DISCOVER CUTTING-EDGE EDUCATION AND LEARNING RESEARCH AT QUEEN’S
Queen's is at the forefront of innovative research in children and young people's education and learning, with a profound commitment to involving children's voices to enable their meaningful participation.
Through a multifaceted approach, Queen's researchers strive to empower children and adolescents to express their thoughts, needs, and aspirations, creating an inclusive environment for their valuable contributions.
By recognising children as active agents in their own educational journeys and possessing a deeper understanding of their unique perspectives, more effective and child-centred educational policies and practices can be promoted, paving the way for a more inclusive and equitable education for all.
MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION AND CHILDREN’S VOICES
By valuing the input of children and young people, educational policies become more inclusive, adaptable, and better equipped to meet the diverse needs of all learners, ultimately enhancing the quality of education and its outcomes.
- The impact of tracking by attainment on pupil self-confidence over time: demonstrating the accumulative impact of self-fulfilling prophecy
- Enabling the meaningful participation of children and young people globally (The Lundy Model)
- Inclusion is a feeling, not a place – qualitative study exploring autistic young people’s conceptualisations of inclusion
- Future time perspective, positive emotions and student engagement: a longitudinal study
SHARED AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
With a strong commitment to fostering an inclusive society, Queen’s researchers have dedicated their efforts to understanding and promoting education that accommodates diverse needs and backgrounds.
- The mainstreaming and internationalisation of shared education
- Attempting to break the chain – reimagining inclusive pedagogy and decolonising the curriculum
- How diversity approaches affect ethnic minority and majority adolescents: Teacher – student relationship trajectories and school outcomes
- How inclusive is the right to inclusive education? An assessment of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities’ concluding observations
- Towards inclusive education: instructional practices to meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs in multi-grade settings
COVID-19’S IMPACT ON EDUCATION AND LEARNING
The pandemic emphasized the need for flexible and resilient education systems, forcing educational institutions to innovate and explore new ways of delivering content and ensuring educational continuity in the face of crises. It also brought to a head the need for media literacy and critical thinking to help individuals discern accurate information from ‘fake news’.