TCELT research seminar - 3 July

Speakers 

Dr Kieran Hodgkin and Dr Rhiannon Packer

Dr Kieran Hodgkin is a Senior Lecturer in Education within the School of Education and Social Policy at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Kieran has published widely in the field of transition. Through the lens of young people, Kieran has explored the expectations and experiences of young people making the transition between primary and secondary school and further to higher education. His other research interests include ethnography and research ethics. Kieran is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7546-2187

Dr Rhiannon Packer is a senior lecturer in Additional Learning Needs and teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She worked for nine years as a secondary school teacher and was a Head of Year for five years before moving into Higher Education. Her research interests include exploring the educational transition experiences of learners in a range of settings, the learner journey for quiet, shy, and anxious children, supporting learners with Specific Learning Difficulties and bilingualism. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1976-8410

Seminar description

Drawing upon research conducted by Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Pontio Research group, this seminar will look closely at a collection of studies centred upon educational transitions. The seminar will draw comparisons between different phases of educational transitions and explore how transitions can be conceptualised and researched from the micro to the macro level. The session is aimed at ECRs, mid-career researchers, and anyone interested in educational transitions. A full list of the relevant articles will be included in the presentation.