Past event
The Practitioner Research SIG hosted an event on 20th April 2023 in which our speaker discussions centred around the idea that guiding ethical principles for education research need to be both robust and flexible, innovative and equitable. This event will therefore be an invitation to the members of both our SIGs to share examples of their good ethical practice (either their own or that of others) so that we can better understand how good ethical practice looks in the diverse and messy world of practice development research.
We will be putting out a call for case studies that explain the context and aims of a piece of practitioner research but which clearly elaborate on how the ethical process was handled. We wish to illustrate how it was planned, implemented and modified to meet the realities of practitioner research in context. We would also like to hear the reflections of researchers after the event, what would they do differently next time?
The case studies will be the focus of the event with ample time for discussions and questions to the presenters. We aim to create meaningful professional learning materials from these discussions.
Draft Programme:
| 18:00 | BERA introduction |
| 18:05 | Welcome from Chairs Claire Tyson, Emma Taylor, Joyce Chen, and Kate Mawson |
| 18:10 | Working with gender diverse young people without parental/carer consent: Negotiating a university ethics system from PGR student, supervisor, and ethics chair perspectives Kate Russell, University of East Anglia; Lois Ferguson, University of East Anglia |
| 18:25 | Questions Hosted by Kate Mawson |
| 18:35 | Working ethically with global makerspace practitioners: Learnings from an international participatory research project Meghna Nag Chowdhuri, University College London; Louise Archer, University College London |
| 18:50 | Questions Hosted by Claire Tyson |
| 19:00 | Working Through and With Ethics in Participatory Intellectual Disability Research Cara Baer, University of Plymouth |
| 19:15 | Questions Hosted by Joyce Chen |
| 19:25 | Supporting the ethical conduct and sharing of practitioner research: Unpacking key issues Alison Twiner, Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge; Patrick Carmichael, Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge; Pete Dudley, University of Cambridge; Sara Hennessy, University of Cambridge |
| 19:40 | Questions Hosted by Claire Tyson |
| 19:50 | Summary Claire Tyson, Emma Taylor, Joyce Chen, and Kate Mawson |
| 20:00 | Event close |
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Teacher Researcher at Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Claire Tyson is a teacher researcher based at Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, where she combines teaching science with her research post. Her PhD was obtained by studying part time with Queen Mary, University of London in Clinical...
LSE Fellow at London School of Economics & Political Science
Emma Taylor has over 12 years of experience teaching Geography to secondary school students in London. Alongside teaching, she has recently undertaken the role of Research Lead at the school in which she currently works. Her research role...
Further Education Quality Enhancement Manager and Teacher Education Lecturer at The College of West Anglia
Dr Joyce I-Hui Chen has recently been awarded her PhD in Education Studies. She has been working in different educational sectors for more than 20 years in Taiwan and in the United Kingdom (UK), from primary education to higher education. Her...
Principal Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University
Dr Kate Mawson has significant teaching experience across a range of institutions and has worked in Secondary and Higher Education institutions since 2002. Kate is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Founding Fellow of the...
Associate Professor at University of East Anglia
Dr Kate Russell is an Associate Professor in Physical Education and Sport at the University of East Anglia’s School of Education and Lifelong Learning. Her research focuses on the intersections of gender, sexuality, health, identities, body...
Research Fellow at University College London
I completed my PhD in Education from the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge in 2020. My PhD study explored how primary school teachers in state schools in Delhi, interpret and use reformed mathematics textbooks developed to make...
Doctoral Teaching Assistant at University of Plymouth
Cara Baer is a PhD student, lecturer and researcher at the University of Plymouth (UK). Her research interests are in equitable opportunities within higher education and society, particularly through a social justice lens. Cara’s doctoral study...
Research Associate at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge
I am a researcher based at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, currently working with the Camtree team (Cambridge Teacher Research Exchange). My research interests are in supporting and understanding teacher professional learning and inquiry,...
Professor of Sociology of Education at University College London
Louise Archer’s research focusses on educational identities and inequalities, particularly in relation to social class, ethnicity and gender. She has conducted research on a wide range of issues, including British Muslim young people’s...
Professor of Educational Dialogue and Pedagogical Inquiry at University of Cambridge
Sara Hennessy is professor of teacher development and pedagogical innovation at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education. She co-leads the Cambridge Educational Dialogue Research (CEDiR) group and leads the Cambridge team in the EdTech...
Managing Director, Camtree at Hughes Hall
Patrick Carmichael is Managing Director of Camtree – the Cambridge Teacher Research Exchange, which is creating a global platform for educators around the world who wish to reflect on their practice and conduct research on improving learning in...
Postgraduate Researcher at University of East Anglia
Lois Ferguson (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Education at the University of East Anglia. Her research explores the Physical Education (PE) experiences of trans and gender diverse youth in secondary schools in the UK, and the understanding that...
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