School of Education

The School of Education provides a rich and vibrant context for educational research. The School has developed considerable expertise and an international reputation for its research on the role of education in divided and conflict-affected societies. Underpinning our research is a commitment to promoting social inclusion in and through education. As such, a number of core themes run throughout our research including: equality and social justice in education; citizenship education in divided societies; and educational responses to diversity and difference.

The School offers a dynamic, stimulating and supportive environment for research students. There are a number of full time and part time students enrolled on research degrees and all contribute to the strong research culture within the School. This culture is evidenced by the regular School research seminars which often attract leading researchers in the field and in the annual doctoral conference which is organized by research students in education at University College, Dublin and Queen's University. School staff can offer high quality supervision in a range of key areas and recent achievements in the Research Assessment Exercise reflect a continuing commitment to high quality educational research. The School is also a recognised ESRC Regional Training Centre for Northern Ireland.

Research within the School of Education is organised around four inter-related and overlapping clusters:
Education in Divided Societies;
Assessment and Learning;
Effective Education;
Children’s Rights and Participation in Education.

EdD/EdD TESOL: The EdD is a partly taught and partly research-based Doctorate in Education which has proved to be both successful and convenient for senior professionals in education and related fields. We offer a wide range of taught modules in the areas of research methods, education policy, education management and professional development. Dissertations are supported within the specialist clusters of research at the School of Education. Our initial emphasis has been in the areas of educational policy, education management and professional development. Recently, we have developed a new international pathway in EdD TESOL, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, specifically aimed at professionals engaged in English language teacher education in Taiwan and Korea.

PhD/Research studentships: Research studentships are available in our research clusters for full-time applicants. Awards are available for both European and International students. Further details on scholarships and research in the School of Education can be found at www.qub.ac.uk/edu/phd.

Study/Funding

General funding sources