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Dr Alex Elwick
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Biography &
QualificationsDr Alex Elwick joined Middlesex University in 2016. Previously he was the research officer at Education Development Trust, an education charity and consultancy based in Reading. He has an AHRC-funded PhD in Museum and Gallery Studies (completed in 2013) and has been a British Research Council Fellow at the Kluge Center, Library of Congress, Washington DC.
As well as being a Lecturer at Middlesex University, Alex is also a Lecturer in Education at UCL Institute of Education.
Qualifications
- PhD 'Non-formal learning in museums and galleries' - Newcastle University
- PGCert Higher Education - Middlesex University
- PGCert Research Training - Newcastle University
- MA Art Museum and Gallery Education - Newcastle University
- BA Fine Art - Newcastle University
Languages Spoken
English
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Learning &
Teaching InterestsUndergraduate teaching
BA Education Studies / BA Early Childhood Studies
- EDU2201 Researching Lives: Social Investigation in the Contemporary World
- EDU3292/4 Dissertation Module
Postgraduate teaching
PGCert Higher Education: Teaching and Learning / MA Higher Education / MA Childhood and Education in Diverse Societies
- LED4010 Philosophy and Policy in Higher Education (co-module leader)
- LED4017 Contemporary Issues in Higher Education
- EDU6006 Researching Children's and Young People's Lives
- Johnny Chan - Conflict Resolution amongst College Students and their Peers
- Lloyd Adejubu - Higher Education: Meeting the Labour Market Expectations in the UK
- Sindu Prasad - Are employability skills in new graduates always a ‘work-in-progress’ for the highly volatile labour market?
- Paris Moon - Cultural Exchange and Diplomacy: A case study of International Art Exhibitions Between Hong Kong and South Korea
Alex is interested in supervising doctoral candidates in the following areas
- Education policy
- Higher education
- School effectiveness/improvement
- School system research
- The use of evidence in education
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Research Outputs &
InterestsAlex is particularly interested in education policy and the use of research evidence in education. His previous work has focused on education system reform (both in the UK and internationally); school effectiveness and school improvement; higher education policy; and learning in museums and art galleries.
ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-9930-798X
Scopus Author ID: 57193603792
Publication Feed
Young children’s experiences of music and soundings in museum spaces: lessons, trends and turns from the literature
Elwick, Alex and Burnard, Pam and Osgood, Jayne and Huhtinen-Hildén, Laura and Pitt, Jessica (2020) Young children’s experiences of music and soundings in museum spaces: lessons, trends and turns from the literature. Journal of Early Childhood Research , 18 (2). pp. 174-188. ISSN 1476-718X
Alternative universities: speculative design for innovation in higher education by David J. Staley, Baltimore, John Hopkins University Press, 2019, 280 pp., $34.95 (Hardback), ISBN No: 9781421427416 [Book review]
Elwick, Alex (2020) Alternative universities: speculative design for innovation in higher education by David J. Staley, Baltimore, John Hopkins University Press, 2019, 280 pp., $34.95 (Hardback), ISBN No: 9781421427416 [Book review]. Educational Review . pp. 1-2. ISSN 0013-1911
Valuing diversity in universities: institutional value statements and the reality of student intakes
Elwick, Alex (2020) Valuing diversity in universities: institutional value statements and the reality of student intakes. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management , 42 (3). pp. 269-284. ISSN 1360-080X
Love and revolution in the post-truth University
De Rijke, Victoria (2019) Love and revolution in the post-truth University. In: Values of the University in a time of uncertainty. Gibbs, Paul and Elwick, Alex and Jameson, Jill , eds. Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 157-170. ISBN 9783030159696
View more publicationsProblematising social mobility in relation to Higher Education policy
Elwick, Alex (2019) Problematising social mobility in relation to Higher Education policy. Higher Education Quarterly , 73 (4). pp. 507-520. ISSN 0951-5224
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Funded Research &
Knowledge Exchange ProjectsAlex has worked on the following externally funded projects and events:
- Museums as Spaces for Early Childhood Music-Making (funded by Cambridge University)
- Philosophy of Higher Education Conference (September 2018)
- 'Building Resilience' - teaching around the implementation of the Prevent agenda in schools (funded by the Home Office, led by the Association for Citizenship Teaching)
- 'Early Years Qualifications and Training' study (funded by TACTYC)
- 'Equality, diversity and inclusion' - research into the British Council's internal and external approach to EDI across a number of countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Saudi Arabia and Jordan (funded by the British Council)
- 'Trust, Happiness and Well-Being in Higher Education' Symposium (September 2016: New College, Oxford University)
- Gender and Education Association Conference (June 2017: Middlesex University)
- 'Values in Higher Education' Symposium (September 2017: New College, Oxford University)
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Engagement &
Impact- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2017-)
- Member of AERA (2019-)
- Member of SRHE (2017-)
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2012-2017)
- Co-opted governor at Oxford Road Community Primary School (2014-2016)
- Member of BERA (2013-2014; 2017)
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