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Early career researchers (ECR) bring unique histories of professional practice and development into postgraduate research communities. Focusing on sixteen women who were or still are schoolteachers embarking on research careers, this collected volume tells their stories to answer some of the most common questions related to ECR. Women Becoming Practitioner Researchers acts as a foundation for building a supportive ECR community by sharing various experiences of this process, throughout the full transition to working for universities.
About the author
Su Lyn Corcoran taught at secondary level in the UK and internationally for over a decade before starting her doctoral studies. She is currently a Research Associate at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Claire Goodley taught English as a Foreign Language abroad before teaching Modern Foreign Languages and PSHCE for over twenty years. She is currently a Senior Lecturer and Program Lead for full-time postgraduate taught education-based Masters programmes at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Alexandra Hay spent a decade leading and teaching a range of social science subjects in a secondary school in the Midlands and completed her Doctorate in Education alongside this role. She is now a Senior Lecturer in Education and Program Lead for BA Education at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Anna Olsson Rost taught history in secondary school prior to completing her PhD in 2016, and is now a Senior Lecturer and Program Lead in (Secondary) Teacher Education at Manchester Metropolitan University.
