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Dr Jane Davies

Assistant Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

I have worked in higher education for over twenty years and before that, enjoyed a twelve year career working as a teacher. I have worked within senior management teams in schools, worked overseas for the British Council and before relocating to the northeast, worked at the Institute of Education (now UCL)  in London as a researcher.

I have experience of Programme leadership, am one of the Departmental Post-Graduate Research Leads, and contribute to a range of taught Programmes, mainly as part of our intitial teacher education portfolio of routes.

Jane Davies

Campus Address

D001 Coach Lane Campus West
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7XA

  • I am interested in research relating to social justice with a particular focus on anti-racist pedagogies, the needs of EAL learners, and inclusion. I am also involved in research relating to effective pedagogical practice in higher education, with a focus on the use of simulation-based learning in education.

     

  • I am interested in research which aims to tackle societal disdvantages and to address inequality. I have experience of supervising projects utilising a range of research approaches, predominantly qualitative or mixed methods. 

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • The use of simulation-based learning approaches in initial teacher education and teachers’ professional development – exploring the potential for learning and practice., Davies, J., Meller, S., Luke, C., Anderson, A., Nichol, D., Mulholland, K., Gray, W., Counihan, C. 26 Jun 2025, BERA Global Perspectives in Teacher Education
  • “How was it for you?” The impacts of student-staff partnerships in developing online teaching and learning, Nichol, D., Mulholland, K., Anderson, A., Taylor, S., Davies, J. 21 Oct 2023, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education
  • Staff perceptions on implementing interprofessional education for undergraduate students in health, social work and education, Harper, L., Luke, C., Mulholland, K., Callum, J., Nichol, D., Herridge, D., Gray, W., Anderson, A., McGill, F., Davies, J. 28 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching
  • Developing online teaching and learning: The potential benefits of ‘listening’ to student voices for staff professional development and authentic student engagement, Taylor, S., Mulholland, K., Nichol, D., Anderson, A., Davies, J. 27 Sep 2022
  • Opening the “Can of Worms”: Preparing Teachers to Address Issues Relating to “Race”, Davies, J. 6 Jan 2021, In: Frontiers in Education
  • Teaching and learning online: engaging with the student voice, Mulholland, K., Davies, J., Taylor, S., Nichol, D., Anderson, A. 7 May 2021, TEAN Annual Conference 2021

Zuzanna Zajaczkowska Explore teachers' understanding of their professional identity and whether it influences classroom practice with children with English as an additional language. Start Date: 01/10/2023

  • Education PhD September 01 2015
  • Senior Fellow (SFHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2017


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