2019 Annual Conference
15th Annual International Conference University of Wales Trinity St David Politics and the role of education: divergence and convergence 27–28 June 2019
The International Education Studies Association
Supporting research in Education Studies
The International Education Studies Association
Supporting research in Education Studies
Conference Year 2019
The 15th Annual Conference of the British Education Studies Association (BESA), 27–28 June
Doctor Nicola Rollock
Dr Nicola Rollock is an academic, consultant and public speaker specialising in racial justice in education and the workplace. She is a member of the Wellcome Trust’s Diversity & Inclusion Steering Group and a Patron of AdvanceHE’s Race Equality Charter…
Doctor Kevin Smith
Kevin is originally from the United States, where he was a secondary school technology teacher for six years. In 2011, he accepted a post as the Fellow in Curriculum at the Institute of Education at the University of the South…
Symposium | Childhood resilience and wellbeing: implications from the Headstart evaluation for schools and communities
University of Wolverhampton Symposium The Office of National Statistics Survey of the Mental Health of Children and Young People indicated as long ago as 2004 that about 1 in 10 children in Great Britain experiences mental health problems (Children’s Commissioner,…
Tapestry: A conversation about embedding mental wellbeing in higher education
In 2017, the Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE) produced a document ‘Embedding mental wellbeing in the curriculum: maximising success in higher education’. The impetus for this report was the growing concerns of the mental health and overall wellbeing of the student…
Being immersive and subversive in nature. A study of the experiences of children from four different primary schools taking part in mindful approaches in local nature reserves.
Evidence shows that children are increasingly becoming disconnected from nature (Bragg, 2013; ; Charles, 2018; Moss, 2012; Ridgers, Knowles and Sayers, 2012; Sobel, 2008; Waite et. al. 2016). Louv (2011|) calls this situation immoral and unethical and states that “we…
The Global Neoliberal Political Economy of Education
This paper is a literature review providing a critical observation of the current academic debate on the meaning and purpose of education from a global political economy perspective driven by neoliberalism. It provides clarity for students and researchers on neoliberalism…
Creative Writing in GCSE English Language: Exploring English Teachers’ Philosophies, Pedagogies and Practices
In this presentation, I will report on my findings from a mixed methods (primarily qualitative) PhD Study. My research examines English teachers’ perceptions of creative writing (CW) in GCSE English Language. My study is closely aligned with the conference theme…
Enable- ASD: Enabling Collaboration in the Classroom with the Use of Touchscreen Devices with Young Children with Autism
Autism is a lifelong developmental condition that affects more than 1 in 100 in the UK, 1 in 88 in USA and 1 in 150 in Australia, which means that every teacher will at some point in their career teach…
What encourages and impedes engagement and success in non-traditional students studying Higher Education in a Further Education setting?
Rationale: Over the last 20 years, Higher Education (HE) provision has witnessed aspects of its delivery evolve, from the more traditional campus-based model, to that of an adaptive one where tuition occurs via a blend of face to face sessions,…
Education for Integration: Supporting Refugee and Asylum Seeker Children and Young People
In 2000, Plymouth became one of UK’s dispersal cities and since then the city has regularly welcomed Asylum Seekers and Refugees. Many of these new families have school-aged children and young people. Research has shown that Asylum Seeker and Refugee students face many…
Personal Liberty, Mutual Respect and Tolerance: From Values to Virtues
This Templeton funded research investigates the ways that the state and mid-level policy enactors such as public schools shape young citizens’ perceptions of, and compliance with, the civic values or virtues of personal liberty, mutual respect and tolerance (PLMRT), and…