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Master of Education in Communications, Education & Technology

Programme Director: Dr. Sue Ralph 
Programme Director and Director of the University of Manchester International Broadcasting Symposium
Senior Lecturer. Teaching, learning and Assessment

Qualifications:

Ph.D., M.Ed., B.Ed. (Hons), D.A.S.E. (Counselling), T. Cert., City and Guilds F.E., Diploma in Aromatherapy, Diploma in Reflexology.

Media and Disability: Media reporting of assisted suicide and euthanasia, Disabled people in mainstream advertising, Attitudes of  PGCE students towards children with speech and language difficulties, Eugenics and the history of disability through images, Victorian disability charity images.

The identification and Management of Stress in Teachers.

Selected Publications (since 1999)

Academic Journal Papers (Refereed)

Brown, M. & Ralph, S.M. (1999) "Using the DYSA Programme to Reduce Stress and Anxiety in First Year University Students" Pastoral Care in Education, Vol 17, No.3, pp.8-14

Kenny, M., Ralph, S.M. and Brown, M. (2000) "The Importance of Reflection in Experiential Learning in Relation to the Education and Training of Community and Youth Workers", The International Journal of Life-Long Education, Vol 19, No. 2, pp. 115-125, March-April 2000.

Kenny, M., Ralph, S.M & Brown, M. (2000), “Lifelong Learning, Professional Development and Community Work” in The Journal of Post-Compulsory Education, Vol 5, No 1, pp. 51-62

Haller, B. & Ralph, S.M. (2000), “Content Analysis Methodology for Studying News and Disability: Case Studies from the United States and England” in Exploring Theories and Expanding Methodologies: Where we are and where we need to go. (Edited by Barnartt, S and Altman, B.) New York, Elsevier Science Ltd, pp. 229 –253.

Haller, B. & Ralph, S.M. (2001), “Not Worth Keeping Alive? News Framing of Physician-Assisted Suicide in the United States and Great Britain” in Journalism Studies (in press).

Brember, I., Ralph, S. & Brown, M. (2001) “The Identification of Stress in PGCE Students During Teaching Practice”, Research in Education (in press).

Haller, B., Ralph, S. & Lees, T. (2001), “Off  Me Head: Cartoons and Illustrations from English Newspapers Concerning the Glen Hoddle Affair” in International Journal of Comic Art. Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 2001, pp.149-170.

Haller, B. and  Ralph, S. (2001), “Profitability, Diversity and Disability Images in Advertising in the United States and Great Britain” in Disability Studies Quarterly. Spring 2001, Vol. 21, No. 2.

Davis, M. and Ralph, S (2001), "Stalling the learning process: group dynamics in cyberspace."  In Studies in the Education of Adults. Vol. 33. No. 2, pp 217-230.

Marshall, J. & Ralph, S.M. (2002) “Attitudes of PGCE Students at the University of Manchester Towards Childhood Speech and Language Difficulties” in Journal of Inclusive Education. Vol. 6. No. 3, pp 199-215

Brown, M and Ralph, S.M. (2002) "Teaching Stress and School Improvement." In Improving Schools. Vol. 5 No. 2, pp 55-65.

Brown, M, Ralph, S.M. and Brember, I (2002) "Gender Related Causes of Stress in Students on Teaching Practice in The School of Education, University of Manchester, UK." In The Westminster Studies in Education. Vol. 25. No. 2, pp 175-186.

Marshall, J, Stojanovik, v and Ralph, S.M. (2002) "I never gave it second thought." In International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. Vol. 37 No. 4, pp 475-489.

Haller, B. and  Ralph, S. (2003) "Current Perspectives on Advertising Images of Disability" In Gail Dines and Jean M Humez (eds) Gender, Race, and Class in Media. pp 293-301

Professional papers (2001)

Brown, M and Ralph, S. (2001) “Hazard Warnings: Spotting stress signs” in Human Resources Update, February 2001, Issue 2, pp.4-6.