Doctoral projects

I began supervising doctoral projects from 1999 at Birmingham (1999-2004) and then Manchester (2004-2022) Universities. Here is a list of 38 completions.

Date
 		AwardStudent NameTitle
2021EdDJames TwiggTowards an understanding of children’s accounts of learning in primary schools. 
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2020PhDLuyao HuangSocial capital, education and entrepreneurial development
80,000 word thesis.
2019PhDBelinda (Bee) HughesAn investigation into the Chief Executive Officer of a Multi Academy Trust in England. 
90,000 word (Journal Format) Thesis.
2019PhDOmar KaissiResearching corporeality in education: an investigation of knowledge production in gender and education on boys and masculinities. 
90,000 word (Journal Format) Thesis.
2019EdDDr Lee WebsterAn investigation into informed learning and postgraduate study: the SPIDER case study. 
60,000 word thesis (Alternative Format), plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2019EdDBecky Lunson SouthallPeer Wellbeing Champions in Secondary Schools. Towards an understanding of online-peer-mentoring and wellbeing. 
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2019EdDLewis EntwistleAn investigation into building democratic values and practices through young people’s experiences of knowledge and learning in a sixth form college
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2018EdDCaroline LeahApproved Mental Health Professionals: negotiating dialogic identities as hybrid professionals
50,000 word thesis.
2017EdDLiz GregoryTowards a collective identity: a study of learners self-perception in the FE environment
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2017PhDWazerah BawazeerWomen in leadership in higher education in KSA
80,000 word thesis.
2017EdDStephen RaynerValues and policy enactment: the interrelationship between decision-making processes, values and professional practice in an English secondary school.
60,000 word thesis (Alternative Format) plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2017EdDAndy GrahamA study of the perceptions of academic staff of workload and performance management models.
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2017EdDJennifer SilverthorneAn investigation into pharmacist professional formation. 
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2016EdDMichael BurnittPrimary Headteachers: Perceptions on Standards, Accountability and School Context
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2016EdDAleksander JedroszScience teaching spaces: their impact on teaching.
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2016EdDRachel ChardA study of current teacher professionals and their attitudes towards promotion and careers.
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2015PhDSteven J CourtneyInvestigating school leadership at a time of system diversity, competition and flux.
90,000 word (Alternative Format) thesis.
2015EdDTony FortConstituting the Managerial Subject: an investigation into middle management in FE.
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2015EdDVictoria Ruth JohnsonPolicy, practice and assessment: revealing the relationship between the GCSE English assessment and educational reproduction.
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of two out of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2014PhDRuth McGinityAn investigation into localised policymaking at a time of rapid educational reform in England.
80,000 word thesis.
2014EdDJulian SkyrmeContextual admissions and social justice in selective English higher education institutions.
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2013PhDOlga Campbell-ThomsonExploring the process of national identity construction in the context of schooling in The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
80,000 word thesis.
2013EdDPatricia DaviesStudent leadership of ICT for learning in a high school.
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2013PhDAna-Cristina PopescuHeadteachers and the Decentralisation of Public Education in Post-Communist Romania.
80,000 word thesis.
2013PhDChristiana KarousiouAn Exploratory Study into Primary Teachers’ Professional Identity at a Time of Educational Reform in Cyprus.
80,000 word thesis.
2012EdDAdrian LythgoeA study of the professional identities of senior school leaders in areas of economic hardship.
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2012PhDStephen RogersAn investigation into New Labour Education Policy: personalisation, young people, schools and modernity.
80,000 word thesis.
2012PhDDiane WhalleyPolicy and practice for children with complex needs.
80,000 word thesis.
2011EdDMaureen CainInside the Primary School Leadership Team: an investigation into Primary school leadership practice and development as an integrated process.
50,000 word thesis, plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers as part of the Doctoral programme.
2010EdDJoe O’ConnellTowards an understanding of the factors that influence teacher engagement in continuing professional development.
50,000 word thesis; plus supervision of the three 10,000 word research papers within the Doctoral Programme.
2009EdDCraig BlythDisabled gay men and Manchester’s gay village: the socially and spatially constructed gay body.
50,000 word thesis.
2008EdDCharlotte WoodsInvestigating Emotion in the Higher Education Workplace Using Q Methodology.
50,000 word thesis
2008PhDWei ZhangAn Investigation of the Professional Learning of School Leaders in English Schools.
80,000 word thesis.
2007PhDAnne LanceAn investigation of policy and practice in the primary school.
80,000 word thesis
2006EdDAlison TaysumThe EdD and the learning journies of leaders in education.
50,000 word thesis; plus supervision of the eight 5,000 word research papers within the Doctoral Programme.
2006PhDLin MacKenzieAn investigation into adult learners and learning: powerful learners and learning in three sites of adult education.
80,000 word thesis
2004EdDLynn BradburyA study of women who are headteachers and mothers.
50,000 word thesis; plus supervision of the eight 5,000 word research papers within the Doctoral Programme.
2004PhDRobert SmithWork, identity and the quasi-market: the FE experience.
80,000 word thesis