{"id":2540,"date":"2020-02-27T18:39:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T18:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2022-09-20T11:14:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T10:14:37","slug":"news-prof-rebecca-harris-professor-of-history-education-is-featured-in-the-big-questions-research-video-series-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/2020\/02\/27\/news-prof-rebecca-harris-professor-of-history-education-is-featured-in-the-big-questions-research-video-series-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS \u2013 Prof. Rebecca Harris (Professor of History Education) is featured in the \u2018Big Questions\u2019 research video series this month"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the Institute of Education\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Big Questions\u2019<\/em> research video series, one more member of research staff is featured this month. Prof. Rebecca Harris<\/a><\/strong> (Professor of History Education, University of Reading)\u00a0 answers the following Big Question: ‘What should young people learn in history?’. <\/em>Within the first few days of Prof. Harris’s video being released, her video rapidly became the second most watched video in the series.<\/p>\n

Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai<\/a><\/strong> (Director of Research Communications, IoE) comments that “The purpose behind producing this research video series is to try to communicate IoE research to non-academic audiences. Drawing from our research interests, each of us sets out to answer a Big Question that wider society might be interested in learning more about.”<\/p>\n

Altogether, 15 videos in this video series have already been produced.<\/p>\n

To watch Prof. Harris’s video, click on the images below. To learn more about Prof. Rebecca\u2019s research interests, visit her profile page\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>. She tweets at\u00a0@Dr_RJHarris<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Prof. Rebecca Harris<\/strong><\/a> (Professor of History Education) answers the following Big Question: ‘What should young people learn in history?’<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Other videos in the series can be found below:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Prof. Suzanne Graham<\/strong><\/a> (Professor of Language and Education) answers the following Big Question: \u2018Are younger language learners always better language learners?\u2019<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Prof. Carol Fuller<\/strong><\/a> (Professor of Sociology of Education) answers the following Big Question: \u2018Can we address social inequality more easily by taking a bottom-up approach?\u2019<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Prof. Helen Bilton<\/strong><\/a> (Professor of Outdoor Learning) answers the following Big Question: ‘Why is outside important to young children\u2019s development?’<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Prof. Alan Floyd<\/strong><\/a> (Professor of Education) answers the following Big Question: ‘How can we run universities successfully?’<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dr. Daisy Powell<\/strong><\/a> (Associate Professor of the Psychology of Written Language) answers the following Big Question: ‘How do children learn how to read?’<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dr. Naomi Flynn<\/strong><\/a> (Associate Professor of Primary English Education) answers the following Big Question: ‘What are the challenges faced by teachers of children with English as an additional language?’<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dr. Karen Jones<\/strong><\/a> (Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Management) answers the following Big Question: ‘How can we close the gender gap?’<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dr. Holly Joseph<\/strong><\/a> (Associate Professor of Language Education and Literacy Development) answers the following Big Question: \u2018How can reading help children to build their vocabularies?\u2019<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dr. Maria Danos<\/strong><\/a> (Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education and Care) answers the following Big Question: \u2018How can we encourage parents to be more involved in their children\u2019s education?\u2019<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dr. Billy Wong<\/strong><\/a> (Associate Professor in Widening Participation) answers the following Big Question: \u2018What does it mean to be an ideal university student?\u2019<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai<\/a><\/strong> (Lecturer in Primary Mathematics Education) answers the following Big Question: ‘What if maths was taught through storytelling?’<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dr. Anna Tsakalaki<\/strong><\/a> (Lecturer in Education) answers the following Big Question: \u2018Can reading and writing be taught creatively?\u2019<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dr. Rowena Kasprowicz<\/a><\/strong> (Lecturer in Second Language Education) answers the following Big Question: ‘Can computer games make learning grammar fun?’<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dr. Pengchong (Anthony) Zhang<\/strong><\/a> (Lecturer in Second Language Learning) answers the following Big Question: ‘How can foreign language vocabulary knowledge be effectively developed in the classroom context?’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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