Staff profile

Sharon is a doctoral student in the School of Education. Her research focuses on the positioning of English for Academic Purposes in UK higher education.

Following a career in libraries in the NHS and the British Council, Sharon retrained as an English language teacher. She completed an MA in Applied Linguistics for TESOL at Durham University in 2018.

Conference Paper

• The Trouble with Poetry: Teachers’ perceptions on poetry teaching and learning in the secondary classroom
  Diehl, M. B. (2020, September). The Trouble with Poetry: Teachers’ perceptions on poetry teaching and learning in the secondary classroom. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England
• Managing violent behaviours in primary schools – A multi-agency risk assessment model
  Rutter, N. (2021, December). Managing violent behaviours in primary schools – A multi-agency risk assessment model. Presented at Imagining Better Education 2020, Durham, England
• An investigation into the impact of dialogic teaching and Socratic questioning on the development of children’s understanding of complex historical concepts
  Prendergast, D. (2021, December). An investigation into the impact of dialogic teaching and Socratic questioning on the development of children’s understanding of complex historical concepts. Presented at Imagining Better Education 2020, Durham, England
• Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2020
  (2021, December). Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2020. Presented at Imagining Better Education 2020, Durham, England
• Contextualised Admission: Does Province-Based Quota Policy Improve Geographical HE Equity in China?
  Tan, Y. (2021, December). Contextualised Admission: Does Province-Based Quota Policy Improve Geographical HE Equity in China?. Presented at Imagining Better Education 2020, Durham, England
• Using Music in Primary Schools to Improve Learning Outcomes
  Rowell, D. (2021, December). Using Music in Primary Schools to Improve Learning Outcomes. Presented at Imagining Better Education 2020, Durham, England
• English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in UK higher education: examining the impact of EAP’s position within the academy on service delivery, identity and quality
  Riddle, S. (2020, December). English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in UK higher education: examining the impact of EAP’s position within the academy on service delivery, identity and quality. Presented at Imagining Better Education 2019, Durham
• Task-based Language Teaching in Thai Context: a Call for Robust Evidence
  Wongdaeng, M. (2020, December). Task-based Language Teaching in Thai Context: a Call for Robust Evidence. Presented at Imagining Better Education 2019, Durham

Conference Proceeding

• Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2019
  (2020, December). Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2019. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham