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Reasons to be cheerful. Why teachers' beliefs could yet bring about change in schools.
(2016-05-31)
Despite a plethora of high-stakes testing, constant scrutiny and the drudgery of meaningless data-collection, teachers preserve a notion of education and learning that goes beyond this.
Developing an appreciation of what it means to be a school-based teacher educator
(2015-10-02)
The nature of partnership between schools and higher education institutions is changing in many countries, with experienced teachers taking on more responsibility for teacher education whilst remaining in their school as ...
Psychosomatic conditions in primary care : change within the moving bodymind
(2010)
This is a short report of the outcomes of a pilot study (2005-2008) for which I was Principal Investigator. Readers might find it of interest, especially if unexplained bodily symptoms are present in your clients. Full ...
A randomised controlled trial evaluation of business in the community's Time to Read pupil mentoring programme.
(Centre for Effective Education, School of Education, Queen's University Belfast, 2009)
This report presents the findings of an independent evaluation undertaken by the Centre for Effective Education at Queen’s University Belfast of Business in the Community’s Time to Read mentoring programme. The evaluation ...
Pilot study to evaluate Dance Movement Psychotherapy (the BodyMind Approach) in patients with medically unexplained symptoms : Participant and facilitator perceptions and a summary discussion
(2009)
The principle objective of the study was to explore and systematically analyse whether participants with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) changed their perception of their bodily symptoms, and received any other benefits ...
Can there be an alternative to the centralized curriculum in England?
(2009)
Schools and teachers in England have found themselves coerced into a situation where high-stakes testing, scrutiny of `performance' and the generation of data for competitive league tables have dominated the educational ...
Best Practice and Challenges in Education for Sustainable Development and Global Education
(UK TE ESD/GC network, 2009)
This paper describes some of the developments to embed Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Education (GE) in programs at the University of Hertfordshire including the BA Education Studies, BEd and PGCE ...
The influence of teachers’ backgrounds on their perceptions of musical creativity : a qualitative study with secondary school music teachers.
(2007-06)
This paper examines the relationship between six secondary school teachers’ backgrounds and their perceptions of musical creativity. A unit of work involving composition and improvisation activities with pupils aged 11-14 ...