Athro yn yr Adran Addysg ac Astudiaethau Plentyndod yw Janet, ar ôl dod i Abertawe yn 2019. Arweinydd Myfyrwyr Ymchwil Ôl-raddedig Cyfadran y Dyniaethau a'r Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol yw Janet.
Mae ymchwil Janet yn canolbwyntio’n bennaf ar gynnwys rhieni yn nysgu pobl ifanc. Mae wedi gweithio gyda nifer o ysgolion, llywodraethau a chyrff llywodraethol i gefnogi cynnwys rhieni ac mae wedi darlithio ac ysgrifennu'n eang ar y pwnc
Ar ôl dechrau ei gyrfa mewn addysg uwch gan weithio ym maes addysg barhaus i oedolion, mae Janet wedi addysgu ystod eang o bynciau, gan gynnwys cymdeithaseg, astudiaethau rhywedd a diwinyddiaeth. Yn Abertawe, mae ei gwaith addysgu'n canolbwyntio ar faterion addysgol, yn arbennig y rheiny sy'n ymwneud â'r teulu ac ymgysylltu cymunedol â dysgu.
Yn ddiweddar, mae Janet wedi cwblhau prosiect, a ariannwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru, gan weithio ar y cyd â Phlant yng Nghymru a'r Grŵp Gweithredu ar Dlodi Plant.
This module will develop students¿ understanding of the purpose and nature of research in education and early childhood settings. Students will be introduced to a variety of research approaches and methods of data generation, including qualitative and quantitative methods and action research. The module will discuss the importance of research informed practice and support students to become familiar with critiquing current research and academic literature and policy in their chosen area of education or childhood. Important issues around ethical consent for engaging in research in educational or early childhood settings will be explored. The structure of the module will include guest lectures by academics who have conducted research in the area of childhood and education studies, in order to provide a thorough insight into various research methods by well-experienced and current researchers. Each lecture will discuss the fit-for-purpose choosing of a specific method for answering specific research questions and will offer a grounding for the start of the dissertation or research project beginning in the subsequent semester.
This module will advance students¿ knowledge of leadership and management in early years and education settings and integrated childcare provision. It will introduce students to individual and system level factors that are related to leading and management in educational and early childhood settings. The historical trajectory of research and practice knowledge in the field will be explored, including the move from advocacy of distributed leadership to institutional leadership. The module will also support students¿ consideration of a range of research perspectives in the field, with a focus on policy reviews, procedures and practices to support children and young people¿s interests and needs. The module will outline fundamental issues, including leadership for inclusivity / diversity and leadership for social justice, together with global perspectives on leadership and management in early years¿ contexts and will encourage students to reflect on leadership in practice.
This module equips students with the advanced research knowledge and enquiry skills required to complete a Master¿s degree by providing them with the research, enquiry and analytical skills that are necessary to undertake a piece of independent research within their own context. The module will ensure that students develop the skills of literature survey, research design, data analyses and data representation that will support their personal research and enquiry work. The module will also provide students with an extensive understanding of international research on various topics as well as research philosophies, methods, forms of analyses and presentation styles.
This module will focus on the opportunities and purposes of collaborative engagement in professional practice. The module will consider the international evidence about different forms of professional collaboration and its impact on learners. The module will reinforce the importance of creating effective learning environments where all learners feel safe and can develop to their full potential. The model will encourage students to critically reflect on their professional practice and to identify effective strategies that support well-being, safeguarding and the wider needs of their learners. The module will consider issues of inclusivity, equity and student wellbeing and how these can be maximised through collaborative forms of professional practice.
Students will advance their knowledge about leadership and management in early years settings and integrated childcare provision. This module will support students to explore the range of research perspectives in the field, with a focus on policy reviews, procedures, and practices to support children¿s interests and needs. The module will outline fundamental issues including leadership for inclusivity / diversity and leadership for social justice, together with global perspectives on leadership and management in early years¿ contexts.
This dissertation module will enable students to pursue an empirical study on a topic of their choice relating to education across contexts according to their academic interest or future career aspirations. It will require students to formulate an appropriate research question and to design and execute a research project that will address their chosen question in a coherent and systematic manner. Students will have the flexibility to pursue a research topic related to education that might be relevant to their career aspirations across the full range of contexts where knowledge and expertise in education is applicable.
This module will introduce students to the concepts of family and community engagement in education and schooling. The module will introduce students to the background to these concepts and their impacts on schooling and education, and to the critical debates around them. The module will consider the overall impact of family and community engagement and in particular the importance of community engagement in Wales, as this is a focus of Welsh Government. The module will critically engage with some of the issues surrounding family and community engagement in learning, education and schooling: the difference between involvement and engagement, deficit discourses and their impact on staff perception of families, issues of racism and marginalisation of communities.
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