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On 14 February 2020, at the BERA ECR Network Symposium, my presentation focussed on participatory research in early childhood education. Having worked for a number of years in an early childhood...
Continue reading blog postIn February of this year, the University of Sheffield hosted its second BERA ECR Network symposium. Targeted at early-career researchers (ECRs), master’s and doctoral students, the symposium...
Continue reading blog postThe language that educators use when referring to and addressing students with disabilities is incredibly impactful. Whether negative or positive, language creates a unique environment that can...
Continue reading blog postDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, online learning in higher education is gaining in popularity more than ever. Since online learning is so prevalent, it is important that online courses offer learning...
Continue reading blog postThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (UN, 1989) includes 54 articles outlining rights and freedoms for children. The UNCRC provides formal acknowledgement of the rights...
Continue reading blog postAs we move into the post-pandemic world, one word is becoming increasingly prevalent as a measure of people’s preparedness: resilience. Within a populist paradigm, the ability to ‘bounce...
Continue reading blog postStudent-derived data remains a source of university intelligence and an arbiter of national quality assessment. But survey fatigue among students poses an enduring challenge as it can result in...
Continue reading blog postWhen we went into ‘lockdown’ because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and were denied access to face-to-face education, educators had to swiftly improvise. By transferring existing educational...
Continue reading blog postLong before Covid-19 altered the way learning and teaching takes place, the subject of physical education (PE) was somewhat marginalised in the school curriculum. Within the UK, as elsewhere,...
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