About the Author | Ian Thompson is an Associate Professor of English Education at the University of Oxford where he teaches on the PGCE and Master’s in Learning and Teaching. He taught English for sixteen years in comprehensive secondary schools. He researches in the areas of English and literacy teaching, teacher education, collaborative learning, and social exclusion. These projects are linked through a commitment to researching social justice in education and the learning of those who face disadvantage. Ian Menter is former President of BERA, 2013-2015. At Oxford University Department of Education he was Director of Professional Programmes and led the development of the Oxford Education Deanery. Prior to that he was Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Glasgow and held posts at the University of the West of Scotland, London Metropolitan University, University of the West of England and the University of Gloucestershire. Ian was President of the Scottish Educational Research Association from 2005–07 and chaired the Research and Development Committee of the Universities’ Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) from 2008-11. He is a Visiting Professor at Bath Spa University and Ulster University and an Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter. Since 2018 he has been a Senior Research Associate at Kazan Federal University, Russia. |