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14 September 2015 to 17 September 2015Belfast

 

Spotlight Session: AARE

Convenor: Clarence, Ng – Australian Catholic University
Chairperson: Wyatt-Smith, Claire – Australian Catholic University
Discussant: Elliott, Stephen – Australian Catholic University

Learning Sciences Institute Australia: Context, disengagement and re-engagement for success among disadvantaged children and youth in mainstream and alternative education
Presenters: Bartlett, Brendan – Australian Catholic University; Clarence, Ng – Australian Catholic University; Blackberry, Gina – Australian Catholic University; Warren. Elizabeth – Australian Catholic University
Co-Authors: Mafi, Salote – BoysTown; Wyatt-Smith, Claire – Australian Catholic University; Bartlett, Brendan – Australian Catholic University; Miller, Jodie – Australian Catholic University; Armour, Danielle – Australian Catholic University; deVries, Eva – Australian Catholic University

1.01

Creativity in Education
Session Type: Innovation Session

0452 – Getting STEAMed up? Focusing research for creative pedagogies in, and across, the arts and sciences
Trowsdale, Jo – University of Warwick; Colucci-Gray, Laura – Aberdeen University; Gray, Donald – Aberdeen University; Slade, Charlotte – Exeter University, Winchester University; Davies, Richard – Aberystwyth University

1.02

Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy

Session Type: Individual Papers

Curriculum in the countries and regions of the UK
Chair: Smith, Kevin – Cardiff University

0423 – Fy Ardal/My Neighbourhood: Pupils’ perceptions of place — a pedagogy for living in Wales
Smith, Kevin – Cardiff University

0551 – Co-Curate North East: prizing open school curriculum-making processes
Thomas, Ulrike – Newcastle University; Leat, David – Newcastle University; Tiplady, Lucy – Newcastle University; Lloyd, Kat – Newcastle University; Hudson, Martyn -Newcastle University

1.03

Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy
Session Type: Individual Papers

Theory into practice
Chair: Child, Simon – Cambridge Assessment

0181 – An investigation of the motivations underpinning student and teacher topic choice in History qualifications
Child, Simon – Cambridge Assessment; Darlington, Ellie – Cambridge Assessment; Gill, Tim – Cambridge Assessment

0338 – Can Social Realism do Social Justice? Debating the Warrants for Curriculum Selection
Zipin, Lew – Victoria University; Fataar, Aslam – Stellenbosch University; Brennan, Marie – Victoria University

1.04

Early Childhood
Session Type: Symposia

Discussant: Georgeson, Jan – University of Plymouth

0416 – De-professionalising or re-professionalising the Early Childhood Workforce in England?
Wood, Elizabeth – University of Sheffield; Basford, Jo – Manchester Metropolitan University; Traunter, Joanne – University of Hull; Payler, Jane – University of Winchester; Georgeson, Jan – University of Plymouth

1.05

Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
Session Type: Individual Papers

Improving performance in Science and Maths
Chair: Singh, Birendra – UCL Institute of Education

0078 – Cooperative And Self Regulated Learning Styles On Students’ Achievement In Biology
Hamilton-Ekeke, Joy-Telu – Niger Delta University

0335 – Is science in state schools (in England) in a cul-de-sac?
Singh, Birendra – UCL Institute of Education

0548 – Uncovering classroom-level factors for the performance gap in mathematics between England and China: A synthesis of results and findings from an international teacher effectiveness study
Miao, Zhenzhen – University of Aberdeen, Reynolds, David – University of Southampton

1.06 Educational Research and Educational Policy-making
Session Type: Symposia
0253 – Closing the Gap – issues, challenges and impact of the implementation of a national experiment in educational research
Menter, Ian – University of Oxford; Childs, Ann – University of Oxford; Firth, Roger – University of Oxford; Thompson, Ian – University of Oxford; Fancourt, Nigel – University of Oxford
1.07

Educational Research and Educational Policy-making
Session Type: Individual Papers

Policy Discourses and impact on practice
Chair: Casey, Ashley – Loughborough University

0117 – What Would Stenhouse Do?  Lessons from the work of Lawrence Stenhouse for contemporary education reform
Casey, Ashley – Loughborough University; Mockler. Nicole – University of Newcastle, Australia

*0474 – Illuminating the manuscript: a policy archaeology investigation of current music educaiton policy in England
Shirley, Ian – Edge Hill University

0571 – Citizenship education policy: A comparative analysis
Ververi, Olga – Liverpool Hope University

*0195 – Aspects of governmentality in an English school considering academy status
Rayner, Stephen – University of Manchester

1.08

Educational Technology
Session Type: Symposia

Convenor: Leat, David – Newcastle University
Discussant: Hennessy, Sara – University of Cambridge

0572 – Self-Organised Learning Environments: 21st century classrooms in search of a pedagogy?
Preston, Anne – Newcastle University; Leat, David – Newcastle University; McElwee, Stef – George Stephenson High School; Preston, Catherine – Independent Educational Consultant, Manchester; Rix, Sally – Newcastle University; Dickinson, Amy – George Stephenson High School; Hall, Katie – The Armitage Academy, County Durham

1.09

Higher Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Student Resilience
Chair: Bamford, Jan – London Metropolitan University

0131 – Academic transitions into higher education and negotiating change in teaching and learning in 2013
Hordosy, Rita – The University of Sheffield; Clark, Thomas – The University of Sheffield; Vickers, Daniel – The University of Sheffield

0301 – Building Confidence during Transition from College to University
Meharg, Debbie – Edinburgh Napier University; Tizard, Jenny – Edinburgh Napier University; Varey, Alison – Edinburgh Napier University; Cairncross, Sandra – Edinburgh Napier University

0455 – Resilience in higher education: the art of frontier crossing?
Bamford, Jan – London Metropolitan University; Djebbour, Yaz – London Metropolitan University; Pollard, Lucie – Greenwich University

1.10

Higher Education
Session Type: Symposia

Convenor: Waller, Richard – University of West Endgland
Discussant: James, David – Cardiff University

0597 – Gender, class and graduate transitions: Findings from the Paired Peers project
Waller, Richard – University of the West of England; Bradley, Harriet – University of the West of England; Ward, Mike RM – University of the West of England; Bentley, Laura – University of the West of England; Abrahams, Jessica – Cardiff University; Ingram, Nicola – University of Bath; Bathmaker, Ann-Marie – University of Birmingham; Hoare, Tony – University of Bristol; James, David – Cardiff University

1.11

Inclusive Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Examining Professionals’ Reponses to Diversity
Chair: Clinton, Janet – University of Melbourne

0237 – Introducing the SEND Code of Practice 2014: Challenges and Changes for Partnership Working
Hellawell, Beate – Canterbury Christ Church University

0007 – Towards a More Inclusive Classroom: Promoting Opportunities to Learn by Making Teaching and Learning Visible
Clinton, Janet – The University of Melbourne; Abrahams, Tony – Ai Media; Dabrowski, Anna – The University of Melbourne

1.12

Inclusive Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Learning Outside the Traditional Classroom To Promote Inclusion
Chair: Rainey, Colin – University of East London

*0373 – Empowering to Succeed: The Effect of Work Experience Responsibility in the Special School
Milson, Tom – University of Plymouth, Unsted Park School

0434 – Exploring the impact of film clubs for newly arrived students
Coles-Jordan, Deanna – CUREE Ltd; Buckler, Natalia – CUREE Ltd; Crisp, Bart – CUREE Ltd

0574 – Implementing and Evaluating the ‘space’ of Participatory Radio as an Educational Intervention for Inclusion, Self-efficacy and Informal Learning
Rainey, Colin – University of East London; Ravenscroft, Andrew – University of East London; Balica, Magda – ODIP, Bucharest; Fartusnic, Ciprian – ODIP, Bucharest

1.13

Leadership & Management in Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

A focus on motivation, influence & people management on teacher development through leadership
Chair: Gillies, Donald – University of the West of Scotland

0159 – Hannah Arendt, enlarged thought, and school leadership
Gillies, Donald – University of the West of Scotland

*0606 – The frequency of middle managers’ roles in the daily management of secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago
Wihby, Rene – The University of the West Indies; Joseph, Arthur – The University of the West Indies

0381 – Emerging models of expert teaching in the era of performance related pay in England: the views of Experienced Head Teachers and Deputies
Goodwyn, Andy – The University of Reading; Roberts, Rachel – The University of Reading

1.14

Literacy and Language
Session Type: Individual Papers

Identity And Learning In And Out Of School
Chair: O’Boyle, Aisling – Queen’s University Belfast

0604 – Teenage talk: speaking, stance-taking, and young people’s views of themselves within the education system
O’Boyle, Aisling – Queen’s University Belfast

 

1.15

Mathematics Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Primary Teachers’ perceptions on mathematics education
Chair: Edwards-Leis, Christine – St Mary’s University

0128 – Student teachers’ perceptions of competence and confidence: How mental models of mathematics influence teaching and learning
Edwards-Leis, Christine – St Mary’s University

0290 – The Construction of the ‘Primary Teachers’ Beliefs concerning the Integration of Children’s Literature in Mathematics Learning and Teaching’ (PTB-ICLMLT) Framework: Findings from a Pilot Study
Trakulphadetkrai, Natthapoj Vincent – University of Reading

0051 – What elements of a post-ITE mathematics subject knowledge enhancement programme impact on teacher understanding and confidence for teaching primary mathematics?
Hollins, Tara – University of St Mark and St John; Young, Simon – Plymouth Teaching School Alliance

*0349 – Affording and constraining teacher practice and positioning in New Zealand primary mathematics ability groups
Tait-McCutcheon, Sandi – Victoria University of Wellington; Higgins, Joanna – Victoria University of Wellington; Shuker, Mary Jane – Victoria University of Wellington;; Loveridge, Judith – Victoria University of Wellington

1.16

Physical Education and Sports Pedagogy
Session Type: Individual Papers

The Physical Education Teacher
Chair: Leirhaug, Petter – Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Sogn and Fjordane University College

0173 – Investigating assessment literacy among physical education teachers
Leirhaug, Petter – Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Sogn and Fjordane University College; MacPhail, Ann – University of Limerick; Annerstedt, Claes – University of Gothenburg

0264 – PE teachers’ content knowledge of capability to move
Nyberg, Gunn – University of Dalarna; Larsson, Håkan – The Swedish School of Sport and Health Science

0184 – All-round movement capacity: What PE teachers know about students’ movement capacities but choose not to use didactically
Larsson, Håkan – The Swedish School of Sport and Health Science; Nyberg, Gunn – University of Dalarna; Barker, Dean – University of Gothenburg

1.17

Post-Compulsory and Lifelong Learning
Session Type: Individual Papers

Learning across the life course: empirical perspectives
Chair: Orr, Kevin – University of Huddersfield

0320 – What motivates adult learners to study whilst working?
Preston, Catherine – Independent Education Consultant

0094 – An investigation into the numbers and characteristics of candidates with incomplete entries at AS/A level
Vidal Rodeiro, Carmen – Cambridge Assessment

0137 – Widening Participation, Social Mobility and Higher Education provision in English Further Education colleges
Orr, Kevin – University of Huddersfield

1.18

Practitioner Research
Session Type: Individual Papers

Early Career Researcher Papers
Chair: Brindley, Sue – University of Cambridge

*0127 – Stepping out from behind the curtains of Academic Oz. A layered approach to critical autoethnography as a means to explore the impact of values and beliefs on professional practice
Luscombe, Julie – University of Exeter

*0164 – How does acting as a research participant impact undergraduate students’ experience as researchers?
Rand, Jane – York St John University

*0241 – Growing school communities through adult engagement
Zeuschner, Michael – University of Tasmania

1.19

Race Ethnicity and Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

The experiences of black teachers
Chair: Miah, Shamim – University of Huddersfield

0039 – The school and university experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic men on primary ITT programmes
Rhamie, Jasmine – University of Roehampton

0602 – Needles in a Haystack: Exploring the Experiences of Early Career Black Male Teachers in England
Callender, Christine – UCL Institute of Education

*0621 – Black Teachers in English schools – Pull Together, Rock the Boat or Jump Ship?
Chetty, Darren UCL Institute of Education

1.20

Religious and Moral Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Islamaphobia, hostility and peace
Chair: Richardson, Norman – Stranmillis University College

0140 – ‘Reaching In, Reaching Out: community engagement and the experience of hostility with reference to Jewish and Muslim schools in the UK’
Parker-Jenkins, Marie – University of Limerick

0515 – Religious Education as Peace Education: A Perspective from Northern Ireland
Richardson, Norman – Stranmillis University College

1.21

Science Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Teacher learning
Chair: Oversby, John – University of Reading

*0581 – Professional Change in Beginning Science Teachers’ Attitudes and Values
Airey, Jeremy – University of York; Dunlop, Lynda – University of York

*0608 – Helping trainee primary teachers from non – traditional backgrounds to develop their subject knowledge in science: a pilot study
Lewis, Jacqueline – University of Roehampton

0218 – Hands up for Health: Using high fidelity simulation to deliver heath education to inner-city young people
Thomas, Beth – St Thomas Hospital; Jones, Anna – Glasgow Caledonian University; Mau, Ada – King’s College London

1.22

Social Justice
Session Type: Individual Papers

Unequal Access To Higher Education?
Chair: Toogood, Aaron – De Montfort University

*0066 – Is the gap in widening participation practices narrowing? A comparision of the approaches in pre and post 1992 institutions
Rainford, Jon – Staffordshire University

*0084 – University-Primary School Interventions: Closing The Higher Education Participation Gap
Toogood, Aaron – De Montfort University

*0107 – Negotiating Contexts for Reading: Becoming ‘Someone Who Reads’
Swift, Chelsea – The University of York

1.24

Teacher Education and Development
Session Type: Individual Papers

Becoming a teacher educator 
Chair: Czerniawski, Gerry – University of East London

0067 – The use of a narrative inquiry approach to examine how experienced teacher educators express their professional lived experience
Findlay, Yvonne – University of Southern Queensland

0281 – Teacher educators’ professional learning and development needs
Czerniawski, Gerry – University of East London; MacPhail, Ann – University of Limerick; Guberman, Ainat – MOFET Institute Research Authority, Israel

1.25

Teacher Education and Development
Session Type: Individual Papers

Developing teacher identities 
Chair: Jiang, Yuhong – Southwest University, China

*0447 – Teacher identity, well-being and resilience in teacher education
Chambers, Jane – St Mary’s University; Glackin, Maureen – St Mary’s University; Gordon, Anna Lise – St Mary’s University; Renowden, Jane – St Mary’s University

*0491 – ‘Who do they think they are?’ Exploring the significance of Teach First teachers’ professional identities. A case study in Wales
Southern, Alex – University of Wales Trinity Saint David; Grigg, Russell – University of Wales Trinity Saint David

0262 – Exploring the Construction and Development of Professional Identity of English Teachers of Bai Nationality in Multicultural Contexts: A Case Study of Yunnan Province, China
Jiang, Yuhong – Southwest University, China

1.26

Teacher Education and Development
Session Type: Individual Papers

Developing effective teaching 
Chair: Hooley, Neil – Victoria University

0053 – Praxis Teacher Education: Establishing the conditions for learning as practice-theorising
Hooley, Neil – Victoria University

0355 – Factors that Influence Student Performance in Mathematics in the Eastern Caribbean: An Exploration of Teacher Characteristics
Leacock, Coreen J. – The University of the West Indies

1.27

Youth Studies and Informal Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Structural change and young people’s social and educational participation
Chair: Eube, Cornelia – FernUniversität in Hagen

0280 – Youth in the Information Society – Young People Reflect on Power Structures, Potentials and Risks in Web 2.0
Eube, Cornelia – FernUniversität in Hagen; Vogt, Sebastian – Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, University of Applied Science, Friedberg