All Outputs (6)

Negotiating meaning in multiple communities of practice: reconciliation and dis-identification in the identity work of headteachers leaving Anglican primary schools (2018)
Book Chapter
Whiteoak, D., & Thomson, P. (2018). Negotiating meaning in multiple communities of practice: reconciliation and dis-identification in the identity work of headteachers leaving Anglican primary schools. In R. McGinity, S. J. Courtney, & H. M. Gunter (Eds.), Educational Leadership: Theorising Professional Practice in Neoliberal Times. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK: Routledge

Understanding why headteachers leave their posts and leave headship before retirement is crucial to limit the haemorrhaging of headteachers from the system. We utilise the communities of practice framework to examine the identity work of Anglican hea... Read More about Negotiating meaning in multiple communities of practice: reconciliation and dis-identification in the identity work of headteachers leaving Anglican primary schools.

Alternative provision in England: problematising quality and vulnerability (2018)
Book Chapter
Thomson, P., & Pennacchia, J. (2018). Alternative provision in England: problematising quality and vulnerability. In M. Mills, & G. McCluskey (Eds.), International perspectives on alternative education: policy and practice. UCL IOE Press

A long goodbye to the 'good girl': An auto ethnographic account (2018)
Book Chapter
Thomson, P. (2018). A long goodbye to the 'good girl': An auto ethnographic account. In Feeling academic in the neoliberal university: Feminist flights, fights and failures (243-260). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64224-6_11

The contemporary university relies on academic staff who are ready and willing to be highly productive on a number of fronts—publish widely and for a range of audiences, publish for audit purposes, attract funding, work in interdisciplinary teams, pr... Read More about A long goodbye to the 'good girl': An auto ethnographic account.

Poverty, schooling, and beginning teachers who make a difference: a case study from England (2016)
Book Chapter
McIntyre, J., & Thomson, P. (2016). Poverty, schooling, and beginning teachers who make a difference: a case study from England. In J. Lampert, & B. Burnett (Eds.), Teacher education in high poverty schools. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22059-8_9

Education policy makers in England have, over the last thirty years, radically changed schooling. The introduction of a national curriculum, national testing re-gimes, school inspections and school league tables has been at the heart of these changes... Read More about Poverty, schooling, and beginning teachers who make a difference: a case study from England.

Arts in the community as a place-making event (2014)
Book Chapter
Thomson, P., Barrett, A., Hall, C., Hanby, J., & Jones, S. (2014). Arts in the community as a place-making event. The Routledge international handbook of arts and educationTaylor & Francis (Routledge)

From poster to PhD: The evolution of a literature review (2010)
Book Chapter
Dixon, K., & Janks, H. (2010). From poster to PhD: The evolution of a literature review. In M. Walker, & P. Thomson (Eds.), The Routledge Doctoral Supervisor's Companion: Supporting Effective Research in Education and the Social Sciences. Routledge

A literature review evolves. At first the literature constitutes the research, then it is constituted by it. The story of the evolution of the literature review for Kerryn’s research is intertwined with the story of her evolving relationship with Hila... Read More about From poster to PhD: The evolution of a literature review.