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Dr Peter Wood

School of Education

Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies

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Peter's research focuses largely on experiences of social and emotional well-being in the educational space. Amongst his research activities, he has explored the interpretation and enactment of social and emotional learning; SEND policy and provision and its emphasis on social and emotional work in schools; and emotions and mathematics. Current research projects include 'Emotions work in early childhood settings' with practitioners and colleagues at UCLan, and 'Children's dyslexia, literacy challenges and wellbeing' with practitioners and colleagues at the British Dyslexia Association and MMU. He has published widely, presenting the findings from his work in a range of high impact journals, both nationally and internationally. His recent book: 'Special educational needs and disability: Policy, provision and practice across countries' was published by Routledge.

He sits on the editorial boards of four influential journals in his field. He is an editor of 'Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education'; an editor of 'Cogent Education', managing the review and publication process of articles relating to social and emotional well-being of teachers and learners; an advisory editor of 'British Journal of Educational Psychology'; and a consulting editor of 'Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Psychology'. Additionally, he regularly peer reviews for other journals such as 'Gender and Education', 'International Journal of Early Years', and 'Teacher and Teacher Education', and has guest edited special issue journals on topics such as: 'National and international approaches to SEND identification and provision'.

In his role as a senior lecturer in the School of Education, he teaches across Education Studies and Early Childhood Studies degrees, and as Director of Studies, supervises a range of doctoral students’ projects on topics including: 'The impact and effect of the UK government’s counter-terrorism policies, guidance, and legislation on secondary education', ‘School stakeholders’ experiences of the transition from mainstream to specialised SEND provision’ and ‘Social, emotional and behavioural interventions in schools’. He has supervised students to successful completion of their doctoral degrees and regularly examines PhDs associated with his research area.

If you are interested in applying for a PhD at LJMU on any of the above, or related topics, please do get in touch with Peter.

Degrees

Lancaster University, United Kingdom, PhD
Lancaster University, United Kingdom, MA, Educational Research
University of Manchester, United Kingdom, MEd, Educational Psychology
Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, BSc, Applied Psychology

Certifications

University of Derby, United Kingdom, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning

Academic appointments

Associate Supervisor, University of Nottingham Malaysia, 2019 - present
External Examiner, Nottingham Trent University, 2019 - present

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