Outputs (142)

Working class men on care based degrees (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This talk draws on data from a small qualitative study of men on care-based degree pathways in one university in England. There is little research that specifically considers the experiences of working-class men on these courses. The talk explores as... Read More about Working class men on care based degrees.

Children’s perspectives of their wellbeing during the transition from primary school to secondary school (2024)
Thesis

Transitioning from Primary School to Secondary School is cited as one of the most challenging stages of a young person’s educational journey (Hopwood et al. 2016). Whilst the voice of the child is largely absent in existing literature, large scale q... Read More about Children’s perspectives of their wellbeing during the transition from primary school to secondary school.

The language of assessment: Identifying challenging terminology for students and exploring implications for practice (2024)
Journal Article

Many interventions have been developed by staff to support students in understanding assessment task requirements and summative and formative feedback. However, to various extents, these approaches assume a shared understanding of the, often indeterm... Read More about The language of assessment: Identifying challenging terminology for students and exploring implications for practice.

Human rights education: Teachers’ perceptions about the value of children’s participation (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presented at BERA 2024 - this presentation focused on our findings from teachers in Work Package 2 of the Children's Participation in Schools project.

Alternative education: Inclusion beyond the mainstream (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This panel responds to February’s review of alternative provision in England (CQC & Ofsted, 2024) and June’s BBC investigation revealing that numbers of UK children moving from schools to home education are at their highest levels since covid (Hatten... Read More about Alternative education: Inclusion beyond the mainstream.

Embedding children's participative rights in pedagogical practice in lower primary classrooms in Wales (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presented at BERA 2024, this presentation focused on the results of a legislative and policy analysis of Welsh educational documents as well as a survey administered to ITE providers across Wales

Exploring teacher understandings of participatory pedagogies via approaches to children's rights in Wales​ (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation took place at EECERA 2024 in Brighton - the presentation was on initial findings from Work Package 2 of the Children's Participation In Schools Project

Climate change and built environment education: A pedagogical approach to foster interdisciplinary learning (2024)
Book Chapter

Higher Education Institutions have an important role to play in Climate Education. One dimension of this role is to equip future practitioners with the necessary knowledge and skills. Therefore, interdisciplinary approaches to learning and teaching.... Read More about Climate change and built environment education: A pedagogical approach to foster interdisciplinary learning.

Preservice teachers learning to teach reading using one-to-one tutoring: Does learning ‘stick’ for tutees and tutors? (2024)
Journal Article

Teaching reading is a key element of initial teacher education programmes in England. This study contributes to the research about the most effective way to ensure preservice teachers have the necessary skills and knowledge to teach reading. One-to-o... Read More about Preservice teachers learning to teach reading using one-to-one tutoring: Does learning ‘stick’ for tutees and tutors?.

Swimming against the tide: Exploring alternative approaches for education (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Drawing on a lens of social justice and critical pedagogy, this workshop aims to unpack the relationship between educational practice and intersectional subjectification.

Initial teacher education as a dialogic space for agile art curriculum design (2024)
Journal Article

In this article we draw on our positionality as teacher educator and student teacher to reflect on initial art teacher education as a forum for novel disciplinary curriculum design. We describe how, without new system thinking, much taught school art... Read More about Initial teacher education as a dialogic space for agile art curriculum design.

Is peer coaching an effective way to help university students with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) engage with their studies? Reflections on a new ADHD psychoeducational programme offered at UWE Bristol (2024)
Journal Article

This article explores the effectiveness of a psychoeducational coaching program, including a peer coaching component, designed to support university students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at UWE Bristol. The challenges faced by... Read More about Is peer coaching an effective way to help university students with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) engage with their studies? Reflections on a new ADHD psychoeducational programme offered at UWE Bristol.

Demystifying executive function (2024)
Journal Article

Executive function (EF) is an umbrella term for a set of complex and nuanced cognitive processes believed to be uniquely human. EF allows for planning, adaptation and self-regulation to meet personal or imposed goals. It develops from early childhood... Read More about Demystifying executive function.

Traces of tolerance in European history: A student-oriented and educational approach (2024)
Report

This chapter and working group report is part of the outcomes of an Erasmus Plus funded project: Citizenship Education in the Context of European Values.
The teacher support materials found in this book are based on the work of an interdisciplinary... Read More about Traces of tolerance in European history: A student-oriented and educational approach.

Embedding early intervention at the heart of alternative provision (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Embedding Early Intervention at the Heart of Alternative Provision - Opportunities, Challenges and Future Pathways.

How is theory used to understand and inform practice in the alternative provision sector in England: trends, gaps and implications for practice (2024)
Journal Article

This article examines how theory features in the research literatures concerning the English alternative (education) provision (AP) sector. Despite increasing interest over the past decade in how AP can (re)engage school-aged young people in learning... Read More about How is theory used to understand and inform practice in the alternative provision sector in England: trends, gaps and implications for practice.

Embedding children's participative rights in pedagogical practice in lower primary classrooms in Wales (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation was delivered during a Welsh Government Lunch and Learn seminar session. The presentation focused on the Children's Participation in Schools project generally - including findings from our Work Package 1 as well as providing an over... Read More about Embedding children's participative rights in pedagogical practice in lower primary classrooms in Wales.

Designing, implementing and testing an intervention of affective intelligent agents in nursing virtual reality teaching simulations - A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article

Emotions play an important role in human-computer interaction, but there is limited research on affective and emotional virtual agent design in the area of teaching simulations for healthcare provision. The purpose of this work is twofold: firstly, t... Read More about Designing, implementing and testing an intervention of affective intelligent agents in nursing virtual reality teaching simulations - A qualitative study.

Children as Engineers (2024)
Book

Meeting the diverse aspects of the science, and design and technology curricula can be challenging for many teachers. Children as Engineers addresses this problem, offering both new and experienced teachers an accessible resource to apply within the... Read More about Children as Engineers.

Achieving creative collaboration between language teachers and artists: An evaluation of a workshop-based approach (2024)
Journal Article

Inspired by academic thinking and practice-based work on creativity and education (e.g. John Steiner, 2000) and creative approaches in language education (e.g. Frimberger et al 2017, Cummins & Early, 2011), this article is based on outcomes of the pr... Read More about Achieving creative collaboration between language teachers and artists: An evaluation of a workshop-based approach.