Role
Professor of Biology in Education;
Executive Research professor, Faculty of Education;
Qualifications & background
BEd (Exon) Biology and Philosophy of Education; 1973
MSc (Lond, Birkbeck College) Comparative Physiology; 1978
MSc (CNAA) Neurophysiological Basis of Behaviour; 1981
PhD (Lond, University College) 1987 Zoology and Comparative Anatomy; 1987
Professional membership
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Zoological Society of London |
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Institute of Biology |
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Association for Science Education |
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Alternative Learning Technologies Association |
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BERA (British Educational Research Association |
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ESERA (European Science Education Research Association) |
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EERA (European Educational Research Association) |
Roles on external bodies
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Biological Education
Member of the Research and Development Committee of the Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET)
Representative of the University of Bristol on the Council of Cheltenham College
Staff serving as external examiners
Chief External Examiner for the University of Nottingham PGCE course
External Examiner for the University of Bath Generally Available (UG) Units
Research interests
My research interests are science education, the use of infromation and communication technologies in education and in initial teacher education and the professional development of teachers. I like to adopt an appropach that involves action research and case study with classroom teachers, both novice and experienced, and also to work with children in and beyond the classroom in teaching and learning innovation.
