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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4740″ img_size=”full”][vc_message]IMPORTANT NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are interested in pursuing your PhD research with us, the initial step to make would be to apply online using the application system, and for this application to include a research proposal. It is important that you take a look at the supervisors and their research interests listed below before making an application, so that you can see whether we are able to provide supervision in your area of interest. You are welcome to contact a potential supervisor before applying but we need a formal application before we can interview you or offer you a place.[\/vc_message][vc_btn title=”Please follow the link for all the relevant information on how to apply online.” color=”info” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reading.ac.uk%2Fdoctoral-researcher-college%2Fdoctoral-opportunities%2Ffind-a-phd”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you need any further assistance, please contact the Postgraduate Research (PGR) Administrator (Gaby Burford) at g.burford@reading.ac.uk in the first instance.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4741″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Dr Rebecca Berkley<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Music education, creative musicianship and choral education; leadership in music education including conducting training and music teacher education; music in schools with a focus on the creative learning environment and Arts Based Educational Research methodologies.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4743″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Prof Yota Dimitriadi<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Technology; disability.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4018″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Dr Ilan Dwek<\/strong><\/a>
\n(Please note that this member of staff is only available for 2nd supervision)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Policy of inclusion within mainstream education and social life\/media, Mental Health in primary\/secondary school children,\u00a0Impact of mainstream education on deaf linking to employability, social and mental wellbeing, <\/span>Linguistics of BSL and its evolution over the years, <\/span>Deaf-blind communication strategy and tactics [including Haptic method].<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”3054″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Prof Alan Floyd<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Educational leadership and doctoral education, including: Academic leadership, School leadership and Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), How people perceive and experience being in a leadership role, Distributed and collaborative leadership, Leadership development, Career trajectories, Leadership Identity, Insider research and associated ethical issues[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”716″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Dr Catherine Foley<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Mathematics education; initial teacher education.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1380″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Prof Naomi Flynn <\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]English as an additional language; pedagogy in multilingual classrooms; migration and education; policy and practice for the teaching of English; research-informed teaching.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”429″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Prof Carol Fuller<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Gender; confidence; empowerment; identity; social inequality; self-efficacy; left-behind children.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4688″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Prof Rebecca Harris<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]LGBTQI+ issues; history education; action research; teacher agency.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4744″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Dr Jo Anna Reed Johnson<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Education for sustainable development (ESD from 2026 onwards); comparative and international education; leadership and management in education.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”3646″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Prof Holly Joseph<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Topics:<\/strong> Reading development and difficulties; multilingual language development; learning to read in adverse circumstances; family literacy. Methods<\/strong>: eye tracking, secondary data analysis (administrative data), participatory methods, community-led research.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”3958″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Dr Karen Jones<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Women\u2019s careers and leadership; diversity and inclusion in leadership, especially related to gender, ethnicity and intersectionality, identity; career capital, feminist and critical perspectives; leadership learning and development through informal and formal mechanisms; learning transfer and impact.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”2767″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Dr Rowena Kasprowicz<\/a>
\n<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Classroom-based language learning and teaching; young learners; instructed second language acquisition; grammar teaching and learning; individual differences; computer-assisted language learning (including digital game-based learning); experimental studies and intervention studies.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4747″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Prof Daguo Li<\/a>
\n<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Second language motivation; transnational education (TNE)\/international education; second language teacher professional development; intercultural communication.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4749″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Prof Sarah Marston<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Second language acquisition, climate and sustainability education, educational leadership and management, secondary, primary and Early Years education, mentoring and coaching, initial teacher education.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4748″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Prof Elizabeth McCrum<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Teaching and learning in Higher Education; history education; teachers\u2019 knowledge, beliefs, lives and careers; qualitative methods, narrative and life history.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1577″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Dr Daisy Powell<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Typical and atypical development of reading and writing skills; social and environmental factors (e.g., the home literacy environment; socio-economic status) in literacy acquisition; rapid serial naming and reading development; technology in literacy acquisition; literacy development in bilingual populations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4065″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Dr Rachel Roberts<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Mentorship; discourse in education; initial teacher education; L1 English pedagogy.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4750″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Dr Alison Silby<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]English pedagogy across the key stages, English and inclusion, <\/span>Children\u2019s literature, <\/span>Developing English through the creative arts, <\/span>Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, <\/span>English and SEND in Initial Teacher Education, <\/span>Qualitative research methodologies.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1895″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]Dr Geoff Taggart
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