Keywords
Compulsory education, Education, Femininities, Feminist research methodologies, Gender, Gender and education, Higher education HE, Masculinities, Psychology, Sociology, Women's studies
Research Areas
Social justice and wellbeing
Professor Carolyn Jackson
Professor
County South
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
United Kingdom
LA1 4YL
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Tel: +44 1524 592883
Affiliations
Educational Research
Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing in Education
Psychology in Education (PinE)
Centre for Higher Education Research and Evaluation
My research explores aspects of gender and education. Questions I investigate include: how do learner and gender identities intersect? What motives 'laddish' behaviours? What are the advantages and disadvantages of single-sex and co-educational schools or classrooms? How do fears operate in education, and with what effects? Why is ?effortless achievement' so appealing, and is it gendered?
I have also undertaken research on the doctoral examination process, especially the viva.
PhD Supervision Interests
All aspects of gender and education. For example,single-sex and co-educational learning environments, girls' in- and out-of-school lives,concerns about boys' 'underachievement', constructions of gendered learner identities, gender and teacher identities, gender and the curriculum, gendered identities in Higher Education.
Social psychology of teaching and learning, especially motives for learning or not learning, fear of failure, how classroom environments and peers shape approaches to learning and learner identities.
Fear in education - the effects of fear onall aspectsof school and university life.
Research Interests
My research is guided by an overarching interest in gender issues in education, with particular interests in single-sex and mixed-sex learning environments, fears of failure, and constructions and performances of 'laddish' masculinities and femininities. Between 2003-2005 I undertook a project exploring boys' and girls' motives for 'laddish' behaviours. A book from this project - 'Lads' and 'Ladettes' in School: Gender and a Fear of Failure - was published in 2006 by Open University Press. This was awarded first prize for books published in 2006 by the Society for Educational Studies (SES). I recently edited a book (with Carrie Paechter and Emma Renold) entitled Girls and Education 3-16: Continuing Concerns, New Agendas, that was published in January 2010 by Open University Press. I am currently researching fear in education.
I have also conducted research on the PhD examination process in Britain and published (with Penny Tinkler, 2004) The Doctoral Examination Process: A Guide for Students, Examiners and Supervisors (Open University Press).
Watch a video (Carolyn Jackson talks about single-sex schools and her research interests)
Watch a video (Carolyn Jackson talks about single-sex classes in co-educational schools)
Current Teaching
Gender and Education
Social Psychology of Education
In Press
A qualitative approach to intergroup relations: exploring the applicability of the Social Identity Approach to 'messy' school contexts
Jackson, C. & Sherriff, N. 2013 In: Qualitative Research in Psychology. n/a, n/a, p. n/a.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2010
'I've been sort of laddish with them … one of the gang': teachers' perceptions of 'laddish' boys and how to deal with them.
Jackson, C. 09/2010 In: Gender and Education. 22, 5, p. 505-519. 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Fear in Education
Jackson, C. 2010 In: Educational Review. 62, 1, p. 39-52. 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Girls and Education 3-16: Continuing Concerns, New Agendas
Jackson, C., Paechter, C., Renold, E., Jackson, C. (ed.), Paechter, C. (ed.) & Renold, E. (ed.) 2010 Maidenhead: Open University. 256 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Demanding time: balancing school and out-of-school demands.
Jackson, C. 2010 In: Girls and Education 3-16: Continuing Concerns, New Agendas. Jackson, C., Paechter, C. & Renold, E. (eds.). Maidenhead: Open University, 256 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
2009
'I sat back on my computer... with a bottle of whisky next to me': constructing 'cool' masculinity through 'effortless' achievement in secondary and higher education
Jackson, C. & Dempster, S. 2009 In: Journal of Gender Studies. 18, 4, p. 341-356.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Single Sex Schools.
Jackson, C. 2009 In: The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion. Shweder, R., Bidell, T. R., Dailey, A. C., Dixon, S. D. & Miller, P. J. (eds.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1105 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
2008
The viva.
Tinkler, P. & Jackson, C. 2008 In: The postgraduate's companion. Hall, G. & Longman, J. (eds.). London: Sage, p. 369-384. 16 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
2007
'Ladettes' and 'Modern Girls': 'troublesome' young femininities.
Jackson, C. & Tinkler, P. 05/2007 In: The Sociological Review. 55, 2, p. 251-272. 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
The doctoral viva.
Jackson, C. & Tinkler, P. 2007 In: Como fazer um doutoramento: Desafios às universidades, práticas pessoais e organização dos tempos [How to do a PhD: Challenges to universities, personal practices and time management].. Araujo, E. R. & Bento, S. C. (eds.). Porto: Edicoes Ecopy, p. 113-143. 31 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
A Guide for internal and external doctoral examiners.
Jackson, C., Tinkler, P. & Denicolo, P. (ed.) 2007 London: Society for Research into Higher Education. 36 p. (Issues in postgraduate education: management, teaching and supervision).
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
2006
Wild' girls? An exploration of 'ladette' cultures in secondary schools.
Jackson, C. 1/07/2006 In: Gender and Education Journal. 18, 4, p. 339-360. 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
'Lads' and 'ladettes' in school: Gender and a fear of failure.
Jackson, C. 2006 Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
2005
Gender and school choice: factors influencing parents when choosing single-sex or co-educational independent schools for their children
Jackson, C. & Bisset, M. 2005 In: Cambridge Journal of Education. 35, 2, p. 195-211. 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2004
Ways of understanding motivation
Galloway, D., Rogers, C., Armstrong, D., Leo, E. & Jackson, C. 2004 In: The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Psychology of Education. Daniels, H. & Edwards, A. (eds.). London: Routledge/Falmer, p. 89-105. 17 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
The doctoral examination process: a handbook for students, examiners and supervisors.
Tinkler, P. & Jackson, C. 2004 Maidenhead: Open University in association with the Society for Research into Higher Education. 228 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
2003
Motives for 'Laddishness' at school: Fear of failure and fear of the 'feminine'.
Jackson, C. 1/08/2003 In: British Educational Research Journal. 29, 4, p. 583-598. 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Transitions into higher education: gendered implications for academic self-concept.
Jackson, C. 09/2003 In: Oxford Review of Education. 29, 3, p. 331-346. 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2002
Can single-sex classes in co-educational schools enhance the learning experiences of girls and/or boys? An exploration of pupils' perceptions.
Jackson, C. 1/01/2002 In: British Educational Research Journal. 28, 1, p. 37-48. 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
In the dark? Preparing for the PhD viva.
Jackson, C. & Tinkler, P. 2002 In: Quality Assurance in Education. 10, 2, p. 86-97. 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
'Laddishness' as a Self-worth Protection Strategy.
Jackson, C. 2002 In: Gender and Education. 14, 1, p. 37-50. 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2001
The Ph.D.: gender dimensions and feminist issues.
Leonard, D., Jackson, C., Tinkler, P. & David, M. 2001 In: Proceedings of a conference: Politics of gender and education. London: Institute of Education
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Back to basics: a consideration of the purposes of the Ph.D. viva.
Jackson, C. & Tinkler, P. 2001 In: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 26, 4, p. 355-366. 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2000
Examining the Doctorate: institutional policy and the PhD examination process in Britain.
Tinkler, P. & Jackson, C. 2000 In: Studies in Highter Education. 25, 2, p. 167-180. 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
The PhD examination: an exercise in community building and gatekeeping.
Jackson, C. 2000 In: Higher education and its communities. McNay, I. (ed.). Buckingham: Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press, p. 38-50. 13 p. (Society for Research into Higher Education [monographic series]).
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
The importance of gender as an aspect of identity at key transition points in compulsory education.
Jackson, C. & Warin, J. 06/2000 In: British Educational Research Journal. 26, 3, p. 375-391. 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Poles apart?: an exploration of single-sex educational environments in Australia and England.
Jackson, C. & Smith, I. D. 12/2000 In: Educational Studies. 26, 4, p. 409-422. 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
1999
Underachieving’ boys? Some points for consideration.
Jackson, C. 1999 In: Curriculum. 20, 2, p. 80-85. 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Laddism in Higher Education
01/09/2011 →
Carolyn Jackson, Steven Dempster
This project runs between September 2011 and October 2012 and is funded by the Society for Educational Studies. Aims and Research Questions Drawing on a combination of gender theory, and social ... Read more»
Research in the media
07/10/2011
An article by Dr Carolyn Jackson and Dr Nigel Sherriff entitled 'A qualitative approach to intergroup relations: exploring the applicability of the Social Identity Approach to "messy" school contexts' ... Read more»Carolyn Jackson's research is featured in the Times Education Supplement
03/03/2010
Carolyn's research on teachers' perceptions of, and responses to, 'laddism' amongst boys in secondary schools was featured in the Times Education Supplement (TES) on 26th February (p. 28). The feature ... Read more»Carolyn Jackson wins first prize from the Society for Educational Studies
08/11/2007
Dr Carolyn Jackson (Educational Research) has won first prize from the Society for Educational Studies for books published in 2006 for her book 'Lads and Ladettes in School: Gender and a Fear of Failu ... Read more»
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