Meet The Education Researcher Meet The Education Researcher
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Emerging issues and the latest ideas from across the world of education research. Hear from a range of academics about their current research work in schools, universities and beyond. Hosted by Neil Selwyn from Monash University, Australia.
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The coming crisis in education research … and what we might do about it (Sally Power)
Academic research is becoming increasingly peripheral to education policy-makers and practitioners.
Prof. Sally Power (Cardiff University) talks about the current shortcomings of our work, and how education research might be reinvigorated through a new ‘politics of method’. -
Academics’ use of social media and generative AI (Mark Carrigan)
Why did Twitter so quickly fall apart as a place for scholarship? Where are academics now going for their social media buzz? How can you use Chat GPT as a genuinely useful interlocutor?
Mark Carrigan (University of Manchester) joins us to talk about two of his latest books – ‘Social Media For Academics’ (2nd edition) and the forthcoming ‘Generative AI for Academics’.
We talk about how academics can get the best out of digital tools to support their scholarship, and how academia can push back against a looming age of automated research communication. -
Educational leadership, gender and race (Pontso Moorosi)
A/Prof Pontso Moorosi (University of Warwick) joins us to talk about her research on leadership preparation in South African schools, and the varying experiences of Black women school principals around the world.
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Sustainability and climate change education (Lizzie Rushton)
How can schools tackle issues of sustainability and climate change?
Prof. Lizzie Rushton (University of Stirling) talks about her research around environmental education in England and Scotland.
We discuss the current state of UK sustainability education, teachers' and young people’s views on how environmental issues should be taught, and the benefits of applying a geographical mindset to education research. -
Schools and online ‘toxic masculinity’ (Stephanie Wescott)
Schools are beginning to report a notable change in boys’ behaviour as a result of their increased exposure to the so-called ‘manosphere’ and online extremist influencers like Andrew Tate.
Dr. Stephanie Wescott (Monash University) talks about ongoing research into how women and girls are encountering the consequences of online toxic masculinity in schools, and what steps can be taken to combat the problem. -
Teachers and existentialist philosophy (Alison Brady)
What relevance does existentialism have for teachers?
Dr. Alison Brady (UCL) uses the existentialist philosophy of Jean Paul Sartre to rethink what it means for teachers to reflect and account for their own practice.
We talk about Sartre’s ideas about the self and freedom, how teaching might be seen as a process of ‘bad faith’, and why teachers need talk candidly and honestly about the vulnerabilities of being in the classroom.
Alison is the author of ‘Being a Teacher: From Technicist to Existential Accounts’ (Springer, 2023).
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Having just completed an MA relating to creativity/play/media education I’m very keen to maintain a connection to contemporary research whilst working with young people in schools which this podcast does in a succinct and engaging way. I’ve always valued Neil’s critical consideration of media and tech in education and it turns out he’s also a brilliant host.
Nice collection of interesting topics
I found this by chance and I really like the format. There’s a mixture of higher education and school researchers and teachers (or both) and I’ve found it very useful to hear about the their work and how they have approached it.