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Insights into Resilience: How Person-Centred and Social-Ecological Understandings Inform Resilience Development Practices and Collaboration in Alternative Provision

Researcher: Tommy Deedigan
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Adolescent Education and Language Interview Qualitative resilience Secondary
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Education & language

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Career Anxiety and Employability Among Higher Vocational College and University Students in China

Researcher: Ruolin Zhen
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Education and Language Employability Higher education Quantitative Student Survey University
Methods: Quantitative
Categories: Education & language

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An Exploration of Reception Teachers’ Perceptions of the Factors Influencing Young Children’s School Readiness

Researcher: Annie Owens
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Interview Primary Pupil Qualitative School readiness Teacher
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Education & language

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Social and Emotional Learning in Indian classrooms: Measuring Indian Primary and Secondary School Teachers' SEL Competency

Researcher: Soumya Mati
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Primary Quantitative Secondary Social and Emotional Learning Survey Teacher
Methods: Quantitative
Categories: Education & language

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A reflexive thematic analysis investigating the impact of teacher-parent relationships on teacher wellbeing

Researcher: Shelbie Tetlow
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Interview Parent Qualitative Teacher Wellbeing
Methods: Quantitative
Categories: Education & language Health

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The Impacts of Social Media Use Intensity on Academic Motivation in Higher Education Students, Moderated by the Big Five Personality Traits Framework.

Researcher: Lauren Mallins
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Digital Personality Quantitative Students Survey University
Methods: Quantitative
Categories: Education & language

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A Quiet Child Navigating Loud Land: A Qualitative Study of How Teachers Perceive the Impact of Introverted Personality Traits on Student Learning

Researcher: Amber Thompson
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Interview Introverted students Personality Primary Qualitative Teacher
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Education & language

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To what extent are the experiences and practises of UK Primary PGCE students influenced by socio-cultural contexts of their educational experiences

Researcher: Charlotte Draper
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Interview Primary Qualitative Teacher
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Education & language

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The Role of the Big Five Personality Traits in Predicting Academic, Social and Emotional Adjustment to University

Researcher: Jess Dighton
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Higher education Multiple regression Personality Quantitative Survey Transition Undergraduate students
Methods: Quantitative
Categories: Education & language

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Understanding Bystander Behaviour in School Bullying: A Vignette-Guided Qualitative Study Exploring the Perspectives of Chinese University Students

Researcher: Ke Zhang
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Bystander behaviour Interview Qualitative School bullying Secondary Thematic Analysis University students Vignette
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Education & language

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An exploration of the experiences of teaching assistants supporting children with autism spectrum disorder in mainstream secondary schools

Researcher: Clarice Cartman-Frost
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Neurodiversity Qualitative Reflexive Thematic Analysis School support Secondary Semi-structured interviews Teaching assistants
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Education & language

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Imposter Syndrome Amongst Higher Education Students and its Impacts on Psychological Wellbeing and Academic Contingencies of Self-Worth: Testing Direct and Indirect Pathways

Researcher: Sofia Hewitt
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Academic self-worth Higher education Mediation analysis Quantitative Self-report questionnaire Survey University students Wellbeing
Methods: Quantitative
Categories: Education & language Health

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Supporting Transgender Students in Higher Education: A Thematic Analysis from the Perspective of Transgender Students

Researcher: Hannah Pooley
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Gender identity Higher education Qualitative Semi-structured interviews Support experiences Thematic Analysis Transgender university students
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Education & language

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How do self-esteem and peer relationships relate to and influence academic disengagement, in UK adolescents (11-16) in full-time education?

Researcher: Paige Twidale
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Adolescent Peer acceptance Quantitative school disengagement Secondary Self-esteem Survey
Methods: Quantitative
Categories: Education & language

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Shyness can be their superpower: A qualitative exploration of teachers’ experiences of working with shy pupils

Researcher: Eloise Adamson
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: academic engagement Primary Pupil shyness Qualitative Reflexive Thematic Analysis Semi-structured interviews Teacher Wellbeing
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Education & language

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“Navigating Meritocracy”: Exploring the Influence of Meritocratic Beliefs on University Students’ Mental Well-being within the Context of Educational Involution in China

Researcher: Xiaozhen Qiu
Degree: PGT
Programme: MEd Psychology of Education
Keywords: Higher education Meritocratic beliefs Qualitative Reflexive Thematic Analysis Semi-structured interviews Students University Wellbeing
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Education & language Health

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Exploring the experiences of Chinese UK students’ use of digital collaboration tools at UK Universities: A case study of Padlet

Researcher: Yichen Yang
Degree: PGT
Programme: MA Digital Technologies, Communication, and Education
Keywords: Cross-cultural learning Digital Higher education Interview Qualitative Students University
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Education & language Digital

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The Undercurrents of Inclusion: A Case Study on University Lecturers’ Experiences of Accessible Online Teaching and Learning

Researcher: Pornchanit Choktanasiri
Degree: PGT
Programme: MA Digital Technologies, Communication, and Education
Keywords: Accessibility Digital Higher education Interview Lecturer Qualitative University
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Education & language Digital

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An evaluation of ecopoetry as an ecopedagogy

Researcher: Allison Lamont
Degree: PGT
Programme: MA Education for a Sustainable Environment
Keywords: Education and Language Poetric portraits Secondary Sustainability Teacher
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Sustainability

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Caught in the Drift: Exploring the Journeys of Sustainability Educators through Experimental Posthuman Diffractive Methodologies

Researcher: Kathryn Govier
Degree: PGT
Programme: MA Education for a Sustainable Environment
Keywords: Autoethnography Education and Language Journal Sustainability Teacher
Methods: Qualitative
Categories: Education & language

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