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Mark Aitchison<\/td>\nPedagogy, Participation and Musical Identity: Exploring the Relationship Between Teacher Practice and Learner Experience in Key Stage 3 Music (ages 11-14) in England<\/td>\nDr Rachel Roberts<\/td>\nDr Rebecca Berkley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ryan Yung<\/td>\nExploring Primary Trainee Teachers’ Self and Collective Efficacy Development in Behaviour Management<\/td>\nDr Rachel Roberts<\/td>\nProfessor Yota Dimitriadi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ha Dang Nhu Quynh<\/td>\nIntegrating Mathematical Thinking into L2 Reading: The Impact of Teaching Problem-Solving Heuristics to Enhance Comprehension and Strategy Use<\/td>\nDr Daisy Powell<\/td>\nDr Anthony Zhang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gemma Peacock<\/td>\nA Narrative Study of English for Academic Purposes Practitioners\u2019 Career Trajectories in UK HE<\/td>\nProfessor Alan Floyd<\/td>\nDr Rowena Kasprowicz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emma Pallen<\/td>\nComparing the Access to HE Diploma and Foundation Years from the Student Perspective<\/td>\nProfessor Billy Wong<\/td>\nDr David Dobraszczyk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helen Norris<\/td>\nFiction and Emotion in Adolescence<\/td>\nProfessor Holly Joseph<\/td>\nProfessor Naomi Flynn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gail Hickman<\/td>\nThe Impact of Self-Regulatory Skills and Morphological Awareness Interventions on Vocabulary and Morphology Knowledge and Self-Regulation and Motivation Levels of EFL Learners<\/td>\nProfessor Suzanne Graham<\/td>\nDr Pengchong Zhang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gillian Scozzafava<\/td>\nThe Dying of the Light: Small School Closure in Rural England and Its Impacts on People and Place<\/td>\nProfessor Alan Floyd<\/td>\nDr Catherine Foley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mabel NWOKOLOH<\/td>\nLeadership Preparation, Leadership Identity, and Leadership Practice in a Private Secondary School in Ghana: A Study of Middle and Senior Management Perspectives<\/td>\nNot yet assigned<\/td>\nNot yet assigned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meggie Copsey-Blake<\/td>\nStandard Language Ideologies in UK Higher Education: Understanding the Perceptions and Experiences of University Students<\/td>\nProfessor Billy Wong<\/td>\nProfessor Rebecca Harris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Favita Rochelle Dias<\/td>\nEveryday Caste-Based Discrimination Faced by Goan Indigenous Communities in Higher Education<\/td>\nProfessor Naomi Flynn<\/td>\nProfessor Holly Joseph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qiqi Zheng<\/td>\nGenAI in Higher Education: International Students’ Attitudes Towards Generative AI and Perceptions of Educational Equity<\/td>\nProfessor Billy Wong<\/td>\nProfessor Alan Floyd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James Groom<\/td>\nBallet Teachers\u2019 Embodied Practice of Professional Identity<\/td>\nDr Suzy Tutchell<\/td>\nDr Geoff Taggart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lorna Christine Lockett<\/td>\nThe Non-Traditional Student Journey: Student Experience and Support Within College HE<\/td>\nDr Catherine Foley<\/td>\nDr David Dobraszczyk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allison Zionts<\/td>\nCreating Policies for Trans Students in Single-Sex Schools<\/td>\nProfessor Rebecca Harris<\/td>\nDr David Dobraszczyk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Angie Lin<\/td>\nEducational Cross Cultural Individuals (ECCIs) in Thailand<\/td>\nDr Billy Wong<\/td>\nProfessor Naomi Flynn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deborah Buttery<\/td>\nLinguistic and Non-Linguistic Impacts of Reading Authentic French Texts at Primary Level<\/td>\nProfessor Suzanne Graham<\/td>\nDr Anthony Zhang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlotte Woodsford<\/td>\nThe Belonging Project: Lessons on Belonging in a UK Further Education College<\/td>\nProfessor Rebecca Harris<\/td>\nDr Sarah Marston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hannah Proctor<\/td>\nThe Exploration of the Experiences of Transition into Adulthood for Autistic FE Learners<\/td>\nProfessor Naomi Flynn<\/td>\nDr Ilan Dweck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alex Oladiti<\/td>\nThe Quest for Educational Leadership: The Lived Experiences of Black African Men in the Sixth Form Sector<\/td>\nProfessor Naomi Flynn<\/td>\nDr Suzy Tutchell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilary Smethurst-Evans<\/td>\nHow Do I Join the \u2018Professionals\u2019 Club? Instrumental Music Teachers\u2019 Aspirations for and Perceptions of Their Role<\/td>\nDr Rebecca Berkley<\/td>\nDr Rachel Roberts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phil Armstrong<\/td>\nExploring the Understanding and Leadership of the Early Years by Primary School Head Teachers in England<\/td>\nDr Catherine Foley<\/td>\nProfessor Sarah Marston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leela Cejnar<\/td>\nRedefining Academic Identity Amid Uncertainty and Complexity in an Evolving UK Higher Education Sector<\/td>\nDr Karen Jones<\/td>\nProfessor Elizabeth McCrum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beyza Erdinc Sasmaz<\/td>\nEarly Risk Factors Influencing Educational Attainment for Children with Special Educational Needs<\/td>\nProfessor Holly Joseph<\/td>\nDr Daisy Powell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Myrthe van Vliet<\/td>\nInclusive Education in the Netherlands: Understanding Teacher and Student Attitudes Towards Inclusion in Special Primary Education Schools (SBO)<\/td>\nDr Jo Anna Reed Johnson<\/td>\nDr Ilan Dwek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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