Category: Scholar Blogs
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Attending to learning differently: Phenomenology, experience and slowing down
In this blog post written for the British Educational Research Association (BERA), I explore how phenomenology can help researchers and educators attend to learning as it is lived, rather than focusing solely on outcomes. Drawing on research into children’s experiences of learning mathematics outdoors, the post considers how slower, calmer and less pressured learning environments…
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The looking back series — reflections with Dr Lewis Barrett-Rodger
This piece was originally published on my personal WordPress site. This post is part of The Looking Back Series, a set of reflective writings that consider how professional and personal experience can illuminate educational practice and research. In this instalment, I revisit key moments of professional growth and intellectual development, exploring how retrospective reflection can…
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Rethinking the numbers: Promoting alternative research perspectives among mathematics education researchers
This piece was originally published on the British Educational Research Association (BERA) blog. I wrote this blog post in response to recurring conversations within mathematics education research about what counts as “good” or “rigorous” research. In particular, I was struck by how often quantitative approaches — and the kinds of certainty they promise — are…
