff, Wales

An exploration of the enactment of children's rights in Welsh Foundation Phase settings

The process of involving children with autism in the design of a museum-based application (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Magkafa, D., & Newbutt, N. (2018, April). The process of involving children with autism in the design of a museum-based application. Paper presented at 22nd Annual Museums and the Web conference, Canada

Museums are considered active institutions that facilitate the possibility of self- directed learning and exploration. Decades have passed since the implementation of Disability Act (1995) and we have seen the incorporation of inclusive practices in... Read More about The process of involving children with autism in the design of a museum-based application.

Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of theory – the case of compressed knowledge in mathematics (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Wilkinson, A. (2018, April). Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of theory – the case of compressed knowledge in mathematics. Paper presented at 9th British Congress of Mathematics Education (BCME 9), Warwick, England

This paper aimed to examine how pre-service teachers perceive the theory of compressed knowledge in mathematics; hoping to bring new knowledge to the issue of how to link theory and practice in initial teacher education. Twelve pre-service teachers a... Read More about Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of theory – the case of compressed knowledge in mathematics.

What gives life to radical pedagogies? (2018)
Presentation / Conference
McElearney, P. (2018, January). What gives life to radical pedagogies?. Presented at Radical Pedagogies: A Humanities Teaching Forum, University of Canterbury

Critical pedagogy in the UK has traditionally been practised in the Lifelong Learning sector. However, the sector has become constrained by funding cuts, instrumental curricula and accountability measures, and teachers can feel that they have little... Read More about What gives life to radical pedagogies?.