Research Centre for Learning and Teaching

Staff Profile

Dr Gail Edwards

Lecturer in Education

Background

Background

I taught in schools in the north-east of England then worked as an LEA advisory teacher before joining the university in September 2003. 

Roles and Responsibilities

Course Leader
  • PGCE Primary Humanities (History, Geography, RE).
Module Leader
  1. EDU 1005 The History of Western Education

Qualifications

BA (Hons) Education 

MA Education 

PhD 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research

Research Interests

  • The philosophy of the social sciences and research methodology (especially critical realism)
  • Teacher education and pedagogy (especially critical and Vygotskian perspectives)
  • The sociology and history of education (especially critical and Marxist perspectives)

Research Roles

Postgraduate Supervision

I am not currently available to undertake supervision.

Engagement/Esteem

  1. Keynote speaker: Fifth International Conference on Critical Education (ICCE) in Wroclaw, Poland, June 2015.
  2. Invited speaker at North East People’s Assembly Stand Up for Education (SUFE), Northern Stage 1st November 2014.
  3. Invited speaker: Anglia Ruskin University Critical Education and Justice (CEJ) seminar series 2013/14, 6th November 2013.
  4. Member of Editorial Advisory Board of Journal of Critical Education Policy Studies (JCEPS)

Research Projects

  • Newcastle Institute for Social Renewal (NISR 38):Teaching education for social justice to student teachers on a one year PGCE course: how effective is transformative teaching in the current political and social climate? (PI: Dr Hanneke Jones).


  • ERASMUS Project Internal Consultant (PI Dr Heather Smith) BH149512: Interactive dual language immersive learning space.


Teaching


I teach on the following modules and courses:  

  1. EDU1001 Education, Schooling, Children and Society (2015-) 
  2. EDU1005 The History of Western Education (2015-)
  3. EDU3001 Social Justice and Education (2017-) 
  4. EDU 8001 The Reflective Practitioner
  5. Non-modular PGCE Primary Humanities (History and Geography) and Professional Studies

Publications