From silence to ‘strategic advancement’: institutional responses to ‘decolonising’ in higher education in England (2021)
Journal Article
Shain, F., Kemal Yıldız, Ü., Poku, V., & Gokay, B. (2021). From silence to ‘strategic advancement’: institutional responses to ‘decolonising’ in higher education in England. Teaching in Higher Education, 26(7-8), https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2021.1976749

Amid the rising calls for a ‘decolonised curriculum’, scholars and activists have outlined what needs to be done to ‘decolonise the university’. Yet in practice, those involved in decolonising work often face considerable backlash and institutional r... Read More about From silence to ‘strategic advancement’: institutional responses to ‘decolonising’ in higher education in England.

The formation of a cross-town Multi-Academy Trust: A case of policy enactment in the local organisation of education (2021)
Thesis
Hay, A. L. The formation of a cross-town Multi-Academy Trust: A case of policy enactment in the local organisation of education. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/419481

This research investigates two high schools and one middle school in the grip of a seismic policy change as they set aside generations of rivalry to work together as a newly formed Multi-Academy Trust (MAT). It adopts an insider case study approach;... Read More about The formation of a cross-town Multi-Academy Trust: A case of policy enactment in the local organisation of education.

Student motivations for studying criminology: A narrative inquiry (2021)
Journal Article
Griffiths, C., & Trebilcock, J. (2021). Student motivations for studying criminology: A narrative inquiry. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 22(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895821993843

The number of students studying criminology at university has significantly increased. Yet, criminology students have been all but ignored in research, despite being key stakeholders and ambassadors in the criminological enterprise. Drawing on the an... Read More about Student motivations for studying criminology: A narrative inquiry.

A critical race theory analysis of the reflections of Black West African adults on their education in English schools (2020)
Thesis
Tambi, T. M. A critical race theory analysis of the reflections of Black West African adults on their education in English schools. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417296

Educational research relating to students of black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds in England often contains a disproportionately high coverage of issues of underachievement at the expense of the educational experiences of the students. Much of... Read More about A critical race theory analysis of the reflections of Black West African adults on their education in English schools.

An investigation into how professionals in English schools adapt to changes in careers information, advice and guidance policy (2019)
Thesis
Hackfath, I. R. An investigation into how professionals in English schools adapt to changes in careers information, advice and guidance policy. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413068

This research explores the process by which school senior leaders and careers advisers received and enacted a change in Careers Information, Advice and Guidance (CIAG) policy. In 2012 the statutory responsibility to provide independent CIAG transferr... Read More about An investigation into how professionals in English schools adapt to changes in careers information, advice and guidance policy.

Tacit rejection of policy and teacher ambivalence – insights into English language teaching in Bahrain through actors’ perceptions (2018)
Journal Article
Hayes. (2018). Tacit rejection of policy and teacher ambivalence – insights into English language teaching in Bahrain through actors’ perceptions. TESOL Journal, 9(1), 114-137. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.310

This article develops Phillips and Ochs's (2003) framework for policy borrowing, particularly their theorisations about indigenisation of international programmes. It uses the example of communicative language teaching (CLT) in Bahrain, exploring tea... Read More about Tacit rejection of policy and teacher ambivalence – insights into English language teaching in Bahrain through actors’ perceptions.

Postgraduate Engaged Research: Get out of the office and into the field! (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Postgraduate Engaged Research: Get out of the office and into the field!

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has a lively postgraduate community and many of our PGR students are involved in Engaged Research. In this series of blog posts, postgraduates from across the Faculty reflect on how their work engages wit... Read More about Postgraduate Engaged Research: Get out of the office and into the field!.

The Devil is not in the Detail: Representational absence and Stereotyping in the Trojan Horse News Story (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). The Devil is not in the Detail: Representational absence and Stereotyping in the Trojan Horse News Story. Race Ethnicity and Education, 15-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2016.1195350

Using Content Analysis, this study investigated the coverage of the Trojan Horse news story aiming to ascertain whether its representation by the British press emphasised ‘Islamist extremism’ over ‘poor school governance’. The sample coverage was ext... Read More about The Devil is not in the Detail: Representational absence and Stereotyping in the Trojan Horse News Story.

Problems and projects in action learning
Journal Article
Problems and projects in action learning. Industrial and Commercial Training, 287-289. https://doi.org/10.1108/00197850210447291

Action learning is about individual and organizational learning, but also about the problem-solving process, which involves both hard and soft inputs. Problems should be distinguished from “puzzles” and criteria for identifying real problems are desc... Read More about Problems and projects in action learning.

Continual Professional Development for school teachers: A qualitative inquiry into factors affecting engagement at one university.
Thesis
Continual Professional Development for school teachers: A qualitative inquiry into factors affecting engagement at one university. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/405330

This thesis examines what influences teachers when they engage with, or disengage from CPD at one U.K. University that is a major provider of teachers` CPD. The research has been carried out with the aim of informing the management and development of... Read More about Continual Professional Development for school teachers: A qualitative inquiry into factors affecting engagement at one university..

A critical discourse analysis of history teacher responses to the February 2013 draft National Curriculum for History
Thesis
Smith, J. A critical discourse analysis of history teacher responses to the February 2013 draft National Curriculum for History. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/407061

This thesis seeks to explore history teacher engagement in debates surrounding the 2013 draft National Curriculum for History and locates these in the wider context of English history teacher identity. The 2013 draft curriculum, which was announced i... Read More about A critical discourse analysis of history teacher responses to the February 2013 draft National Curriculum for History.