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MPhil, PhD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION The Graduate School of Education seeks to promote and support high quality research activity and postgraduate training and research through its five research and teaching groups: Educational Support and Inclusion; Human Communication and Deafness ; Language and Literacy Studies ; Learning, Teaching and Assessment ; and Management and Institutional Development. The groups achieved 5 and 4 ratings in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, and scores of 23 and 22 in recent Subject Reviews. With over 90 academic and research staff, the School offers a rich diversity of opportunity for over 1300 postgraduate students, with 211 of these registered on research degrees in one of the largest graduate educational research communities in the UK. The PhD Research Training Programme and the MSc in Educational Research are recognised by the Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) for the award of national studentships, so students are assured of access to a full range of high quality research methods courses. Students also have access to work and social space, and computers, and to the wide range of expertise available. The research and teaching groups organise programmes of staff/student research seminars and students are encouraged to publish papers and attend appropriate conferences. We have sought to create a vibrant international postgraduate community which is welcoming, supportive and friendly so that you will have the opportunity of meeting fellow students from all over the world, learning with them and from them. As a new graduate student you can be assured of a warm welcome within a Faculty with a proud and distinguished tradition, and a bright future. Research Degrees (MPhil/PhD) Further information on opportunities for research supervision may also be found within the research and teaching group entries, which appear later in this section.
The groups achieved 5 and 4 ratings in the 2001 Research Assessment Admissions requirements MPhil candidates should have a Bachelors degree and may also have a Masters, or equivalent qualification, completed at a level which indicates potential for research, or evidence of research training and/or experience of research amounting to one year. Candidates without such experience are normally required to undertake research methods training in the first year of the programme. The area of research may also require a professional qualification, or experience of the field. Applicants who seek direct entry to the PhD degree must possess a Masters degree and include a one thousand word research proposal with their application. Details are required under the following headings:
Students whose first language is not English are required to have achieved a score of at least 7.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); on the TOEFL paper test a score of 600 or above is required (250 on the computerised test, and 4.5 on the test of written English); on the University of Cambridge Certificate in English Language Speaking (UCCELS), Grade C or above is required. These are minimal requirements for all Education programmes and applicants who score at these levels may wish to take further English language courses before they begin their studies. There is no official closing date for applications to the majority of
our programmes, but we cannot begin to process your application until
we have received a completed application form. Applicants who intend to
concurrently apply for a studentship, should note that closing dates for
most of the studentship competitions are set between mid-April and the
beginning of May. Over 40% of our Masters and Doctoral students are funded either by their employers, or from the sources listed below. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) DfES Best Practice Awards may cover fees, expenses and supply cover costs, for UK teachers to undertake practice-based research through a taught Masters or research degree programme. Overseas Research Student Awards (ORS) Association of Commonwealth University (ACU) Scholarships University Research Studentships and Faculty of Education Awards may provide full or partial studentships. Students who wish to be considered for these funds must concurrently apply for an ESRC, DfES or ORS award, as appropriate. The British Chevening Scholarship scheme is run by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and is aimed at able students from countries with which UK economic relations are expected to develop. Awards are available for full time taught and research programmes and may cover up to two academic years. Other potential sources for overseas students: these may include support from international agencies such as UNESCO, the EC and other smaller award schemes. For more details contact your Ministry of Education and your local British Council. Application packs, further information on all courses and sponsorship opportunities are available from: Janet Grimshaw Tel +44 (0) 161 275 3463
RESEARCH AND TEACHING GROUPS This research and teaching group is dedicated to four main areas of research and scholarship: Inclusive Education, Special Needs Education, Educational Psychology and Counselling. A leader in national and international research on theoretical analysis of policy and practice in the fields of special and inclusive education, it provides MPhil/PhD supervision over a range of research areas and also offers professional doctorates in Education, Educational Psychology, and Counselling. RESEARCH SUPERVISION OPPORTUNITIES: Prof Peter Farrell - psychological assessment of children with learning and behavioural difficulties; Prof Mel Ainscow - inclusive education; school improvement/teacher development; education in developing countries Ian Carson - learning disabilities, emancipation research. Dr Pauline Davis - research methodology,
inclusive education, children's reading perspectives, visual impairment. Dr Henry Hollanders - eclectic and integrative approaches to counselling and psychotherapy; stress and trauma Dr Neil Humphrey - self-esteem, autism, dyslexia. Dr Gillian M Parkinson - complex epilepsy and language disorder in children; visual impairment Dr William S West - counselling and spirituality; counselling supervision and training Kevin A Woods - dynamic assessment; role of the educational psychologist; autism; dyslexia HUMAN COMMUNICATION AND DEAFNESS The combined focus on audiology and speech and language disorders makes the Human Communication and Deafness group unique amongst UK Higher Education Institutions. The group is internationally recognised as a centre that carries out outstanding research in child language disorders, hearing screening, early support, hearing aids, paediatric audiology, service provision and otitis media in developing countries and otitis media. Links within the group are strong, with significant cross-team teaching, and collaborative research projects. The group organises an annual programme of research seminars involving leading international researchers side by side with group members and research students. RESEARCH SUPERVISION OPPORTUNITIES: THE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS GROUP focuses on developing our understanding of a range of speech and language difficulties, involving both children and adults, in order to explore the nature of the disorders, their assessment, and intervention: Prof. Gina Conti-Ramsden - psycholinguistic development of children with specific language impairment Catherine Adams - assessment and management of children with developmental pragmatic language impairments Dr Nicola Botting - specific language impairment, pragmatic language difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders Dr Audrey Bowen -measurement and rehabilitation of adult acquired cognitive disorders; psychology and research Anne Hesketh - developmental and acquired communication problems Karen Sage - cognitive neuropsychology of language; aphasia assessment and treatment, acquired language disorders. THE HEARING AND DEAFNESS GROUP focuses on both basic science (electrophysiology, hearing science) and applied audiology (newborn hearing screening, otitis media, hearing aids, service provision). It aims to develop research which impacts directly upon service provision in audiology: Prof John Bamford - screening for permanent childhood hearing loss, early detection and intervention Richard J Baker - psychoacoustics, peripheral
auditory function, frequency selectivity, auditory nonlinearity. Dr. Ian Mackenzie - ABR response in neurosurgical operations; prevalence and management of hearing impairment in developing countries Dr Kevin Munro - acclimatisation, hear aid fitting in infants, cochlear dead regions Dr David J Parker - developing objective tests of auditory function, electrophysiological measures of auditory function Dr Alys Young - impact of deafness on families
and individuals, service provision, methodological issues in deafness
studies LANGUAGE AND LITERACY STUDIES Research within this research and teaching group focusses on language teacher education as it aims to build conceptual models of language teacher education informed by empirical studies. The interest is to promote professional discourse across the conventional boundaries of EFL, EAL, ESL, English as a first language; community and heritage language education and foreign language teaching, particularly French, German, Spanish and Italian, with an emerging interest in Chinese. RESEARCH SUPERVISION OPPORTUNITIES Dr Amanda Barton - gender and achievement in foreign language learning and teaching. Mike Beaumont - teacher education, global issues in ELT, psychology of language learning Richard Fay - intercultural communication, cultural studies, sociology of language learning, study skills. John Keen - language study in the English curriculum and writing development. Dr Colin Lees - history of education and historical aspects of policy and practice Gary Motteram - technology in language learning and technology in teacher education. Dr Judith Piotrowski - attribution theory, locus of control belief and literacy. Dr Patricia Sanderson - aesthetic education, creative arts partnerships Dr Ludovica Serratrice - first language acquisition from a crosslinguistic perspective (English, Italian and other Romance languages), childhood bilingualism, interface between syntax and pragmatics. Diane Slaouti - educational technology for ELT, self-access and autonomous learning, study skills. Richard West - assessment, ESP and distance education.
LEARNING, TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT This research group focuses on learning, teaching and assessment in primary and secondary schools and colleges. Staff have played leading roles in researching and developing the curriculum and assessment of schools and colleges, and are heavily involved in research projects, research supervision and initial teacher education in the field. The group is currently leading work in mathematics education. RESEARCH SUPERVISION OPPORTUNITIES Professor Julian S Williams - mathematics learning and teaching, applied and workplace contexts. Ivy Brember - use of computers, survey research. Dr Alan B Cross - science, information technology, design and technology; development and evaluation . Dr Julie Davies - reading, primary pedagogy, assessment, standards, Alan Jervis - IT/internet in schools, particularly
Mathematics and Science. Dr Sue Ralph - media and disability, group and experiential learning, counselling. Dr Liz Smith - mentor training, science education; multicultural/anti-racist education. Torben Steeg - systems thinking in D &T, ICT. Geoff Wake - assessment post-16, mathematics in prevocational courses and at work.
MANAGEMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT This research group focuses on the policies and practices that foster individual and organisational development . There are opportunities for research supervision in a wide range of areas including: school leadership & management, educational measurement and assessment, continuing professional development, school improvement, vocational education, work based learning and leisure management. RESEARCH SUPERVISION OPPORTUNITIES: Bill Boyle - curriculum monitoring/modelling,
school-based and continuous assessment programme Ann Dering (details available soon) Dave Hall - economics and business education,
vocational education, work-based learning. John Hunter Jones - safety regulation in leisure and education; legal education in leisure/tourism Dr Rupa Huq - post-compulsory education;
youth culture; British/South Asian identities. Robert M Jones - management and marketing of leisure services; staff training and development Brendan Murden - evaluation of headteacher training programmes, self-assessment in personal/professional development. Dr Carlo Raffo - work related curriculum at KS4; post 16 vocational education and training. Malcolm Reading - leadership, teacher/headteacher stress, performance management and staff development. George D Skinner - religious education multicultural/anti-racist education; equal opportunities. Prof Mel West - school management; school improvement; education structures and systems in developing countries. Charlotte Woods - management in English language teaching, psychology of language learning. |
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