Educational Research at Lancaster University

Many congratulations to Tingjun Wang who successfully defended her thesis last week. Tingjun is a traditional route research student in Educational Research supervised by Professor Carolyn Jackson. The title of her thesis is: 'The impact of mindfulness training on stress, emotion regulation, and academic performance among students in Chinese middle schools.'
The award of PhD will follow subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Many congratulations to Rachel Elmslie who successfully defended her thesis this week.

Rachel is a member of Educational Research, Lancaster University -
Doctoral Programme in Educational Research – Higher Education and supervised by Professor Malcolm Tight.
The title of the thesis is: ‘The Management of Dialogic Space in Postgraduate Students’ Small-group Classroom Discussions'.

The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Many congratulations to Christo Joseph who successfully defended his thesis this week.

Christo was a member of the Doctoral Programme in Educational Research - Higher Education and supervised by Dr Richard Budd. The title of the thesis is: “University Choice and Student Experience in India through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory: A Study of Higher Education Institutions in Bangalore.

The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Very many congratulations to Blayn Parkinson who successfully defended his thesis today. The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Blayn was a student on the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and he has been supervised by Paul Ashwin. The title of the thesis is:
“Learning Technologists' Experiences and Perceptions of Professional Identity”

Many congratulations to Margie Roper who successfully defended her thesis this week. Margie is a member of Doctoral Programme in Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement (HEREE) and supervised by Dr Natasa Lackovic.

The title her thesis is: Scaling Playful Teacher Professional Development: A relational Ecosystemic Evaluative Approach.

The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Very many congratulations to Lenandlar Singh who successfully defended his thesis today. The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Len was a student on the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and s/he has been supervised by Don Passey. The title of the thesis is: “Understanding Early Career Researchers’
Identity Development Experiences on Twitter”

Very many congratulations to Nermin Hammad who successfully defended her thesis today. The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Nermin was a student on the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and she has been supervised by Katy Jordan. The title of the thesis is:
“Transforming Vocational Education with Virtual Reality: Investigating Benefits, Challenges and Pedagogical Implementations”

Very many congratulations to Georgios Kormpas who successfully defended his thesis yesterday. The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Georgios was a student on the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and he has been supervised by Jonathan Vincent. The title of the thesis is:
“Professional Learning in Evolving Ecosystems: Communities of Practice among English Language Teachers Associations in the MENA Region: a Multisite Qualitative Case Study”

Very many congratulations to Ishaq Al-Naabi, who has successfully defended his thesis this morning.

Ishaq is a member of the PhD in E-Research and TEL and has been supervised by Kathy Chandler.

The title of the thesis is: Transformative Learning in Digital Spaces: A Qualitative Case Study of Professional Development Webinars in a Higher Education Institution in Oman.

The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.