Meet The Education Researcher

Nov 24 2024 121 ep. 18 mins 89
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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 in schools, universities and beyond. Hosted by Neil Selwyn from Monash University, Australia.

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Assessment and feedback in higher education (Phillip Dawson)

Nov 24 2024 18 mins  
We talk to Phill Dawson (Deakin University) about how to make sense of some of the latest trends around authentic assessment, self-assessment and ‘ungrading’. We also talk about what makes good feedback, and how students and teachers can benefit from developing ‘feedback literacy’.

International student mobilities (Rachel Brooks)

Oct 12 2024 17 mins  
Students choosing to study overseas has long been an important part of higher education, but is becoming increasingly politically contentious. Professor Rachel Brooks (University of Oxford) talks about her research around student mobilities in UK higher education – highlighting the complex institutional politics and personal experiences of studying abroad.

School uniforms and ‘appropriate appearance’ policies (Kayla Mildren)

Sep 04 2024 19 mins  
Many Australian schools have extensive rules around what students are expected to wear and what they should look like. Kayla Mildren (Griffith University) talks about her work on the sociology of school uniform policies – especially schools' attempts to regulate students’ hair and hairstyles.

A journal editor’s view on getting published (Sam Sellar)

Aug 10 2024 12 mins  
Getting published in academic journals can be a major source of stress for education researchers. We talk to Sam Sellar (lead editor of Discourse) about how best to navigate the article writing and submission process, dealing with peer reviews, and seeing journals as a space for ongoing conversations and community-building.

Teacher recruitment and the problem of ‘hard-to-staff’ schools (Jo Lampert)

Jul 12 2024 15 mins  
We hear regular reports of a ‘crisis’ in teacher recruitment and what has been characterised as an exodus of educators leaving the profession. Professor Jo Lampert (Monash University) talks about her research around teacher workforce issues, and a new study examining the realities of working in ‘hard-to-staff’ schools.

Precision Education Governance (Kristiina Brunila)

Jun 10 2024 19 mins  
Prof. Kristiina Brunila (University of Helsinki) talks about the rise of ‘Precision Education Governance’ – the current push to reform education systems through markets, digital technologies, standardised measurements, behavioural sciences and the precise shaping of human conduct.

Mental health education and social-emotional learning (Neil Humphrey)

May 07 2024 19 mins  
Mental health is now recognised as an important part of schooling. Neil Humphrey (University of Manchester) talks about recent efforts to establish compulsory mental health education across English schools, and the benefits of supporting students’ social and emotional learning.

The coming crisis in education research … and what we might do about it (Sally Power)

Apr 11 2024 18 mins  
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)

Mar 13 2024 26 mins  
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’.

Educational leadership, gender and race (Pontso Moorosi)

Feb 23 2024 19 mins  
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.