Professor Jerry Wellington, BA MA, Ph. D.
Head of Research Degrees
Tel: (+44) (0)114 222 8131
Fax: (+44) (0)114 279 6236
Email: j.wellington@Sheffield.ac.uk
Room: 6.07
Research Interests
My current interests and publications lie mainly two areas: firstly in the study of research methodology and methods; and secondly in the area of practice and policy in post-graduate education, particularly at doctoral level. In this second area, I am currently looking at the impact of the professional doctorate on people´s lives and professional practice. I am also writing in the area of educational publishing and how this has evolved, building on some of my earlier publications in this area.
Current Teaching
- MA in Educational Research
- Distance Learning Programmes (Home and Overseas): tutorial work, teaching and module writing
- MPhil and PhD research supervision
- EdD programme (member of core team, co-director of Part 2 programme)
Research Students
Currently supervising doctoral students (EdD and PhD) in a range of areas. Including:
Tamsin Bowers-Brown - Educational choices: girls' achievement and their post-16 expectations
Past Teaching and Examining Experience: science teaching, leading to Head of Department in 11 to 18 comprehensives, Tower Hamlets, London; initial science teacher training and CPD at post-graduate level in Sheffield at all levels up ranging from one day courses to doctoral work (EdD and PhD); extensive experience of externally examining doctoral theses, in UK and overseas.
Current Activity ( selection)
External examining at various Universities (EdD, PhD and M.Sc)
Editorial Boards 1999 – Present: Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education; Present: Research in Science and Technology Education also acting as a referee for other journals e.g. Studies in Higher Education.
In 2004 Jerry worked as part of a team within the White Rose University Consortium (WRUC) that successfully bid for the £20 million contract to build and develop the National Science Learning Centre and the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Science Learning Centres.
Books published (since 2000) include:
WELLINGTON, J ( 2010) Making supervision work for you, London:Sage
WELLINGTON, J and Szczerbinski, M ( 2008) Research Methods for the Social Sciences, London: Continuum
WELLINGTON, J and Ireson, G ( 2008) Science Teaching, Science Learning, London: Routledge
WELLINGTON, J. J. (2000) Educational Research: Contemporary Issues and Practical Approaches, London: Continuum
Unwin, L and WELLINGTON, J. J. (2000) Young People´s Perspectives on Education, Training and Employment, London: Kogan Page,
Articles in Refereed Journals (A selection only is given below, from 2002 onwards)
WELLINGTON, J. (2002) What can science education do for citizenship and the future of the planet? Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 553-561.
WELLINGTON, J (2005) Has ICT come of age? Recurring debates on the role of ICT in education, Research in Science and Technological Education, vol. 23, no.1, pp 25-39.
WELLINGTON, J. and Nixon, J. (2005) Shaping the field: the role of academic journal editors in the construction of education as a field of study, British Journal of Sociology of Education, Vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 643-655.
WELLINGTON, J and Sikes, P.( 2006) `A Doctorate In A Tight Compartment´: Why Do Students Choose A Professional Doctorate And What Impact Does It Have On Their Personal And Professional Lives, Studies In Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 6 , dec. 2006, pp 723-734.
WELLINGTON, J ( 2010) More than a matter of cognition: an exploration of affective writing problems of post-graduate students and their possible solutions, Teaching in Higher Education, volume 15, number 2, April. 2010, pages 135-150