This ECR Conference celebrated the journey of “becoming” an educational researcher. It was an opportunity to celebrate and disseminate small and big successes in ECRs’ journey from research students to independent thinkers. The conference included two keynote presentations, panel discussions, and parallel sessions.
In the “impact” strand, we defined impact in its broadest sense to include not only publications in prestigious academic journals but also how research by ECRs has influenced beliefs, practices, and policies. We acknowledged both breadth and depth of the impact that educational research has, that is, how educational research is making a difference in the educational experiences of individuals locally, nationally, or internationally. Presentations under this strand reported educational research projects or interventions at various stages and their implications for research and practice.
In the “inspiration” strand, presentations focused on how ECRs get inspired, for example, by colleagues, peers, or approaches to navigate the doctoral journey. By sharing sources of inspiration, presenters helped inspire peers who are facing similar challenges. Sessions focused on new researchers’ experiences of exploring and evaluating options, and searching for solutions. A particular emphasis of this strand is the process of “figuring out” the research process rather than having definitive answers.
Presentations on the day were reviewed and the winner was to be invited to the Âé¶¹ÒùÔº Conference 2023 to present their work in a dedicated ECR session.
Draft programme:
| 09:30 |
Registration, tea and coffee |
| 10:00 |
Welcome and Introduction
Sin Wang Chong and Gihan Ismail
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| 10:15 |
Keynote lecture – Impact
Traversing with Strangers and Negotiating the Unknown: Reflections of an Early Career Researcher Road Tripping through Academia
Dr Katherine Simpson, University of Huddersfield
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| 10:45 |
Parallel sessions |
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The implications and impact of research into the engagement and achievement of White British FSM students
Emma Simpson, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
Perceptions of Headteacher agency through performativity culture changes: resisting, confronting, subverting, crumbling
Kelly Stokes, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
Negative effects of pejorative language involving autism and its impact
Luke McFarline, University of Leeds
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Inspired by Kline: approaches to nurturing the conditions for independent thinking
Sheila Ball, Leeds Beckett University and Sarah Lightfoot, The Open University
What do we need to learn to succeed in life?
Paula Moses, University of Cumbria
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Foxholes: Mental Resilience Training to support the retention and graduate success of trainee-teachers on a PGCE programme
Julian Ayres, Wrexham Glyndwr University
Exploring Christian Environment Education provision (in the UK)
Amanda Anderson, Anglia Ruskin University
Lived experiences of transgender and gender diverse people in the English educational system
Kayden Jo Schumacher, Coventry University
The discourse of exclusion – what does the language used in a permanent exclusion tell us about the reality of inclusion in the education system?
Marcia White, Bromley Trust Academy
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| 11:30 |
Tea and coffee break |
| 11:50 |
Parallel sessions |
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EFL Teachers’ Digital Pedagogic Practice in the Post-Pandemic Context
Dadan Nugraha, Queens’s University Belfast
Working together to increase the impact and accessibility of a nature connection
Nicola Parkin, Cardiff University
Using data to make an impact: the case of the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities (COSMO) study
Xin Shao, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
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Open Educational Resources for Supporting Pupils with Learning Difficulties
Johny Daniel, Durham University
Creating impact to improve trans students’ experiences of secondary school in the UK
Sophie Atherton, University of Manchester
Trapped by Shadow Education and Educational Involution: Science Engagement and Parental Anxiety in Urban China
Ye (Catherine) Cao, King’s College London
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Constructing the Teacher Mentor Self-efficacy Scale (TMSES): Investigating the Impact of Teacher Mentoring in a Mutable Educational Landscape
Rebecca Tickell, University of York
A Decolonial Outlook: Othered from the Offset, Indian Female Student Experiences of Community
Sangeeta Rani, University of Leeds
Promoting mutual respect and tolerance: key findings and recommendations for practitioners and policy makers
Rebekah Ackroyd, University of Cumbria
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| 12:35 |
Panel discussion
Led by Sin Wang Chong, Alysean Banks, Gihan Ismail and Brittany Wright
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| 12:55 |
Lunch and networking |
| 13:55 |
Keynote Panel Discussion – Inspiration
Ambitions, fears and hopes: Looking for sources of inspiration in our (early) research careers
Dr Helen Hanna, University of Manchester
Joined by: Leanne Henderson, Rebekah Ackroyd and Yan Zhu
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| 14:40 |
Parallel sessions |
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Who is best placed to produce impactful educational research? Navigating opportunities and dilemmas in interactions between practice and academia in Norway
Mari-Ana Jones, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Julie Lysberg, Nord University and Tessa Grevle, Oslo Metropolitan University |
Living and Learning while Trans*:
Gender Diversity and the English Education System
Kayden Jo Schumacher, Coventry University
Turning Researcher’s Emotional Vulnerabilities into an Opportunity of Reshaping Research and the Researcher
Suqiong Zheng, University of Edinburgh
Using scrapbook journalling to develop critical and reflective thinking skills in doctoral research
Rebecca Sherratt, Staffordshire University
Inspiration during fieldwork: Process-derived research aims
Jessica Breese, University of Sheffield
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Inspired by Top Trumps and Tarot: Designing a card game to impact on early career teacher commitment and retention
Kathryn Spicksley, Oxford Brookes University
A Habermasian discourse analysis of students’ online socio-political discussions
Candace Nolan-Grant, Durham University
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| 15:10 |
Tea and coffee break |
| 15:30 |
Parallel sessions |
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The challenges of wearing two hats: Navigating the positionality of ‘researcher-practitioner’
Noel Dempsey, University Campus of Football Business (UCFB)
Trains, Brains and Serendipity: The Messy Research Journey
Suzie Pugh, Swansea University
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A Passion for Anthropology in Education
Mark Lindley-Highfield of Ballumbie Castle, University of Strathclyde
Networks of Care: From Solidarity to Inspiration
Julia Dobson, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
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| 16:00 |
Panel discussion
Led by Gihan Ismail, Lisa Reed and Nicola Marlow
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| 16:30 |
Conclusion and thanks |
| 16:45 |
Event close |