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Initial art and design teacher education: Transgression and flux (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Grant, W. (2023, November). Initial art and design teacher education: Transgression and flux. Paper presented at International Journal of Art and Design Education Conference 2023: Time, University of Chester

Initial teacher education (ITE) is frequently considered a liminal space of flux where learners' knowledge, identity, and values are challenged and changed. Characteristics of this flux include navigation of new connections between personal and profe... Read More about Initial art and design teacher education: Transgression and flux.

Supporting new teachers: Insights from the education system in England (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Grant, W. (2023, November). Supporting new teachers: Insights from the education system in England. Presented at Webinars for Teacher Educators

How to prepare student teachers and support them in their first few years in school is a fundamental consideration for education systems around the world. In this webinar we discuss how this is approached in England. Will Grant, Programme Lead for th... Read More about Supporting new teachers: Insights from the education system in England.

An art and design initial teacher education student conference: Seeking value in inter-institutional ITE student knowledge share (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Grant, W. (2023, September). An art and design initial teacher education student conference: Seeking value in inter-institutional ITE student knowledge share. Paper presented at British Educational Research Association Conference 2023, Aston University

Highly effective secondary school teachers work collegiately (Shah 2012), and increasingly do so outside of individual institutions (e.g. within MAT clusters [Birks 2019]). Beyond professional efficacy, learning to establish and maintain strong colle... Read More about An art and design initial teacher education student conference: Seeking value in inter-institutional ITE student knowledge share.

A reflection on dialogic diving boards and decolonising school art: The African mask project (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Grant, W., Richards, M., Steward, R., & Whelan, J. (2022, November). A reflection on dialogic diving boards and decolonising school art: The African mask project. Paper presented at iJADE 2022: Belonging: Dialogues for culturally responsive art & design education, Online

In this presentation, four colleagues working in teacher education reflect on a conversation. The conversation in question was a tangible discussion documented through frequent and purposeful email exchange, exploring traditionalist school art curric... Read More about A reflection on dialogic diving boards and decolonising school art: The African mask project.

Thinking outside of the black box: esoteric visual data analysis in qualitative educational research (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Grant, W. (2021, September). Thinking outside of the black box: esoteric visual data analysis in qualitative educational research. Paper presented at British Educational Research Association Conference 2021, Online

In this presentation I discuss a recently undertaken case study pilot to illustrate a problematic lack of methodological theory addressing qualitative visual research analysis. In particular: • Why does there appear to be a lack of methodological... Read More about Thinking outside of the black box: esoteric visual data analysis in qualitative educational research.