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Values first, goals second

I have a certain disquiet about the way we in higher education so often relate success and failure to the attainment or otherwise of goals. This focus on goals is present at all levels of...

Respecting the role of the physical body in teaching and learning

Covid-19 has shed light on the day-to-day life of teaching and learning. As parents began home-schooling and teachers adapted to innovative ways of connecting with students online, in our...

Taking stock of social theory in education research: Hybridity, methodology and critical reflexivity

#BERA_theory Online registration for this event has now closed, please email events@bera.ac.uk to register.    In this talk we argue that educational researchers should consider more fully...

Flattening the awarding gap through identity work

The awarding gap is starkest between the likelihood of White (domiciled) students and Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) (domiciled) students being awarded a ‘good’ degree in the United...

Taking a year out? The ambitious teleology of higher education for cultivating a self-aware society

In the much-quoted Heraclitean aphorism, ‘the road up and down is one and the same’ (see for example Russell, 2004, p. 51), the pre-Socratic philosopher introduces a radical relativism and...

Empathy and engagement from a distance: Three learning delivery options in an uncharted terrain

My understanding of the uncharted terrain that ensued from January 2020 in China and March 2020 the world over is that human in-person mobility and interaction outside homes has been completely...

Urgent matters of insight: Upholding gaps in higher education research, teaching and learning for super-complexity

To date, Covid-19 has not only highlighted the interconnectedness of societies and individuals, but also that educational endeavours privileging the cultivation of particular human qualities...

Anna Carlile

Head of the Department of Educational Studies

Anna is the Head of the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a former youth worker and teacher and is now a Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education. Her...

Understanding adult education in community contexts: The case of the homelessness sector

Third sector community organisations are important sites for learning, especially for the most excluded groups in society. However, little attention has been paid to the various factors shaping...

UCET Annual Conference 2020

Universities' Council for the Education of Teacher (UCET) is an independent, professional organisation funded solely by its member institutions, universities, colleges and others providing...

Lisa Giampalma

Lisa Giampalma is assistant head of the physical education department at Notre Dame High School in Sheffield. She has been teaching in secondary education for more 12 years after completing her...

Tracy Part

Tracy Part is an academic developer at the University of East London, whereby one of her main roles is to support the Community of Practice university-wide. She holds a doctorate entitled...