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Neurotypical interventions : a neurodiverse approach to school-based social communication support (2019)
Book Chapter
Axbey, H. (2019). Neurotypical interventions : a neurodiverse approach to school-based social communication support. In X. Shao (Ed.), Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2018 (22-30). Durham University, School of Education

Working within a neurodiversity paradigm, this project will investigate potential differences in how autistic and neurotypical (NT) children interact with each other (A-A and NT-NT), and between-groups (A-NT). It will also consider whether autistic a... Read More about Neurotypical interventions : a neurodiverse approach to school-based social communication support.

Bar modelling and autism – sufficient or necessary in problem solving? (2019)
Book Chapter
Thompson, S. (2019). Bar modelling and autism – sufficient or necessary in problem solving?. In X. Shao (Ed.), Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2018 (213-225). Durham University, School of Education

A significant driver for curriculum reform in England is based on performance in international comparative assessments. One consequence of this, is the rise in the use of the bar model, which is embedded within the Singapore mathematics curriculum, i... Read More about Bar modelling and autism – sufficient or necessary in problem solving?.

Exploring the experiences of estranged students in higher education : a longitudinal comparative case study of two UK universities (2019)
Book Chapter
Key, A. (2019). Exploring the experiences of estranged students in higher education : a longitudinal comparative case study of two UK universities. In X. Shao (Ed.), Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2018 (95-105). Durham University, School of Education

Higher education (HE) policy in the UK emphasises a widening participation agenda and a shift to focus on a ‘student’s entire lifecycle’ rather than simply on access to HE. Universities are expected to accommodate for ‘non-traditional’ students, and... Read More about Exploring the experiences of estranged students in higher education : a longitudinal comparative case study of two UK universities.

Giving Teachers Back to Education: Virtuoso Teacher (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ozyurek, E. (2019, December). Giving Teachers Back to Education: Virtuoso Teacher. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England

The imperative role teachers play in providing quality education that enables individuals to function effectively cannot be stressed enough. In this regard, the teacher’s individual characteristics—his personal philosophies, subject matter knowledge... Read More about Giving Teachers Back to Education: Virtuoso Teacher.

Engaging the Poet: Exploring poetry through creativity and criticality in English secondary education (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Diehl, M. (2019, December). Engaging the Poet: Exploring poetry through creativity and criticality in English secondary education. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England

Poetry, once seen as the only form of creativity, is a valuable part of the English lesson, yet the way in which it is taught is often criticised due to the pedestrian way of unpicking the poem, rather than looking at it as a vehicle for expressing c... Read More about Engaging the Poet: Exploring poetry through creativity and criticality in English secondary education.

Family, School and Job – The Impact of Socio-economic Background and School Segregation on Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Longitudinal Study Next Steps in England (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shao, X. (2019, December). Family, School and Job – The Impact of Socio-economic Background and School Segregation on Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Longitudinal Study Next Steps in England. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England

Early access to the labour market in the UK and other developed countries for young people is still clearly stratified according to socio-economic origins and prior educational attainment. However, these factors are difficult to change, are not the o... Read More about Family, School and Job – The Impact of Socio-economic Background and School Segregation on Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Longitudinal Study Next Steps in England.

Exploring and developing reasoning in primary English (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Oliver, M. (2019, December). Exploring and developing reasoning in primary English. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England

The socio-cultural framework describes reasoning as a cultural phenomenon, expanding thinking to something which is played out in public. Drawing upon the academic field of cognitive history, this project argues that academic domains have developed t... Read More about Exploring and developing reasoning in primary English.

Participation to Emancipation to Inclusion? Developing an active participatory research model with children with a visual impairment to promote educational inclusion, through improving teacher training provision on SEND (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pilson, A. (2019, December). Participation to Emancipation to Inclusion? Developing an active participatory research model with children with a visual impairment to promote educational inclusion, through improving teacher training provision on SEND. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England

This article outlines a proposed empirical study exploring the development of an innovative, participatory research methodology, related to the ‘Children-as- Researchers’ model (Kellett, 2005; Fielding, 2004). Its key aim is to conduct research with... Read More about Participation to Emancipation to Inclusion? Developing an active participatory research model with children with a visual impairment to promote educational inclusion, through improving teacher training provision on SEND.

A theory-driven thesis: Utilising theory-driven evaluation to guide the conduct and content of a PhD thesis examining peer-led Sex and Relationships Education (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dobson, E. (2019, December). A theory-driven thesis: Utilising theory-driven evaluation to guide the conduct and content of a PhD thesis examining peer-led Sex and Relationships Education. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England

The following article discusses the content and conduct of a PhD thesis exploring the utilisation of peer education to deliver Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) to adolescents in the United Kingdom. Evaluative literature currently suffers from a... Read More about A theory-driven thesis: Utilising theory-driven evaluation to guide the conduct and content of a PhD thesis examining peer-led Sex and Relationships Education.

Promoting academic buoyancy as a pro-active approach for improving student mental health and wellbeing (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anderson, S. (2019, December). Promoting academic buoyancy as a pro-active approach for improving student mental health and wellbeing. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England

This paper provides a rationale for undertaking a systematic review of the academic buoyancy construct which aims to answer four research questions: what is academic buoyancy?; Can academic buoyancy change?; How is academic buoyancy measured?; Do aca... Read More about Promoting academic buoyancy as a pro-active approach for improving student mental health and wellbeing.

Sick of Study: Student mental ‘illness’ and neoliberal higher education policy (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Priestley, M. (2019, December). Sick of Study: Student mental ‘illness’ and neoliberal higher education policy. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England

‘The anxiety currently manifest in higher education is not an unintended consequence or malfunction, but is inherent in the design of a system driven by improving productivity and the potential for the accumulation of capital’ (Hall and Bowles, 2016,... Read More about Sick of Study: Student mental ‘illness’ and neoliberal higher education policy.

Acts of Willpower. Developing Cosmopolitan Citizenship Through Student Engagement in Course Design (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bruni, T. (2019, December). Acts of Willpower. Developing Cosmopolitan Citizenship Through Student Engagement in Course Design. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England

This paper presents some preliminary outcomes of a student engagement experience undertaken at an undergraduate college in the Netherlands. Six students and an alumna participated in a teacher-student partnership with the researcher to co-design a ne... Read More about Acts of Willpower. Developing Cosmopolitan Citizenship Through Student Engagement in Course Design.

Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2018 (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
(2019, December). Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2018. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England

Durham University’s first Post-Graduate Educational Research Conference, entitled Imagining Better Education, marked an exciting milestone for Post-Graduate Research (PGR) students here at the School of Education. Our first student-led conference saw... Read More about Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2018.

Practical English Writing (2012)
Book
Dong, X., & Shao, X. (2012). Practical English Writing. University of International Business and Economics Press