Ethics information for submitting poems for research
Your poem/s will be used as research data. If you submit them, you will be contributing to a growing body of data that aims to shed some light on the challenges of the public sector.
This research will be ethical and follow BERA(2018) guidance and the University of Northampton's guidance on ethics too.
Click below to read the detailed infor
Your poem/s will be used as research data. If you submit them, you will be contributing to a growing body of data that aims to shed some light on the challenges of the public sector.
This research will be ethical and follow BERA(2018) guidance and the University of Northampton's guidance on ethics too.
Click below to read the detailed information about how we will treat your submissions before you submit your poem/s.
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Poetry as a tool for professional reflection
Poetry as a tool for professional reflection
In 2023, University of Northampton's Learning and Teaching Innovation fund awarded senior lecturer in Education Korrin Smith-Whitehouse funding to carry out a research project, entitled Those who can, write poetry.
The aim of the research was to assess the effectiveness of poetry as a reflective tool for students on the Learning and Teach
In 2023, University of Northampton's Learning and Teaching Innovation fund awarded senior lecturer in Education Korrin Smith-Whitehouse funding to carry out a research project, entitled Those who can, write poetry.
The aim of the research was to assess the effectiveness of poetry as a reflective tool for students on the Learning and Teaching BA who were working as Teaching Assistants in schools.
3 members of the Public Sector Poetry Collective were hired to support the design and delivery of these workshops: Dave Robertson, Laura Lewis- Waters and Lesley Hayes.
You can read more about this project and its findings on the project's blog page and scroll down to read the poems that resulted from this project.