Personal profile
Research Interests
Social justice, socially just education and research, participatory research, global learning, transformative educator professional development, humour research, emotion in learning, children's rights, agency, community of enquiry.
PhD Project
No Laughing Matter. The transformative potential of Learning to Unlearn though humour and emotion for socially just education.
Education/Academic qualification
Development education, MA, Module - Training for Development Education, University College London
1 Feb 2014 → 20 Nov 2014
Award Date: 14 Nov 2014
Education, Degree, BA Hons Primary Education with History QTS, Leeds Metropolitan University
2 Sept 1998 → 31 Jul 2002
Award Date: 31 Jul 2002
External positions
Associate Lecturer , Liverpool Hope University
1 Jul 2024 → …
Research Assistant in Education – Digital Literacy project , Durham University
9 Oct 2023 → 31 Jul 2024
Teaching Associate – Module Tutor PG (non-QTS) online course and NPQ Facilitator and Coach., University of Cumbria
4 Sept 2023 → …
Keywords
- LB1501 Primary Education
- LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
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Are We All Sitting Uncomfortably? Unlearning the Stories of Social Justice.
Simpson, J., 1 Sept 2024, Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review, 39, p. 53-71 19 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Learning to unlearn within teacher education: transformative professional learning to challenge and re-frame understandings of a social justice mentality
Simpson, J., 18 Jun 2024, p. 32-33. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Realising potential: the role of critical pedagogies in teacher CPD
Simpson, J., 31 Jan 2023, Impact Journal; Chartered College of Teaching, 17.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Exploring the transformative potential of specific pedagogies on pupils’ awareness and critical understandings of global issues.
Simpson, J., 10 Jun 2022, Development education Research Centre (DERC), UCL Institute of Education. 36 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Learning to Unlearn: Moving Educators from a charity mentality towards a social justice mentality
Simpson, J., 13 Jun 2019, Teacher Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship: Critical Perspectives on Values, Curriculum and Assessment. Bamber, P. (ed.). 1 ed. New York: Routledge, p. 40-52 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Open Access12 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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British Education Research Association (External organisation)
Simpson, J. J. (Member)
6 Jan 2026 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of Professional Body
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Cambridge Journal of Education (Journal)
Simpson, J. J. (Advisory Board Member)
23 Jan 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Chartered College of Teaching (External organisation)
Simpson, J. J. (Member)
1 Jun 2024 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of Professional Body
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See my Voice project
Simpson, J. J. (Speaker)
3 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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No Laughing Matter! The power of humour to engage in serious topics
Simpson, J. J. (Speaker)
3 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation