PhD studies in progress
CASLE
Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Education
Agoni, Laura (Supervisor: Andy Cirocki) An investigation of novice Italian EFL secondary school teachers’ beliefs about communicative language teaching, their classroom practices and teacher training provision in Italy: A mixed method study
Alhajri, Tahreer (Supervisor: Nadia Mifka-Profozic) Investigating the influence of oral corrective feedback types over EFL learners' willingness to communicate
Baumber, Jo (Supervisor: Ursula Lanvers) Purposes and effects on English language learning participants following China's Double Reduction Policy: a Critical Discourse and stakeholder analysis.
Msllam, Oubab (Supervisor: Volha Akhipenka) Exploring the Relationship between Teacher Cognition and Classroom Practice in English Language Education
Mubarok, Faiz (Supervisor: Nadia Mifka-Profozic) Technology-Mediated Task-Based Language Learning and Teaching: Exploring the Impact of Novel Tasks on Language Production
Ozcan, Eda (Supervisor: Zoe Handley) The Effects of Paired and Solitary Pre-task Planning on EFL Learners’ Co-construction of Meaning and Oral Performance in Computer-Mediated Task-Based Interactions
Robinson, Emily (Supervisor: Emma Marsden) Assessing the impact of authentic texts on motivation and progress in British secondary school students
Sudwan, Onsutee (Supervisor: Jan Hardman) Conversation analytic study to investigate task design and learner interpretation in task implementation in Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT)
Wang, Weimiao (Supervisor: Irena Kuzborska) Cultural Intelligence Training for Expatriate English Teachers in China: Assessing its Effects on Classroom Practices and Student Engagement
Wang, Wenzhao (Supervisor: Bill Soden) Promoting novice high school EFL teachers¿ language assessment literacy: A mixed-methods in China
Whitehouse, Jane (Supervisor: Ursula Lanvers) An Intervention Study inspired by Task-Based Language Teaching to ascertain the impact on pupil motivation at Key Stage 3.
Wong, Albert (Supervisor: ) EAP teachers' use of interaction strategies to promote discipline-specific learning
Yu, Jinglei (Supervisor: Zoe Handley) The relation between L2 cognitive and utterance fluency
CRESJ
Centre for Research on Education and Social Justice
Almuhaidan, Arwa (Supervisor: Vanita Sundaram) Exploring the Gender Stereotypes in Children's books in Saudi Arabia
Alqahtani, Asma (Supervisor: Leah Roberts) The power of inter-cultural awareness in TESOL and the transformative power of intercultural understanding: A problematisation of inter¬cultural communication
Alshaikhi, Ashwaq (Supervisors: Volha Arkhipenka & Amanda Naylor) Investigating the Critical Pedagogy of EFL Teaching and Learning in Saudi Universities, Particularly the Tabuk University Preparatory Year Programme
Armstrong, Rosanna (Supervisors: Leah Roberts & Eleanor Brown) Is Citizenship education the same as character education? A qualitative study of expert participants.
Arun Kumar, Sahana (Supervisor: Vanita Sundaram) Exploring consent and consent education in schools in the Indian context
Bellot, Nathaniel (Nate) (Supervisor: Eleanor Brown) Development Education within the Secondary Education System in England ¿ A Critical Pedagogy for Post-Development
Bowling, Abigail (Supervisors: Sally Hancock and Paul Wakeling) The career-decision making of early career teachers in England.
Casmana, Asep (Supervisor: Eleanor Brown) A whole public-school approach in promoting Global Citizenship Education in Indonesia
Cheng, Zimo (Supervisors: Reva Yunus and Liz Thomas) Exploring the Identity Development of Chinese International Students in the British Higher Education: An Ethnographic Analysis
Clark, Rebecca (Supervisors: Reva Yunus and Paul Wakeling) A comparative study of young people growing up on council estates set in different local contexts to understand the effects of place and socio-economic standing on school attainment and progression to higher education
Douglas, Karis (Supervisors: Constantino Dumangane Jr and Leah Roberts) Student-teacher interactions in multiethnic secondary school
classrooms in the North of England
Gilani, David (Supervisor: Liz Thomas and Daniel McArthur) Individualised connectedness: how can universities enhance student outcomes by helping students to better understand their own belonging needs?
Heffron, Katie (Supervisors: Eleanor Brown and Lynda Dunlop) Decolonising the university: decolonising ourselves to transform the systems and practices that shape us
Holman, Ceri (Supervisors: Lynda Dunlop and Neil Carter) Investigating education and youth environmental activism
Holmes, Heather (Supervisor: Amanda Naylor) A Study of the Reading Habits of Secondary School English Teachers
Jabali, Maha (Supervisor: Clementine Beauvais) Online Safety and Risks: Insights from Saudi Female Students, Mothers, and Teachers.
Jack, Victoria (Supervisors: Paul Roberts and Duncan Jackson) Effective transcultural communication
Jiang, Huaijue (Violet) (Supervisor: Vanita Sundaram) Exploring parents' views on Relationships and Sexuality Education curricula in China
Kazi, Dorjee (Supervisors: Sally Hancock and Paul Wakeling) Exploration of Collaboration in Indian Universities: Its realities in Organisational Design and Scholar Experiences
Kemp, Alexander (Supervisors: Zoe Baker and Paul Wakeling) Care-experienced graduates studying postgraduate taught degrees: motivations, experiences and the impact of the undergraduate ‘cliff-edge’ of support.
Lu, Meiyao (Supervisors: Daniel Kyreko and Paul Wakeling) Equality in Education in China: An Analysis of the Policy of Children of Migrant Workers to Sit National College Entrance Exam Locally
Mohite, Sachin Mohan (Supervisors: Chelsea Selllers and Leah Roberts) Assessing Citizenship Education in India
Okolo, Chidi (Supervisors: Constantino Dumangane Jr and Paul Wakeling) Soft Systems Methodology in Higher Education: Narrowing attainment gaps between higher education students from different ethnic backgrounds
Provis, Louis (Supervisor: Vanita Sundaram) Relationships and Sex Education
Sait, Alhareth (Supervisors: Paul Wakeling and Sally Hancock) Internationalisation of small higher education institutions: challenges and opportunities. A case study from Saudi Arabia
Salem, Sihem (Supervisors: Eleanor Brown and Lynda Dunlop) Investigating university teachers' use of dialogic pedagogy to foster their students' critical thinking and social interaction: a comparative study of Algerian and British English language lectures.
Shamshul Arrifin, Alya (Supervisor: Clementine Beauvais) The nature of the gaze in young adult literature
Thomson, Helen (Supervisor: Amanda Naylor) What are the factors influencing boys’ (non-)selection of English in post-compulsory secondary education in England?
Walji, Tasneem (Supervisor: Peter Sutoris and and Naomi Holmes) Is global learning the key for a prospective key stage three geography curriculum in the digital world?
Woods, Michelle (Supervisor: Liz Thomas and Zoe Baker) What can be learnt from students who have persisted in HE after seriously considering leaving, to improve the persistence of others within the Irish higher education sector
PERC
Psychology in Education Research Centre
Atigolo, Joy (Supervisor: Nathalie Noret) Bullying and its effect on mental health and academic performance of high school students
Coleman, Helen (Supervisor: Anna Bull) Changing policies and procedures in Higher Education in relation to professional boundaries between staff and students.
Collingwood, Leann (Supervisor: Dusana Dorjee) Effects of school-based universal mental health and wellbeing interventions on developmental trajectories of the self-regulation and self-world capacities and/or existential awareness in adolescents
Dima, Alexandra (Supervisor: Dusana Dorjee) Adding mindfulness and creativity to the list of skills needed for the future
Doyle, Kayleigh (Supervisor: Kathryn Asbury) Creative Arts Based Pedagogy (CABP) for Students with Autism
Dromey, Helen (Supervisor: Anna Bull) Rethinking Continuation in Instrumental Music Teaching through Democratised Learning
Frederick, Zozonaebi (Supervisor: Daniel Kyereko) An exploration of play pedagogy in Nigerian early childhood education
Hankins, Bee (Supervisor: Beth Bell) Perceptions of Transgender People: Reframing Gender Dysphoria
Hejazi, Husna (Supervisor: Nathalie Noret) Psychology of Trauma in Education: Nurturing through education
Leary, Rowena (Supervisor: Kathryn Asbury) Narratives of childhood loneliness: the impact on adult identity and mental health
Lennon, Rosemary (Supervisor: Dusana Dorjee) Establishing if the delivery of a curriculum intervention to children as young as 10 years, could enable children to self-regulate their emotions and behaviours
Li, Xiang (Supervisor: Dusana Dorjee) Investigating the impact of mindfulness training on self-regulation in Chinese primary school
Maertins, Olivia (Supervisor: Dusana Dorjee) and Nadia Jessop) Investigation of the Role of Existential Awareness in Adolescent Mental Health During Global Crises
Mansell, Elizabeth (Lizzie) (Supervisor: Anna Bull) Using the Prevent Duty in Education to reduce Incel Violence
Metcalfe, Mary-Anne (Fair) (Supervisors: Elpida Pavlidou and Sebastian Suggate)
Milligan, Karina (Supervisor: Nathalie Noret)
Peckover, Lee (Supervisor: Dusana Dorjee) Developmental trajectories of the metacognitive self-regulatory capacity in relation to mental health and wellbeing in children (or adolescents)
Shannon, Clare (Supervisor: Dusana Dorjee) Enhancing intrinsic motivation in learning for adolescents: Lessons learnt from Educational Neuroscience for best practice in education
Sharman, Lauren (Supervisor: Nadia Jessop) Aiding the transition of Hong Kong international school students, to higher education, during times of disruption
Sheikh-Iddenden, Salma (Supervisor: Kathryn Asbury) Heritage, narratives, identity and outcomes amongst South Asian Muslims in the UK.
Vincent, Claire (Supervisor: Kathryn Asbury and Laura Fox) An exploration of secondary school teachers' perceptions of autism in high-functioning female students.
Wang, Cong (Supervisor: Dusana Dorjee) Exploring the neural correlates of the Self-regulatory capacity and Self-world capacity in relation to wellbeing
Wang, Qi (Supervisor: Dusana Dorjee) Impact of Loving-Kindness Induction on Self-Other Related Mind-Wandering and Wellbeing: an RCT Study.
Wild, Sarah (Supervisor: Nathalie Noret) How parents cope with the stress of their child being bullied
Wilding, Kirsty (Supervisor: Sophie Von Stumm) Environmental and Genomic Predictors of Child Language
Williams, Rosina (Supervisor: Kathryn Asbury) Implications of Mental Imagery Ability on Reading
Wilson Katelynn (Supervisor: Nathalie Noret) The nature and correlates of appearance related bullying in adolescence
UYSEG
University of York Science Education Group
Almashari, Faisal (Supervisor: Jeremy Airey) Views of Saudi teachers and students on being involved in school-based extracurricular activities available at high schools.
Brakovic-Thomas, Maya (Supervisor: Lynda Dunlop) Supporting youth environmental activism through role-playing vignettes: A view behind the Veil of Ignorance.
Brzezniak, Marzena (Supervisor: Jeremy Airey) Do teacher beliefs and understanding about vaccinations impact their instructional practice, and does this in turn impact long-term student outcomes in terms of vaccine hesitancy?
Clayton, Sarah (Supervisor: Lynda Dunlop) The role of knowledge in education for the climate crisis: the impact of curriculum design and direct instruction in the teaching of climate change
Eden, Suzanne (Suzie) (Supervisors: Lynda Dunlop and Naomi Holmes) What themes within sustainability should be included within the secondary geography curriculum and what can we learn from experienced teachers about how to incorporate these effectively?
Heffron, Katie (Supervisors: Eleanor Brown and Lynda Dunlop) Decolonising the university: decolonising ourselves to transform the systems and practices that shape us.
Holman, Ceri (Supervisor: Lynda Dunlop) Investigating education and youth environmental activism
Ishiekwene, Ngozi (Nora) (Supervisors: Mike Wray and Jeremy Airey) The academic impact of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic on assessment in post-16 biology education
Li, Wei (Supervisor: Sally Hancock) Exploring doctoral graduates' career trajectories in China
Lyon, Rosy (Supervisor: Jeremy Airey) Exploring Methods of Integrating Published Research into Higher Education Science Delivery; What is Effective and Why?
Mansell, Lizzie (Supervisors: Anna Bull and Lynda Dunlop) How do teachers experience the
Prevent duty as relates to extreme misogyny and gender-based violence?
McArdle, Dominic (Supervisor: Lynda Dunlop) A case study of two A-Level subjects at a UK sixth form college to explore whether or not general academic skills exist
Nemukuyu, Cleophas (Cleo) (Supervisors: Jeremy Airey and Chelsea Sellers) Exploring the constitutive relationship between secondary school science practical work and the dual nature of science literacy.
Walji, Tasneem (Supervisors: Peter Sutoris and Naomi Holmes) Is global learning the key for a prospective key stage three geography curriculum in the digital world?
Wicker, Liz (Supervisor: Jeremy Airey) Genomics Education
You, Luying - visiting student (Supervisors: Paul Wakeling and Lynda Dunlop) The Production of Urban Primary School Green Spaces in the UK