Staff Profile:Dr Trevor Davies
- Name:
- Dr Trevor Davies
- Job Title:
- International Centre for Studies in Education and Training (ICSET)/Course Leader MA Global Futures
- Responsibilities:
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Main responsibilities at the Institute of Education:
- Director: International Centre for Studies in Education and Training (ICSET) (including co-ordination of exchange programmes and visiting academics and scholars)
- Programme Director: MA Developing Education for Sustainable Global Futures (Kazkahstan and St John's Marlborough)
- Subject Leader GTP Secondary Design and Technology programme
- Member of Institute Postgraduate Research Committee
- Member of Blended Learning Committee
- Member of UCET International Committee
Teaching
- MA Developing Education for Sustainable Global Futures
- GTP Secondary Design and Technology
- PGCE Secondary Science programme
- PGCE and BA (Ed) Primary Design and Technology courses
- Areas of Interest:
Expertise and research interest [able to supervise at PhD and Masters level]:
- Global Learning
- (Global) Citizenship education
- Creativity in education
- Educational change and reform
- International education
- Learning in design and technology education
- Relationships between science and design and technology education
- ICT in science and design and technology education
Current and Recent PhD Students, with topics/titles of their research:
- Suresh Gamlath: Motivation; Education; Simulation: what are teachers really trying to achieve with business simulations in college education
- Ayesha Faisal: Effectiveness of the National English Curriculum in delivering the aims of Ethical and Social Development at Secondary level in Pakistan
- Sarah Smart: Young people's experiences and evaluations of economic inequality
- Mohammad Reshidi: Requirements for successful integration of ICT in teaching and learning of Mathematics in Saudi Arabia
Current and Recent Research Projects:
A comparative study investigating initial teacher training for Global Education (GE) in secondary schools in England and Poland- a pilot study. Funded - IoE small grants award June 2011
Out of the Box - Active Citizenship - a collaborative study between ICSET, IoE; Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland, Expedition inside Culture, Romania and Waste into Wonder, Swindon. Funded through Grundtvig project, EU - September 2011-August 2013
- Research groups / Centres:
- Convenor - Global Citizenship education;
- International Centre for Studies in Education and Training.
- Publications:
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Recent publications/conference presentations/professional achievements:
Davies, T, Macfadyen, T. and Dorczak, R. (2011) A comparative study investigating initial teacher training for Global Education (GE) in secondary schools in England and Poland- a pilot study. Paper presented at the British Education Research Association, conference 2011, Institute of Education, London.
Davies, T. (2010) Evaluation in pedagogical supervision. in G. Mazurkiewicz (ed), Autonomy, The place of the school as a community of practice for creative action. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego (Jagiellonian University Publishing House).
Sandström Kjellin. M., Stier, J.,Einarson, T. Davies, T. and Asunta, T. (2010) Pupils' voices about citizenship education: comparative case studies in Finland, Sweden and England. European Journal of Teacher Education 33 ( 2), 201-218. (Provided IoE entry to the FoSS research output this year (2011)).
Davies, T. (2010) Title: Overcoming social and cultural fragmentation in rural Transylvania: a case study based on the multicultural socialisation of mixed age pupils through a science and technology day. Paper presented at the British Education Research Association 2010, University of Warwick.
Sandström Kjellin, M., Stier, J.,Einarson, T. Davies, T. and Asunta, T. (2010) Pupils' voices about citizenship education: comparative case studies in Finland, Sweden and England. Paper presented at the 6th International Citizenship Education Conference, St. Andrews University, Scotland.
Davies T. (2006) Creative teaching and learning in Europe: promoting a new paradigm. The Curriculum Journal. 17 (1), 37 - 57.
Davies, T. (2005). Using teacher-led research as a development tool to challenge pre-conceived notions about the teaching of gifted and talented students; accessing higher order teaching skills through the use of language in the classroom, 'Reflexive School': the International Journal of the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Association 2 (1) 56-62.
Davies, T. C. (2005). Creativity: The road to enlightenment in European education. In (Eds) Nolan, V. & Darby, G. Reinventing Education., 167-180. London: Synectics Education Initiative.
Davies T.C. & Gilbert, J.K. (2005) Promoting creativity while forging links between science education and design and technology education in Gilbert, J.K.(Ed) Constructing Worlds through Science Education: the selected works of John K. Gilbert.,128-143. Abingdon, UK & New York, USA: Routledge.
Davies, T & Gilbert, J. (2003). Modelling: promoting creativity whilst forging links between science education and design and technology education. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education. 3 (1) 67 - 82.
Enterprise activity; external roles and consultancy:
Set up new MA Degree - 'Developing Education for Sustainable Global Futures'. 1st Cohorts- Semey State Pedagogical Institute, Khazakstan, April 2011; St Johns School, Marlborough
Consultant to Comenius Regio project, 2009 - 2011
Consultant to Jagellonian University, Kracow, Reforming Polish Inspection
Partner in successful bid to EU for Grundtvig project to explore active citizenship for adult learners across Europe. Other partners include Associatia Expeditia in Cultura, Romania, Jagiellonian University Poland and waste to Wonder Network operations, Swindon
Convener of training course for Chinese Head teachers and administrators from Xinjiang (Sep 2011)
Aug 2011 - Bid submitted with lead partner 'Research voor Beleid, Holland' to the European Commission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture
Learning from second chance education: making use of good practice in second chance education to prevent early school leaving
Oct 2011 - Bid submitted with lead partner 'Research voor Beleid, Holland' to the European Commission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture. Tender: EAC/07/2011
Study of the Feasibility of a Long-Term School Education Staff Mobility Action. Tender EAC/10/201
