Spotlight Session: Joint AARE/BERA – Policy and practice in teacher education – the UK and Australia

Chair: Reynolds, Kate – Bath Spa University
Convenors:  Whitty, Geoff  – Bath Spa University; Gore, Jennifer – The University of Newcastle
Discussant: Burn, Katharine – University of Oxford

Reform and the reconceptualization of teacher education
Whitty, Geoff  – Bath Spa University; Gore, Jennifer – The University of Newcastle, Australia; Black, Pat – Bath Spa University; Reynolds, Kate – Bath Spa University

Alternative Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Making a difference?
Chair: Hughes, Gill – University of Hull

0121 – Boys, race and schooling: Working with alternative education provision
Mills, Martin – The University of Queensland

*0022 – An Ethnographic Case Study of the impact of food upon learning and social skills at the Peartree Academy
Lalli, Gurpinder Singh – University of Wolverhampton

0512 – Utopia and Beyond – Dreaming Differently of ‘Could Be’ Education
Hughes, Gill – University of Hull; Cooper, Charlie – University of Hull

Arts Based Educational Research
Session Type: Individual Papers

Graphic Details: implicating practitioner experience of teaching art in primary education; the role of arts education and the metrics of recidivism in youth offending and rehabilitation; the self-images of intending teacher professionals
Chair: Beltman, Susan – Curtin University

*0256 – From Lockdown to Curtain Up: Exploring Arts Education as a Medium for Juvenile Criminal Rehabilitation
Nicklin, Laura Louise – The University of York

0081 – Drawing Teacher Identity: A Workshop
Beltman, Susan – Curtin University; Glass, Christine – Murdoch University

Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy
Session Type: Individual Papers

Activity in curriculum
Chair: Vidal-Hall, Charlotte – UCL Institute of Education

*0257 – Use of Assessment Criteria in Practical Science Activities
Jahan, Israt – University of New South Wales

*0492 – Designing change: developing early years pedagogy around the use of computers in reading development
Vidal-Hall, Charlotte – UCL Institute of Education

Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy
Session Type: Symposia

0405 – Collaborative pedagogies: case studies of new and more established literacy practices that reinforce the role of language in learning in schools and in higher education
Booth, Paul – Kingston University; Coultas, Valerie – Kingston University; Lloyd, Beth – Kingston University

Early Childhood
Session Type: Symposia

Convenor: Miller, Sarah – Queen’s University Belfast
Discussant: McConnell, Barbara – Stranmillis University College

0609 – Locating interventions in the early years: exploring the role of home, school and early years settings in improving child and parent outcomes
McGuinness, Carol – Queen’s University Belfast; Dunne, Laura – Queen’s University Belfast; Miller, Sarah – Queen’s University Belfast

Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
Session Type: Individual Papers

Acceleration, attainment and academies
Chair: Cordingley, Philippa – CUREE Ltd

*0201 – Self-Concept and Locus of Control in relation to Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Nigeria
Ahman, Amina – University of Leicester

0425 – Accelerating progression: What’s involved in gaining and sustaining momentum?
Crisp, Bart – CUREE Ltd; Cordingley, Philippa – CUREE Ltd; Coles-Jordan, Deanna – CUREE Ltd

0417 – Knowledge into action in education – Bridging the gap between research and practice in education
McKinney, Stephen – University of Glasgow; Hall, Stuart – University of Glasgow; Lowden, Kevin – University of Glasgow; Edgar, Stephen – Education Scotland; Gilchrist, Joanna – Education Scotland

Educational Research and Educational Policy-making
Session Type: Symposia

Chair: Clinton, Janet – The University of Melbourne
Discussant: Calnin, Gerard – The University of Melbourne

0008 – Education’s Most Important Asset: Strengthening the Profession through National Teaching Standards
Clinton, Janet – The University of Melbourne; Savage, Glenn – The University of Melbourne; Dabrowski, Anna – The University of Melbourne; Betz, Elisabeth – The University of Melbourne

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

Policy and practice discourses: including the voices of diverse groups
Chair: Glynn, Ted – University of Waikato

0379 – Responsive and dialogic spaces for self determination in PhD supervision in New Zealand
Glynn, Ted – University of Waikato; Berryman, Mere – University of Waikato

0266 – Parental Engagement for the Twenty First Century: A Social Impact Assessment
McKenna, Lynne – Sunderland University

0141 – Clerical Sex Abuse of Children: ‘in loco parentis’, human rights and the implications for child protection in all schools
Parker-Jenkins, Marie – University of Limerick

Educational Research and Educational Policy-making
Session Type: Symposia

0588 – Knowledge mobilisation and Translational Research: selected international perspectives
Leask, Marilyn – University of Bedfordshire, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; Younie, Sarah – De Montfort University, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; Ovenden-Hope, Tanya – Cornwall College, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; O’Meara, James – National Louis University, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; Jones, Sarah – Plymouth University, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; Procter, Richard – De Montfort University, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; Flynn, Naomi – University of Winchester, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; Jumani, Nabi Bux – International Islamic University, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; Bhatti, Abdul – International Islamic University; Hussain, Muhhammad – International Islamic University, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; Fazlagic, Jan – Posnan University, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; Malik, Samina – International Islamic University, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; Ajmal, Fouzia – International Islamic University, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; Savage, Moira – University of Worcester, UCET; Audain, Jon – University of Winchester; Burden, – Kevin – University of Hull, Education Futures Collaboration Charity; Velle, Linda la – Plymouth University, IT in Teacher Education Professional Association; Bradshaw, Pete – UCET, Open University

Educational Technology
Session Type: Individual Papers

Games-Based Learning, Avatars, Open Learning Spaces and eSafety
Chair: Girvan, Carina – Cardiff University

0521 – Factors influencing the re-introduction of Computer Programming in Schools in Ireland: a North-South collaboration using Games-Based Learning
Cowan, Pamela – Queen’s University Belfast; Oldham, Elizabeth – Trinity College, Dublin; FitzGibbon, Ann – Trinity College, Dublin

0545 – Avatars and Open Learning Spaces
Girvan, Carina – Cardiff University

0591 – An exploratory study of eSafety in South Eastern (UK) academies
Fearon, Colm – Canterbury Christ Church University; Bennett, James – Canterbury Christ Church University; McLaughlin, Heather – Canterbury Christ Church University

Higher Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Doctoral Students
Chair: James, David – Cardiff University

0375 – The doctoral viva voce experience: twenty candidates’ views
Davis, Geraldine – Anglia Ruskin University; Engward, Hilary – Anglia Ruskin University

0460 – Developing Deeper Understandings about how EdD students understand assessment
Bryan, Hazel – Canterbury Christ Church University; Carpenter, Chris – Canterbury Christ Church University

0476 – Collaboration and Criticality in Social Science Doctoral Education
James, David – Cardiff University

0300 – Exploring the shifting identities of HE lecturers who are completing doctoral awards
Dann, Ruth – Manchester Metropolitan University; Woodfine, Corinne – Manchester Metropolitan University; Basford, Jo – Manchester Metropolitan University; Grindon, Charlotte – Manchester Metropolitan University; Scanlon, Julie Smith, Kim – Manchester Metropolitan University; Wright, Phil – Manchester Metropolitan University; O’Sullivan, Rachel – Manchester Metropolitan University

Higher Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Problematic Student Experiences
Chair: Waller, Richard – University of the West of England

0486 – What works and who knows: contemporary practices and concepts of success in widening participation
Waller, Richard – University of the West of England; Harrison, Neil – University of the West of England

0527 – Multilingual Learners at University: Developing Academic Language Competences
Perumal, Ratha – University of East London

*0292 – Mind the postgraduate gap; investigating and bridging the gap between student expectation and experience in transition to part-time postgraduate study
Inglis, Sharon – Staffordshire University

Inclusive Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Effective Provision for Inclusion
Chair: Davies, Michael – Griffith University

*0312 – “Help, I am gifted” – The educational and social-emotional journey of a gifted student and his struggles
Zschaler, Andrea – Lancaster University

0561 – Differentiated Instruction
Panayiotou, Flora – University of Cyprus, Phtiaka, Helen – University of Cyprus

0327 – Development and Application of a Learning and Assessment Adjustments Checklist to Inform Learning and Assessment Differentiation for Students with Additional Needs
Davies, Michael – Griffith University; Elliott, Stephen – Arizona State University; Cumming, Joy – Australian Catholic University; Sin, Kenneth – Hong Kong Institute of Education; Yan, Zi – Hong Kong Institute of Education 

Inclusive Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Examining Perceptions of Difference 2
Chair: Dunne, Linda – Edge Hill University

0458 – Chinese hearing parents’ perspectives and experiences of supporting their deaf children’s inclusive education in primary schools in Beijing, China
He, Xirong – Northumbria University

0230 – Researching space, place and positioning using photo-elicitation methodologies
Dunne, Linda – Edge Hill University; Kay, Virginia – Edge Hill University; Woolhouse, Clare – Edge Hill University; Hallett Fiona – Edge Hill University

0033 – Residential Outdoor Experiences and their Impact on Self-Confidence, Efficacy and Educational Ambitions
Fuller, Carol – University of Reading

Literacy and Language
Session Type: Individual Papers

Discourses Of Data In Literacy Policy & Practice 
Chair: Ellis, Sue – University of Strathclyde;

0339 – Discourses and place: Examining literacy education in a small remote school
Henderson, Robyn – University of Southern Queensland

0566 – Exploring Teachers’ Capacity to Implement Effective Differentiated Reading in Irish Primary Schools and in Texan Elementary Schools – Two Case Studies
Heneghan, Helen – Trinity College Dublin University

Philosophy of Education
Session Type: Symposia

0388 – Reading Rancière for Education
McDonnell, Jane – Liverpool John Moores University; Lewin, David – Liverpool Hope University; Biesta, Gert – Brunel University

Physical Education and Sports Pedagogy
Session Type: Individual Papers

Physical Education Pedagogy: New Questions and Research Directions
Chair: Thomson, Alan – Edge Hill University

*0193 – Cooperation, contestation and conflict – a micropolitical understanding of how dominant discourses are consolidated and strengthened in a PE Department
Thomson, Alan – Edge Hill University

*0402 – The role and impact of adult-child touch in PE pedagogy
Pinder, Sarah – Leeds Beckett University

*0330 – ‘Cause they’re these mini macho-men, you know?’ Teachers’ pedagogies in multi-ethnic physical education classes
Doodewaard, Corina van – Windesheim, University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht University; Knoppers, Annelies – Utrecht University

Practitioner Research
Session Type: Individual Papers

Methodological challenges in Practitioner Research 
Chair: Davies, Patricia – UCL Institute of Education

0297 – Should Teachers be Research Aware?: the view from the Head’s Office
Burstow, Bob – King’s College, London; Bryan, Hazel – Canterbury Christ Church University

0390 – Editorial work as educational action research
McNiff, Jean – York St John University

0392 – When is ethics unethical in educational research?
McNiff, Jean – York St John University

Religious and Moral Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Researching RE in England, Northern Ireland and Saudi Arabia
Chair: Orchard, Janet – University of Bristol

0401 – What is being taught in Religious Education classes in Northern Ireland and to what extent should states be concerned about regulation, quality and control of the subject?
Nelson, James – Queen’s University Belfast

0204 – Enhancing Students’ Dialogical Capacities: The Development of a Religious Education Curriculum in Saudi Universities
Bawazeer, Adel Abubaker – University of Stirling, King Abdulaziz University; I’Anson, John – University of Stirling

0578 – Does RE promote good community relations?
Orchard, Janet – University of Bristol

Science Education
Session Type: Individual Papers

Early Careers
Chair: Oversby, John – University of Reading

*0074 – Making-sense of ‘making-sense’ in physics education: a microgenetic collective case study
Brock, Richard – Cambridge University

*0260 – Classroom talk and cognitive development in bilingual secondary science classrooms
Bansal, Garima – University of Delhi

0389 – Years 9 and 10 students’ views on science and science learning
Ng, Wan – University of New South Wales

Social Justice
Session Type: Symposia

0187 – How can education policy respect children and young people? Social justice researchers seek new ways to inform public debate
Boyask, Ruth – Plymouth University; Vigurs, Katy – Plymouth University; Lupton, Ruth – University of Manchester; Quinn, Jocey – Plymouth University; Todd, Liz – Newcastle University; Gallagher, Tony – Queen’s University Belfast 

Social Justice
Session Type: Innovation Session

0484 – The role of education in divided and conflict affected societies
Emerson, Lesley – Queen’s University Belfast; Donnelly, Caitlin – Queen’s University Belfast; Hughes, Joanne – Queen’s University Belfast; Orr, Karen – Queen’s University Belfast; Paul Connolly, Loader , Rebecca – Queen’s University Belfast

Socio-cultural and cultural-historical Activity Theory
Session Type: Individual Papers

Cultural tools and cultural practices: studies of language, communication and emotion in the classroom
Chair: Encinas, Mabel – University Campus Suffolk

0027 – Understanding the development of intercultural competence and language learning: Online interactions between pupils in Taiwan and England
Lin, Wen-Chuan – Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages

*0394 – Practices of care in classrooms: A CHAT analysis of the social space for care
Smith, Catherine – Deakin University; Cross, Russell – Melbourne Graduate School of Education

0616 – Emotions in the mother tongue classroom, a Vygotskian approach
Encinas, Mabel – University Campus Suffolk

0432 – Reimagining A School-University Partnership: The Development Of Oxford Education Deanery Narrative
Fancourt, Nigel – University of Oxford; Edwards, Anne – University of Oxford; Menter, Ian – University of Oxford

Teacher Education and Development
Session Type: Individual Papers

Professional learning for teachers
Chair: O”Sullivan, Mary – The University of Limerick

0042 – Signature Pedagogies of Teacher Professional Learning
O’Sullivan, Mary – University of Limerick; Parker, Melissa – University of Limerick; Patton, Kevin – California State University, Chico, USA

0549 – Investigating the Impact of CPD for Teachers: short change?
Weston, Carrie – University of East London

0454 – The lived experience of beginning teachers in their graduate year: Accessing the phenomenon through existential themes
Anderson, Melody – University of Melbourne

Teacher Education and Development
Session Type: Individual Papers

Teacher education partnership
Chair: Bowie, Robert – Canterbury Christ Church University

0565 – What happens to schools who host lots of student teachers?
Bowie, Robert – Canterbury Christ Church University; Birell, Graham – Canterbury Christ Church University

*0344 – Exploring Practicum Relationships in Pre-service Teacher Education: Power and Positioning within a Quadraciprocal Model
Hetherington, Rannah – The University of Melbourne

0096 – Exploring the enactment of school-university partnership in times of education policy reform: two case studies from Ireland and Hong Kong
Heinz, Manuela – National University of Ireland Galway; Chan, Cheri – University of Hong Kong

Teacher Education and Development
Session Type: Symposia

0513 – Developing ambitious teaching in beginning teachers: The Hope Challenge Creative Writing Intervention
Rogan, Karen – Liverpool Hope University; Cronin, Sue – Liverpool Hope University

Youth Studies and Informal Education
Session Type: Symposia

0542 – Youth, education, and the practice of utopia – linking theory and practice
Bright, Geoff – Manchester Metropolitan University; Croix, Tania de St – King’s College London; McGimpsey, Ian – University of Birmingham