Education and Childhood Research Group (ECRG)

The Education and Childhood Research Group (ECRG) encompasses four strands of research:

Equity in education
Pedagogy
Childhood, children and young people
Sustainability in education.

These four Strands are committed to deliver UWE Bristol's values, vision and strategy through real world research and scholarship that seeks to transform futures.

ECRG is made up of researchers, associates and doctoral researchers throughout the School and welcomes active membership and collaboration from across the University. The ECRG is led by Professor Alpesh Maisuria (alpesh.maisuria@uwe.ac.uk), Professor of Education Policy in Critical Education at UWE Bristol.

Details of the activities of the Group are advertised through our social media site, X (formerly Twitter). We also include details of our activities within some of our blog posts. We further advertise our events via UWE Bristol email to relevant groups and individuals.

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By Stephen Beresford and Anna Burchfiel, PhD candidates and members of ECRG In July 2024, we were lucky enough, alongside the ECRG Lead and our PhD supervisor, Alpesh Maisuria, to have the opportunity to attend the International Conference of Critical Education (ICCE)at Ankara University in Türkiye. In its 13th year, the conference is an opportunity … Continue reading "The 2024 International Conference on Critical Education (ICCE): connecting with global struggles for education"

The 2024 International Conference on Critical Education (ICCE): connecting with global struggles for education
On 28 June 2024, UWE Bristol hosted the third annual South West Anti-Racist Education Forum (SWAREF), an event organised in partnership between UWE Bristol and the University of Bristol. The 2024 SWAREF aimed to build on the previous two events in 2023 and 2022 and provide informative participatory sessions on issues which local practitioners have … Continue reading "South West Anti-Racist Education Forum"

South West Anti-Racist Education Forum
Doctorate in Education (EdD) student Ronnie Houselander reflects on her experience of presenting at the recent Education and Childhood Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) Conference, which was supported by the Education and Childhood Research Group (ECRG) On Friday 12th and Saturday 13th of July, the School of Education and Childhood hosted its first PGR Conference. EdD and … Continue reading "Reflecting on a Successful First Postgraduate Research Conference"

Reflecting on a Successful First Postgraduate Research Conference
Tuesday 4th June 2024 – 4:30pm-5:30pm // free and online // Eventbrite registration required for non-UWE colleagues By Malcolm Richards – Senior Lecturer in Education, School of Education and Childhood The fourth in an exciting series of collaborations by Network for Black Studies in Education, in collaboration with UWE ECRG, Bristol Caribbean Kitchen, Bookbag (Exeter), … Continue reading "Culture Club: Words, Sight and Sounds Vol. 4 with Dr. Ryan Hanley (University of Exeter)"

Culture Club: Words, Sight and Sounds Vol. 4 with Dr. Ryan Hanley (University of Exeter)
By Dr Verity Jones (verity6.jones@uwe.ac.uk) On the afternoon of 25 April 2024, just as children piled out of school, the RESPECT project team were putting their final touches to a billboard in Bristol that in invited people to think about what life would be like without racism. The new billboard aims to amplify children’s voice … Continue reading "Dr Verity Jones reflects on how children’s experiences of racism and their desire to have their voices heard is being realised in Bristol."

Dr Verity Jones reflects on how children’s experiences of racism and their desire to have their voices heard is being realised in Bristol.
Tuesday 19th March 2024 – 4:15pm-5:30pm // free and online // Eventbrite registration required for non-UWE colleagues By Malcolm Richards – Senior Lecturer in Education, School of Education and Childhood The third in an exciting series of collaborations by Network for Black Studies in Education, in collaboration with UWE ECRG, Bristol Caribbean Kitchen, Bookbag (Exeter), … Continue reading "Culture Club: Words, Sight and Sounds Vol. 3 with Dr. Rita Gayle (University of Birmingham)"

Culture Club: Words, Sight and Sounds Vol. 3 with Dr. Rita Gayle (University of Birmingham)
By Dr Tim Clark, ECRG Strand Leader as featured on the SRHE News Blog All doctoral students in the UK are expected to navigate periodic, typically annual, progress reviews as part of their studies (QAA, 2020). Depending on the stage, and the individual institutional regulations, these often play a role in determining confirmation of doctoral … Continue reading "Doctoral progress reviews: Managing KPIs or developing researchers?"

Doctoral progress reviews: Managing KPIs or developing researchers?
By Will Grant – Associate Director of Postgraduate Study in the School of Arts, UWE Bristol. Linked closely with the Pedagogy strand of the ECRG. The teaching profession practices in an increasingly fragmented landscape, with school profiles and processes diversified though the marketising instruments of recent policy developments. In a market, the individual teacher can … Continue reading "Engendering Collegiality Through Inter-Institutional Pedagogies"

Engendering Collegiality Through Inter-Institutional Pedagogies