Research Interests and Projects
Prospective research students may want to select one or combine fields of interest.
- Design Pedagogy and Screen Media Bill Nicholl
- Pupil voice Pam Burnard Bill Nicholl
- Language and literacy policies
- Literary studies Maria Nikolajeva David Whitley Zoe Jaques Georgie Horrell
- Reading Maria Nikolajeva Liz Smith David Whitley Fiona Maine
- Visual and multi-modal literacy Maria Nikolajeva Fiona Maine Mary Anne Wolpert
- Artists' practice and pedagogy Pam Burnard Richard Hickman
- Arts education Christine Doddington Phil Kirkman Morag Morrison-Helme
- Children's musical creativities Pam Burnard Phil Kirkman
- English and Drama Joel Chalfen Gabrielle Cliff-Hodges Morag Morrison-Helme David Whitley Georgie Horrell
- Museums and Art Galleries in children's lives Richard Hickman Bill Nicholl
- Music education and digital technology Pam Burnard Phil Kirkman
- Childhood studies Cathy Burke Christine Doddington
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- Children's meaning making Cathy Burke Fiona Maine Liz Taylor
- Children's representations of cities and distant places Cathy Burke Liz Taylor
- Children's talk and thinking Fiona Maine
- Children's and Young Adult Literature Maria Nikolajeva David Whitley Mary Anne Wolpert Debbie Pullinger Zoe Jaques Georgie Horrell
- Poetry learning and performance Debbie Pullinger David Whitley Georgie Horrell
- Poetry for children Debbie Pullinger Zoe Jaques Georgie Horrell Mary Anne Wolpert
- Biographical studies David Whitley Cathy Burke
- Classics education Steven Hunt Frances Foster
- Geography and environmental education Pam Pointon
- History of education (inc. girls and women) Cathy Burke
- Philosophy Michael Bonnett Christine Doddington
- Primary education Christine Doddington Pam Pointon Mary Anne Wolpert
- Postcolonial and International studies in literature and education Georgie Horrell
- School architecture and curriculum Cathy Burke Morag Morrison-Helme
- Second and foreign language education Michael Evans Linda Fisher Yongan Liu
- Teaching of reading and writing Gabrielle Cliff-Hodges Fiona Maine Mary Anne Wolpert
- Teachers beliefs and Teacher Education Bill Nicholl Mary Anne Wolpert Jane Warwick
All the ongoing research at the Faculty can be found on the research projects page. There is also an archive of recently completed PLACE projects for reference.