Category: Research

Take a look at our first issue for the Social Pedagogy Research Group newsletter. The newsletter brings together some of the exciting projects that our research group have been involved in, sharing good news and research findings. If you are interested in joining the Social Pedagogy Research Group, please contact Dr Angela Hodgkins: a.hodgkins@worc.ac.uk and… Continue reading 1st issue of Social Pedagogy Research Group Newsletter

Research conducted with Play Worcester (Kate Collier), led by Nicola Stobbs and Samantha Sutton-Tsang was accepted by Government as part of the call for evidence for the inquiry into ‘The experiences of children and young people of their built environment’. Gathering the voices of children, the research looked into the following areas: Read the report… Continue reading Children’s Play in Worcester

From 25th-27th October 2023, Emma Bailey, a lecturer within the Department for Children and Families, attended the 6th International Conference on Educational Quality held at the University of Ibn Zohr in Agadir, Morocco. The conference is held annually and this year the theme was “Transformational Leadership in Education” with attendees travelling from all over the… Continue reading International Conference on Educational Quality 2023

Hodgkins, A. and Prowle, A. (2023) Strength-based Practice with Children and Families, Critical Publishing.   Kubiak, C., Fenton-O’Creevy, M., Appleby, K., Kempster, M., Reed, M., Solvason, C. and Thorpe, M. (2015) ‘Brokering boundary encounters’ in Wenger-Trayner, E., Fenton-O’Creevy, M., Hutchinson, S., Kubiak, C. and Wenger-Trayner, B. (Eds) Landscapes of Practice, Oxon: Routledge.  Solvason, C. (2017)… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Collaborative Multi Professional Working 

Gallagher, S. (2023) Early Childhood Studies in a Polarised Dystopia: Pedagogy as ethical leadership in education’, in C. Solvason and G. Elliott (eds) Ethics in Education: Contemporary Perspectives on Research, Pedagogy and Leadership, Bradford: Ethics International Press, pp 43-65.   Solvason, C. (2020)  Building a positive community culture: the role leader collaborations across primary schools… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Leadership 

Solvason, C. and Proctor, S. (2021) ‘You have to find the right words to be honest’: nurturing relationships between teachers and parents of children with Special Educational Needs. Support for Learning, 36 (3). pp. 470-485. ISSN 0268-2141.  Sutton-Tsang, S. (2022) Valuing Children with Special Educational Needs and Disability. In: Exploring and Celebrating the Early Childhood… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Special Educational Needs 

Hodgkins, A. (2017) CCE Student Conference, presentation: ‘Practitioners in Crisis: the emotional impact of working with young children’  Hodgkins, A. and Pinches, L. (2017) Students as Academic Partners project presentation, UW Learning and Teaching conference, ‘Attracting more male Students to CCF courses’   Hodgkins, A. and Prowle, A. (2023) Strength-based Practice with Children and Families, Critical… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Exploring Practice and the Practitioner’s Voice 

Elliot, G., Kadi-Hanifi, K. and Solvason, C. (2018) Your Guide to Successful Postgraduate Study, London: Sage.   Gallagher, S. and Stobbs, N. (2021) ‘Utopia as method with early childhood undergraduates: personal political potential and practitioner power’, Paper presentation at the online conference, Social Pedagogy and Social Education: Here and Now – Creating Hope in Dystopia,… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Studying in Higher Education & Practitioner development 

Gallagher, S. and Stobbs, N. (2021) ‘Utopia as method with early childhood undergraduates: personal political potential and practitioner power’, Paper presentation at the online conference, Social Pedagogy and Social Education: Here and Now – Creating Hope in Dystopia, International Online Conference 22-24 June 2021, Thempra and SPA (Social Pedagogy Association Asociación de Pedagogía Social).  Gallagher,… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Social Pedagogy