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Personal Statement
My work focuses on the development of innovative pedagogies and research methodologies (including visual approaches) that facilitate effective talk about learning (metacognition). I am interested in the development and exploration of democratic spaces where learners can talk about their experiences of learning.
I have worked extensively in partnership with teachers of all ages and stages, using practitioner enquiry approachesand have a growing interest in how tools with pedagogic and methodological origins can be used to support theorised practice. I have used the same ideas when working under a 'students as researchers' or student voice heading with children as young as 4. I am interested in methodologies for gathering learners’ views on experience, curriculum and learning. I am particularly interested in how visual approaches can facilitate voice with young children – I often think we have not been asking children their opinion or to participate in appropriate ways. I am interested in generating knowledge of ethical practice for eliciting voice within a democratic community and to do this, particularly with young children, then I think we need to look to more creative methods and practices for supporting the level of participation and ensuring authentic voice.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Newcastle University
Award Date: 5 May 2006
External positions
Associate Editor, International Journal of Student Voice
1 Sep 2015 → …
Deputy Editor, International Journal of Educational Research
1 Jan 2013 → …
Keywords
- Practitioner Enquiry
- Innovative Pedagogies
- Visual Methodology
- Metacognition/Thinking Skills
- Professional Learning
- Enquiry-Based approaches
- Democratic Education
- Voice
- Ethical Process
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AdVoST: Socially Innovative Interventions to Foster and to Advance Young Children’s Inclusion and Agency in Society through Voice and Story
Beaton, M., Wall, K., Arnott, L. & Cassidy, C.
1/01/20 → …
Project: Research
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Practitioner enquiry support in East Renfrewshire (Woodfarm and Cross Arthurlie)
Wall, K., Beck, A., Firth, J. W. & Moore, I.
1/05/20 → 30/06/21
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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Podcast #32: Mini-lecture Kate Wall on 'Exploring the method of practitioner inquiry for understanding teacher professional learning'
Wall, K., 1 Apr 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Theorising enabling and building capacity for voice
Wall, K. & Arnott, L., 17 Mar 2022, The Theory and Practice of Voice in Early Childhood: An International Exploration. Arnott, L. & Wall, K. (eds.). London, 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities
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Maynooth University
Kate Wall (Visiting researcher)
1 Jan 2021 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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The power of arts-based research methods in early years
Caralyn Blaisdell (Blogger), Lorna Arnott (Blogger), Kate Wall (Blogger) & Carol Robinson (Blogger)
10 Feb 2020Activity: Public Engagement and Other Activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation