- Champions Programme with University of West Indies, Jamaica
- Developing a Partnership with Ho Chi University Vietnam to develop a professional doctorate programme
- Governor Denefield School
- External Examiner Ed D Canterbury and King's College London
- Journal reviewer
Carol Fuller
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Professor
Professor of Sociology of Education
Areas of interest
Both qualitative and some quantitative research methods.
Various aspects of sociology of education, including:
- Sociology
- Educational identity/identity construction
- Educational attainment, values and aspirations
- Gender
- Widening Participation
- Social background/Pupil Premium
- ‘Left-Behind’ Children
Postgraduate supervision
Current and Recent PhD and Ed D Students, with topics of their research:
- Dr Faiza Abrahman
- Dr Hamda Al-Naimi (1st) – How Qatari 12th grade students make career and educational decisions
- Dr Mohammed Alduailej (1st) – Career decision making of first year university students in Saudi Arabia
- Dr Nora Aljbreen (1st) – Gendered experience of leadership in Quality Assurance departs in HEIs in KSA
- Dr Khaled Al Jarallah (1st) – 21st Century skills to support education in Kuwait
- Dr Hamda Al-Naimi (1st) – How Qatari 12th grade students make career and educational decisions
- Dr Reem Balubaid (2nd) – Autism and relationships amongst adults in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Dr Stuart Bracewell (1st) – Social inequality and school marketing
- Dr Fiona Curtis(1st) – Understanding Algebra: A Study into the Development of Algebraic Thinking with a Focus on the Use of Manipulatives
- Dr Catherine Foley (1st) – Children's perceptions of mathematics in their home and school lives
- Dr Yang Hong (1st) –The educational aspirations of 'left behind' children in rural China
- Dr Nici Hunt (1st) – Advanced Skills Teachers and Expertise
- Dr Janette Jolly (2nd) – Life histories of retirement life-transition amateur instrumentalists: music education, lifelong learning, and identity
- Dr Brent Jones (2nd) – An experiential look at learner engagement in University EFL courses in Japan
- Dr Ingrid Kangua (1st) – Students’ perceptions of supporting deep learning
- Fei Lan (1st) – The professional identities of highly educated female teachers in Beijing - submitted
- Dr Tania Lyden (1st) – Career Mentoring and social differences
- Dr Aliki MacDonald (joint 1st) – The role of parents and place in aspirations
- Dr Blair McMurchy (1st) – The role of the President in Ontario Community Colleges
- Dr Cecilia Muldoon (1st) – The role of gender and class in constructions of aspirations in women
- Dr Leah Muteru (1st) – Parental Participation in English State schools: the case for Kenyans PBS migrants
- Dr Toby Olasimbo (2nd) – Further Education
- Dr Louise Pagden (2nd) – Free school Policy Enactment in two case-study schools: Motivation, vision and reality
- Dr Mathew Pawson (2nd)
- Dr Lisa Patterson (1st) – Accountability in Schools: Case studies of Jamaican and English Teachers
- Dr Rosemary Reynolds (2nd) – Chinese students' experiences and motivations for study in FE colleges in the UK
- Dr Richard Robson (2nd) – Marketing attitudes and practices of staff at a UK independent school.
- Dr Mathew Thorne (1st) – Why Sixth form students chose the A-Level subjects they are studying and the impact of Pupil Premium
- Sally Tipper (1st) – Gender Representations in STEM - submitted
- Dr Sheralee Virdi (1st) – Early years practioners and understanding and attitudes to rewards
- Dr Suzy Tutchell (1st) – Gender and self and the role of art in identity construction
- Dr Andrew Wall (2nd) – Exploring students’ perceptions and experiences of learning under educational reform using Freire’s analytical framework from a student/teacher perspective
- Dr Linyao Wang (1st) – Rural migrant children and their educational experience in Beijing
- Dr Charlotte Wilson (1st) – Learner Identities and aspirations of Pupil Premium Students
- Dr Meilun Yan (1st) – 'Left behind' children in rural China
- Dr Jiayi Zhang (2nd) – Gender and HE leadership in China
Current students
- Arwa Alk (1st) – The role of culture in parenting practices in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Fay Alsawaha (2nd) – Education, Identity and gender in older women in Kuwait
- Pam Cottrell (1st) – Teachers of excluded children: beliefs and practices
- Simon Fox (1st) – Resilience: what is it and how is it taught?
- Fengyi Wang (1st) – Gender and aspirations in Chinese female students in HE
Teaching
- Doctoral and MA supervision
- Convenor of ED1BSE and ED3FDD
- Contributing to teaching across all programmes
Research projects
I have been involved in a range of funded research
- Girls and routes into crime – funded by the Ministry for Justice via Thames Valley Violence Reduction(with Prof Jo Phoenix,Linyao Wang and Fei Lian )
- 2023 The Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce LSIPs Employer Engagement Research (with Prof Suzanne Graham, Prof Carol Fuller, and Dr Heike Krusemann) funded by the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Women and Crime – funded by the ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø
- ‘Marvellous Mums’ project – funded by the ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø (with Dr Maria Kambouri)
- The Indoor/Outdoors Girlhood Project – Funded by Ufton Court
- The impact of the outdoors on a range of areas and young people – funded by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust/Big Lottery Grant
- Outdoor Learning and impact on educational attainment and engagement - funded by Society for Educational Studies
- Outdoor Learning and Educational Attainment, Engagement and Aspirations- (funded by the ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø Research Endowment Trust Fund
- Development in a Small Island Developing State: the Jamaican context - funded by BELMAS (with Dr Alan Floyd)
- Exploring the Professional Identities of Secondary School Teachers - funded by the ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø IoE internal research fund (with Dr Alan Floyd)
- The Experiences of Non-Traditional Entrants in a Traditional Higher Educational Setting - funded by Progress South Central) (with Tony Macfadeyn)
Professional bodies/affiliations
- AERA
- BERA
- Society for Educational Studies
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- UKCGE - Professional Doctorates SIG
- Educational Doctorates Directors Network
Selected publications
Conference Presentations:
International Conferences:
- Fuller, C and Goodwyn, A., (2013)Advanced Skills Teachers and the 'Master Teacher' Standard; on becoming a Cheap, Cheerful and Compliant Teacher, American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, America, 27th April-2nd May 2013.
- Goodwyn, A. and Fuller, C., (2012), The Future of Expert Teachers in England: A Case Study in an International Context, European Educational Research Association (EERA), Cadiz, Spain, September 18th-21st.
- Fuller, C., (2012), Social Capital and Educational Aspirations, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, Canada, 13th-17th April.
- Fuller, C., and Macfadyen, T., (2012),"What with your grades?" Experiences of and motivations for vocational education in FE, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, Canada, 13th-17th April.
- Goodwyn, A. and Fuller, C., (2012), Being an Advanced Skills Teacher: Identity and Status, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, Canada, 13th-17th April.
- Fuller, C, (2010), Exploring Educational Aspirations, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Denver, USA, April 30th-4th May.
National Conferences:
- Floyd, A. and Fuller, C. (2012) Leadership development in a Small Island Developing State: the Jamaican context paper presented at BELMAS Annual Conference, Manchester, 20th-22nd July.
- Fuller, C., and Floyd, A., (2012) Teachers as professionals: identity, autonomy and job satisfaction in an era of unprecedented structural reform, British Educational Research Association (BERA), Manchester, September 4th-6th .
- McCrum, E., Fuller, C., and Macfadyen, T., (2012), Teachers and pupils knowledge and experiences of IAG: some implications for the current policy context, British Educational Research Association (BERA), Manchester, September 4th-6th.
- Goodwyn, A. and Fuller, C., (2012), Mr Gove's 'Master Teacher Standard'; on becoming a cheap, cheerful and compliant teacher, British Educational Research Association (BERA), Manchester, September 4th-6th.
- Fuller, C., Goodwyn, A., and Francis-Brophy, E., (2011), Being an Advanced Skills Teacher: Identity and Status, British Educational Research Association (BERA), London, September 6th-8th .
External Roles and Consultancy