A view of Singleton Campus including Singleton Park and the beach, with the sea stretching into the horizon.

Mrs Suzanne Jabarian-Tabrizi

Senior Lecturer (Secondary) in ITE

Education and Childhood Studies

s.jabarian-tabrizi@swansea.ac.uk

Basic Welsh Speaker

Office - 248
Second Floor
Keir Hardie Building
Singleton Campus

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

About

Suzanne is a subject senior lecturer for English in initial teacher education and began her career as an English teacher working in schools in South Wales. Before moving from the classroom into teacher education in 2023, Suzanne was an experienced lead practitioner and research lead.

Suzanne is currently completing a Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD), the focus of which is sources of self-efficacy in teachers’ vocabulary instruction.

Suzanne is interested in evidence-informed practice, particularly regarding approaches to improving literacy outcomes.

Suzanne is also an experienced WJEC examiner.

Areas Of Expertise

Research-informed practice
Literacy
Explicit vocabulary instruction
Professional development
Close to practice action research
Qualitative research methods

Taught Modules

DEC201 Research methods in Education and Early Childhood Studies

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.
EDN305 Equity, Equality and Diversity in Education

This module will explore the aspects of difference and diversity that are relevant to educational practice across a variety of contexts. Topics will include, for example, issues pertaining to gender and education, multi-culturalism, social class, poverty and inequality and the impact of adversity on learning and development. It will involve the critical evaluation of research evidence as to the impact of such issues and will consider best practice to ensure equitable and appropriate educational experiences.

Mrs Suzanne Jabarian-Tabrizi

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Areas Of Expertise

Taught Modules

DEC201 Research methods in Education and Early Childhood Studies

EDN305 Equity, Equality and Diversity in Education