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.

Maria Bastaki

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The impact of Model United Nations Conferences on global citizenship identity in a Greek Senior High School environment

Matthew Horton

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A longitudinal study looking at the impact of University widening participation outreach work on disadvantaged school children's future aspirations, confidence, knowledge of Higher education, attainment and post 16 destinations

Niamh Rowe

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Niamh is exploring how the role of the key worker can support families out in the community who have experience of a loved one with a Traumatic Brain Injury.

Peter Brannick

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Bolzano-Bozen: A Linguistic Ethnography

Rebecca Aberton

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How do early years practitioners make sense of their work with children and families in the context of policy, multi-agency and professional identity?

Rebecca Wood

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Can Children with Autism in Mainstream Primary Schools be Fully Included in the Curriculum?

Rita Hordósy

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School leavers surveys all over Europe

Roberta Keys

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An investigation into Higher Education Choices, Finance and Gender

Roger Wood

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Enhancing children's perceptions of an engaging science education; examining the relationship between inquiry-based learning and students' engagement with science

Roshan Doug

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Roshan Doug is an EdD researcher who is undertaking an exploratory study of policy documents by using CDA: how English emerged and evolved into a formal, core subject in the schools' curriculum from 1870 – 2011
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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)