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Qualification
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Location
University of Brighton
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
OCT-21
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Duration
3 years
Course summary
As an Education Policy and Practice PhD student, you will undertake applied research, combining theoretical analysis with fieldwork data collection to produce leading edge studies.
The research of our supervisory staff generates knowledge that advances social justice and fosters critical understanding of learning and teaching in diverse cultures and complex worlds.
Staff and PhD student research spans broad areas of education, including for example: investigating children and young people’s rights in UK and international contexts; researching the learning, development and working lives of educators in different educational settings; mentoring and coaching in education settings; and examining pedagogical practices in higher education.
We carry out innovative, creative and participatory research involving children, young people, adults and those who work with them. We also specialise in narrative and biographical methodologies and approaches and, as part of this, listen to educator’s and learner’s stories and examine their life histories, to better understand their experiences and world views.
Our PhD students have gone on to a variety of different roles following the successful completion of their research. These include academic posts as lecturers and postdoctoral research assistants at Brighton and elsewhere. Many have gone on to management positions in related areas such as business consultancy.
Education Policy and Practice PhD study is available on a full-time or part-time basis. As one of our postgraduate research students, you will: benefit from a supervisory team comprising two members of academic staff with expertise in your area of interest. Depending on your research specialism you may also have an additional external supervisor from another school or another research institution, or an external partner from government or industry benefit from access to a range of electronic resources via the University’s Online Library, as well as to the physical book and journal collections housed within the Aldrich Library and other campus libraries.
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University information

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University League Table
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University of Brighton, Mithras House, Lewes Road, Brighton, Brighton & Hove, BN2 4AT, England
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/ Max 10051 51%68th
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