Agenda for Citizenship Education (ACE)
Funded by the Brian Simon fellowship grant, this research project on the topic ‘education and democracy’ focused on formulating a new ‘agenda for citizenship education’ that builds on...
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Lee Jerome, Dr
Professor of Citizenship & Children's Rights Education at Middlesex University
Dr Lee Jerome is Professor of Education at Middlesex University, where he is course leader for the MA Childhood and Education in Diverse Societies. He explores three main themes in his research and writing: citizenship education, children’s rights and teacher education. His most recent book was co-authored with Hugh Starkey and explores ‘Children's Rights Education in Diverse Classrooms’. He is currently working on the National Citizenship Education Study with the Association for Citizenship Teaching.
Lee Jerome's contributions
Education and democracy & History of education: BERA Brian Simon Fund research reports
The research presented in this series of reports was funded by a grant from the Brian Simon fellowship fund. Held in trust by BERA, the fund was a gift from the family of Brian Simon, a leading...
How can conspiracy theories be combatted in schools?
Conspiracy theories have most likely been in existence for as long as human communities. However, recent years have witnessed a rise in concerns by policymakers, academics and others about the...
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A hidden curriculum of certainty: Inadequate education in an uncertain world
As educators in university education departments, we want to teach about the complex and contested nature of education and society. Furthermore, we are very conscious that our planetary...
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BERA announces Brian Simon Fund Winners
BERA is delighted to announce the winners of a new grants scheme supported by the use of the Brian Simon fellowship fund. These grants are made possible due to a gift from the family of Brian...
Hard Questions: LEARNING TO TEACH CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
Online registration for this event has now closed, please email events@bera.ac.uk to register. #BERA_TED @BERANews Teaching controversial issues in the classroom is now more urgent and fraught...
‘Student voice’ in lockdown
In an article published in the British Educational Research Journal just before lockdown, ‘Student voice in higher education: Opening the loop’ (Young & Jerome, 2020), we explored some narrow...
Continue reading blog postHalting the rise of character education in Britain
Character education has risen up the political agenda in the UK in recent years, as it has in a number of other countries. The United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Japan and Taiwan have...
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