Position
Senior Lecturer in Education Studies based at the Putteridge Bury campus.
Profile
I started my career as a secondary school teacher, teaching English and Media Studies in a number of schools across Sussex and Essex.
I then moved into the post-compulsory education and training sector where I lectured in Initial Teacher Training.
Teaching Expertise
- BA (Hons) in Applied Education Studies
- MA Education courses
- Supervise students studying towards MA Education and EdD awards.
- Course leader and link tutor for the Foundation Degree in Educational Practice.
Professional Bodies
I am currently a:
- Member of British Education Studies Association (BESA)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Research Interests
- Blair, E. & Francis, L. (2011) Was it right to abandon the creative curriculum?, Practical Research for Education, 44, pp.34-40
- Blair, E. (2011) Balanced Reflection as a means of Practitioner Development in the Post-Compulsory Education and Training Sector, Research in Post-compulsory Education: Special Issue on 'Transformation in Post-Compulsory Education, 16 (2), pp.249-261
- Blair, E. (2010) How does telling the truth help educational action research, Educational Action Research, 18 (3), pp.349-358
- Blair, E. (2010) Different Hefts, different expectations, Learning and Teaching Update, 39, pp.4-6
- Blair, E., Cline, T. & Wallis, J. (2010) When do adults entering Higher Education begin to identify themselves as students? The Threshold-of-Induction model, Studies in Continuing Education, 32 (2), pp.133-146
- Blair, E. (2009) A Further Education college as a heterotopia, Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 14 (1), pp.93-101
- Blair, E. (2009) What is the ‘truth’ and what can we do with it?, Practical Research for Education, 42, pp.18-23
Research Projects
- Why locate educational research in theory?
- Opening the theory box: rhetorics of ‘theory’
- The relationship between creativity and learning
Papers Presented
- Blair, E. (2011) Education, hefts and expectations of success, paper presented at the University of Bedfordshire Conference ‘Outcomes and Impacts’, 6th July 2011
- Blair, E. (2011) What is this thing called ‘theory’ that I have heard so much about?, paper presented at British Education Studies Association Conference, Manchester Metropolitan University, 30th June 2011
- Blair, E. (2009) When do adults entering Higher Education begin to feel like ‘proper’ students?, paper presented at British Education Studies Association Conference, University of Staffordshire, 2nd July 2009
- Blair, E. (2009) Reflection as a means to support the teaching and learning experience, paper presented at the University of Bedfordshire Teaching and Learning Symposium, 10th July 2009
Contact Details
T: 01234 400400 ext 5071
E: erik.blair@beds.ac.uk
