Overview
About the programmes
Education Futures cluster researchers at The Open University UK investigate teaching and learning in order to understand and shape more equitable, innovative and futures-oriented learning opportunities in the 21st century.
Our work, which explores the interplay between theory and practice, contributes to knowledge expansion and seeks to make an impact upon the unfolding educational agenda at a systemic level, locally, nationally and internationally.
We take a broadly social approach to teaching and learning and use a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches including, for example: sociocultural theory, activity theory, ethnography, historical analysis, discourse analysis and multimodal analysis.
These approaches are used to explore teaching and learning and learners’ identities in formal and informal contexts in homes, nurseries, primary and secondary schools, higher education and work-based settings.
Programme Structure
Potential research projects:- Pedagogy and practice
- Creativity in education
- Literacy teaching and learning
- Inclusion and equity
- Working with children with special educational needs
- Young learners’ and professionals’ identities, agency and voice
- Early and primary phase learning in homes, schools and communities
- Informal learning
- International education and development
- Teacher education and development, in the UK and internationally
- School leadership and management
- Education in the information age
- Digital inclusion, assistive technologies and learning disabilities
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- Application period: November to January
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Disciplines
Education View 126 other PhDs in Education in United KingdomAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
Entry requirements
- Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and an MA or research methods training at MA level (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Tuition Fee
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International
11958 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11958 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
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