- Qualifications:MA, MEd, PhD, NTFS, FHA.
- Position:Professor
- Department:ACE - Education and Childhood
- Telephone:+4411732 84232
- Email:Penelope.Harnett@uwe.ac.uk
Area of expertise
I have an established international reputation in the field of history and citizenship education. I have contributed to several Council of Europe projects on history teaching throughout Europe and have researched and published widely in the field of learning and teaching in history. I am a former Editor of the journal , Primary History and continue to work on the Editorial Board.
I have worked on a number of significant European projects linked with education and am currently working on a Seventh Framework Programme – Supporting and co-ordinating actions on innovative methods in science education: the Engineer project. I have a strong record in research and consultancy and within the past few years have undertaken work for the Teacher Development Agency; Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, Department for Education, the Historical Association, Primary National Strategy, BBC and Teachers’ TV in the UK.
I am working with a number of local schools and educational settings in joint practice development and am experienced in action research and in developing practitioner based projects to support school improvement. I am also interested life histories and narrative methods to research identities.
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