Dr Brenda Johnston, PCET BA MA PhD DipTEO
| Office phone | +44 (0)23 8059 7576 |
| Internal extension | 27576 |
| bhmj@soton.ac.uk | |
| Room number | 32/2115 |
Expertise
Academic writing
Action research
Assessment
Criticality
Graduate employment
Higher education
Higher education pedagogy
Research methodology
Widening participation
Action research
Assessment
Criticality
Graduate employment
Higher education
Higher education pedagogy
Research methodology
Widening participation
Biography
Brenda Johnston is a Senior Research Fellow in the school of Education at the University of Southampton. Her particular areas of interest and expertise lie in the fields of higher education pedagogy, especially criticality, academic writing and assessment. She is also interested in issues of widening participation and graduate employment. She is a founder member, together with Geraldine Price and Tilly Mortimore, of the Higher Education Research Group: Pedagogy and the Student Experience.
Principal Publications
Significant Publications
1. Johnston, B, and L. Elton. (2005) “German and UK higher education and graduate employment: the interface between systemic tradition and graduate views”, Comparative Education, Volume 41, No.3, p.351-373.(doi: 10.1080/03050060500211716)2. Johnston, B (29 June 2004) “Summative Assessment of Portfolios: An Examination of Different Approaches to Agreement over Outcomes”, Studies in Higher Education, p.395-412.
3. Johnston, B. (2003) “Teaching and researching critical academic writing: scrutiny of an action research process”. Educational Action Research, 11 (3) , 365-387. (doi: 10.1080/09650790300200227)
4. Johnston, B. (2003) "The Shape of Research in the Field of 'Higher Education and Graduate Employment': Some Issues". Studies in Higher Education. 28 (4) , 413-426. (10.1080/0307507032000122260)
Research Publications
5. Johnston, B. and B. Little. (forthcoming) “Sociobiographic Background and Educational Path”. Careers of University Graduates: Views and Experiences in Comparative Perspectives. Ed. Ulrich Teichler, Dordrecht: Kluwer.Funded Research
Computer Clubs for Girls:Project Evaluation
Non-participation in HE: Decision-making as an embedded social practice
Development of Criticality among Undergraduates in Two Academic Disciplines
A Critical Evaluation of a Course Module (Skills Development and Theorising Practice): Theoretical and Practical Implications (SWAP-Funded Project)
Non-participation in HE: Decision-making as an embedded social practice
Development of Criticality among Undergraduates in Two Academic Disciplines
A Critical Evaluation of a Course Module (Skills Development and Theorising Practice): Theoretical and Practical Implications (SWAP-Funded Project)
Awards & Memberships
BERA Working Group

