Carolyn Jackson
Senior Lecturer
Department of Educational Research
County South College
Lancaster University
Lancaster LA1 4YD
E-mail: c.jackson2@lancaster.ac.uk
Tel:+44 (0)1524 592883
Fax:+44 (0) 1524 592914
Room: D34 County South College
Research Interests
Gender and Education
An interest in gender cross-cuts all areas of my
research. I have particular interests in single-sex and mixed-sex
learning environments, fear in education, and the on-going
‘moral panic’ and debates regarding boys’
‘underachievement’. Fairly recently I completed two projects
funded by The Nuffield Foundation and the ESRC on 'laddishness' in
secondary schools. The ESRC project explored motives for
'laddishness' amongst girls ('ladettes') and boys - see http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/laddishness/index.htm. A book from this project - 'Lads' and 'ladettes' in school:
Gender and a fear of failure - was published by Open University Press in 2006 (see publications list below).
I recently ran an ESRC seminar series with Carrie Paechter and Emma Renold - ‘Girls and Education 3-16, Continuing Concerns, New Agendas'. See http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/girlsandeducation/. An edited book from this series was published by Open University Press in January 2010. See: http://mcgraw-hill.co.uk/html/033523562X.html
I'm currently on the Executive Committee of the Gender and Education Association. See: http://www.genderandeducation.com.
Social Psychological Aspects of Teaching and Learning
My research is guided by an overarching
interest in social psychological processes in schools, particularly the
relationships between learner and gender identities, and self-worth
protection.
The PhD Examination Process
I undertake research on the PhD examination process (with
Dr Penny Tinkler, University of Manchester). Our work to date has focused
upon policies, practices, perceptions and experiences pertaining to the
PhD examination process in Britain. In 2004 we published a book on
the PhD examination process (with Open University Press): The
Doctoral Examination Process: A Handbook
for Students, Examiners and Supervisors. See http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/html/0335213057.html
Recent Publications
Jackson, C. (1999) ‘Underachieving’ boys? Some points for consideration, Curriculum, 20 (2): 80-85.
Jackson, C. and Warin, J. (2000) The importance of gender as an aspect of identity at key transition points in compulsory education, British Educational Research Journal, 26: 375-391.
Tinkler, P. and Jackson, C. (2000) Examining the doctorate: Institutional policy and the PhD examination process in the UK, Studies in Higher Education, 25: 167-180.
Jackson, C. and Tinkler, P. (2000) The PhD examination: An exercise in community building and gatekeeping?, in: I. McNay (ed) Higher Education and its Communities, pp. 38-50, Buckingham: Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press.
Jackson, C. and Smith, I. (2000) Poles apart? An exploration of single-sex and mixed-sex educational environments in Australia and England, Educational Studies, 26 (4): 409-422.
Jackson, C. and Tinkler, P. (2001) Back to basics: A consideration of the purposes of the PhD viva, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 26 (4): 355-366.
Leonard, D., Jackson, C., Tinkler, P. and David, M. (2001) The PhD: Gender dimensions and feminist issues, Politics of Gender and Education Conference Proceedings. London: Institute of Education.
Tinkler, P. and Jackson, C. (2002) In the dark? Preparing for the PhD viva, Quality Assurance in Education (special issue – Quality and Standards in Doctoral Awards), 10 (2): 86-97.
Jackson, C. (2002) Can single-sex classes in co-educational schools enhance the learning experiences of girls and/or boys? An exploration of pupils’ perceptions, British Educational Research Journal, 28 (1): 37-48.
Jackson, C. (2002) 'Laddishness' as a self-worth protection strategy, Gender and Education, 14 (1): 37-51.
Jackson, C. (2003) Transitions into higher education: Gendered implications for academic self-concept, Oxford Review of Education, 29 (3): 331-346.
Jackson, C. (2003) Motives for ‘Laddishness’ at school: Fear of failure and fear of the ‘feminine’, British Educational Research Journal, 29 (4): 583-598.
Tinkler, P. and Jackson, C. (2004) The Doctoral Examination Process: A Handbook for Students, Examiners and Supervisors. Maidenhead: Open University Press. See http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/html/0335213057.html
Jackson, C. and Bisset, M. (2005) Gender and School Choice: Factors influencing parents when choosing single-sex or co-educational independent schools for their children, Cambridge Journal of Education, 35 (2): 195-211.
Jackson, C. (2006) 'Wild' girls? An exploration of 'ladette' cultures in secondary schools, Gender and Education, 18 (4): 339-360.
Jackson, C. (2006) 'Lads' and 'ladettes' in school: Gender and a fear of failure. Maidenhead: Open University Press. It was awarded first prize by the Society for Educational Studies for books published in 2006. See http://mcgraw-hill.co.uk/html/0335217702.html.
Jackson, C. and Tinkler, P. (2007) ‘Ladettes’ and ‘Modern Girls’: ‘Troublesome’ young femininities, Sociological Review, 55(2): 251-272.
Jackson, C. and Tinkler, P. (2007) A Guide for Internal and External Doctoral Examiners. London: SRHE.
Jackson,
C. and Tinkler, P. (2007) The doctoral viva, in: E.R. Araujo and S.C. Bento
(eds)
Tinkler, P. and Jackson, C. (2008) The viva, in: G. Hall and J. Longman (Eds) The Postgraduate's Companion. London: Sage.
Jackson, C. (2009) Single-sex and Co-education, in R. Shweder, T.R. Bidell, A.C. Dailey, S.D. Dixon, P.J. Miller, and J. Modell, (eds). The Child: An Encylopedic Companion. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Jackson, C. and Dempster, S. (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, Journal of Gender Studies, 18(4): 341-356.
Jackson, C., Paechter, C. and Renold, E. (eds) (2010) Girls and Education 3-16: Continuing Concerns, New Agendas. Maidenhead: Open University Press. See: http://mcgraw-hill.co.uk/html/033523562X.html
Jackson, C. (2010) Demanding time: balancing school and out-of-school demands, in C. Jackson, C. Paechter and E. Renold (eds) Girls and Education 3-16: Continuing Concerns, New Agendas. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Jackson, C. (2010) Fear in Education, Educational Review, 62(1):39-52.
Jackson, C. (2010) 'I've been sort of laddish with them ... one of the
gang': teachers' perceptions of 'laddish' boys and how to deal with them, Gender and Education, 22(5): 505-519.
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