Post-truth teachers
Teaching is values-based and complex. While theory and research within the field of education is contested, we require high-quality teachers who exercise professional judgement in deciding what...
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Convenor
Pete Boyd, Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus at University of Cumbria
Pete Boyd taught for twelve years in high schools in Birkenhead and Bradford and three years in a field study and outdoor education centre in South Wales. He moved into higher education as a teacher educator, completed a part-time doctorate, and subsequently worked in academic development and research capacity-building roles. He became a professor of professional learning at University of Cumbria and a visiting professor at University of Hertfordshire. His research activity includes practitioner research on becoming a professional educator, research into assessment in higher education, and collaborative practitioner research with teachers.
Pete Boyd's contributions
BERA ECR Network Symposium Series 2021: Overcoming challenges in educational research – December
The theme for 2021 is ‘Overcoming challenges in educational research’ Discussant: Professor Pete Boyd, University of Cumbria Who is it for? The ECR Network’s symposia series is targeted...
Being a subversive teacher educator
In this blog I am making a call on university-based teacher educators to be subversive (Rolfe, 2013). We are well-placed to nurture subversion within teacher education partnerships. In making my...
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