Postgraduate Researchers

There are currently more than 300 students (full-time and part-time) registered for research degrees within the School. As far as our research training environment is concerned we have won top-ranking ESRC 1+3 recognition with two quota studentships being funded by the ESRC each academic year since the scheme began.

Below, are a selection of postgraduate researcher profiles within the School of Education.

Alan Price

Description
This research uses an action research design to evaluate the effectiveness of using outdoor education to improve the interpersonal skills of Learners with SEBD

Anna Maxim

Description
Anna is researching the experiences of students studying for degrees within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

Beverley Maynard

Description
Her research examines the widening participation policy in higher education and considers the academic support experienced by the student body.

Boakye Agyemang

Description
This research is an exploration of the views of pupils and teacher trainees in Ghana, 'Towards School Improvement and Democratic Education'

Cathie Lacey

Description
This research focuses on the construction of professional/personal identity for ESOL teachers; CPD and ITT

Claire Largan

Description
Claire is investigating the experiences of progression and transition from Foundation Degree (FdA) to Bachelor of Arts (BA) for part-time, mature, female students

Danny Doyle

Description
Danny is looking at linguistic insecurity and writing countercultures in Primary Schools.

Danyal Farsani

Description
This interdisciplinary research project looks at the experiences that Farsi/English bilingual learners have in learning mathematics in different kinds of settings

Elaine Rocha-Schmid

Description
Elaine is researching adolescents' literacy practices outside school: an ethnographic study across social classes in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Frederick Ebot Ashu

Description
Frederick is researching the effectiveness of school leadership and management development in Cameroon
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Leonard Kiarago talks about his research investigating educational provision for children with SEBD in Kenya (www.birmingham.ac.uk/leonard-kiarago)