Staff profile

Sharon is a doctoral student in the School of Education. Her research focuses on the positioning of English for Academic Purposes in UK higher education.

Following a career in libraries in the NHS and the British Council, Sharon retrained as an English language teacher. She completed an MA in Applied Linguistics for TESOL at Durham University in 2018.

Conference Paper

• The Trouble with Poetry: Teachers’ perceptions on poetry teaching and learning in the secondary classroom
  
  Diehl, M. B. (2021). The Trouble with Poetry: Teachers’ perceptions on poetry teaching and learning in the secondary classroom. In S. Riddle & P. Bhatia (Eds.), Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2020 (pp. 22-34). Durham University, School of Education.
• Managing violent behaviours in primary schools – A multi-agency risk assessment model
  
  Rutter, N. (2021). Managing violent behaviours in primary schools – A multi-agency risk assessment model. In S. Riddle & P. Bhatia (Eds.), Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2020 (pp. 137-150). Durham University, School of Education.
• An investigation into the impact of dialogic teaching and Socratic questioning on the development of children’s understanding of complex historical concepts
  
  Prendergast, D. (2021). An investigation into the impact of dialogic teaching and Socratic questioning on the development of children’s understanding of complex historical concepts. In S. Riddle & P. Bhatia (Eds.), Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2020 (pp. 108-120). Durham University, School of Education.
• Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2020
  
  Riddle, S., & Bhatia, P. (Eds.). (2021). Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2020. In Imagining Better Education. Durham University, School of Education.
• Contextualised Admission: Does Province-Based Quota Policy Improve Geographical HE Equity in China?
  
  Tan, Y. (2021). Contextualised Admission: Does Province-Based Quota Policy Improve Geographical HE Equity in China?. In S. Riddle & P. Bhatia (Eds.), Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2020 (pp. 151-180). Durham University, School of Education.
• Using Music in Primary Schools to Improve Learning Outcomes
  
  Rowell, D. (2021). Using Music in Primary Schools to Improve Learning Outcomes. In S. Riddle & P. Bhatia (Eds.), Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2020 (pp. 121-136). Durham University, School of Education.
• English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in UK higher education: examining the impact of EAP’s position within the academy on service delivery, identity and quality
  
  Riddle, S. (2020). English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in UK higher education: examining the impact of EAP’s position within the academy on service delivery, identity and quality. In H. Axbey & S. Riddle (Eds.), Imagining Better Education : Conference Proceedings 2019. (pp. 71-85). Durham University, School of Education.
• Task-based Language Teaching in Thai Context: a Call for Robust Evidence
  
  Wongdaeng, M. (2020). Task-based Language Teaching in Thai Context: a Call for Robust Evidence. In H. Axbey & S. Riddle (Eds.), Imagining Better Education : Conference Proceedings 2019. (pp. 101-120). Durham University, School of Education.

Conference Proceeding

• Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2019
  
  Axbey, H., & Riddle, S. (Eds.). (2020). Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2019. Durham University, School of Education.