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Category Archives: public engagement
just a letter from 100 academics – some thoughts on ‘impact’ and ‘public engagement’
Last week, a letter with the signatures of 100 education academics was sent to the British newspaper The Independent. It offered a very abbreviated set of concerns about the development of the English national curriculum. The concerns expressed were not … Continue reading
who is the public in public engagement?
One evening, a long time ago, I opened my front door to find a teacher from the school in which I ‘d just enrolled my son. After an initial introduction she launched into a spiel about the English classes that … Continue reading
Posted in audience, dissemination, knowledge exchange, knowledge mobilisation, public engagement, theory, writing
Tagged Pat Thomson, public engagement, theory, writing
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anyone for a theor-orgasm? academic work in practice and with a practice partner
So what’s a theor-orgasm? Well it’s a term that one of my friends used to use and I suspect she invented it, although I’m not sure. I couldn’t find it when I googled it so I think that she must … Continue reading
some forms of public engagement are more equal than others
A long time ago, when I was still living in Australia, I wrote a conference paper* about a dispute between researchers; I’d read about it in the news and heard it on the radio. One was a university based poverty … Continue reading
Posted in media, public engagement, radio
Tagged academic disputes, Harry Ferguson, Pat Thomson, public engagement, radio, sound byte
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giving background advice to mainstream media
There are multiple ways for researchers to engage with mainstream media. The roles we take can vary from giver of expert advice through to public commentator. But what we do might also vary according to the kind of media involved … Continue reading
Posted in advice, ethics, media, public engagement
Tagged ethics, media, media advice, Pat Thomson, pub lic engagement
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dissemination, public engagement and knowledge mobilisation
So I’ve spent a long time doing this piece of research. Now what? Is it just a matter of writing something? Or is it more than this? And are all publications the same? What more could I do? This blog … Continue reading
Posted in dissemination, knowledge mobilisation, public engagement, publishing
Tagged dissemination of research, impact
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