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Carol Fuller

Professor Carol Fuller

Head of Institute of Education

Areas of interest

Both qualitative and some quantitative research methods.

Various aspects of sociology of education, including:

  • Sociology
  • Educational identity/identity construction
  • Educational attainment, values and aspirations
  • Gender
  • Widening Participation
  • Social background/Pupil Premium
  • ‘Left-Behind’ Children

Postgraduate supervision

Current and Recent PhD and Ed D Students, with topics of their research: 

  • Dr Faiza Abrahman
  •  Dr Hamda Al-Naimi (1st How Qatari 12th grade students make career and educational decisions
  •  Dr Mohammed Alduailej (1st Career decision making of first year university students in Saudi Arabia
  •  Dr Nora Aljbreen (1st) – Gendered experience of leadership in Quality Assurance departs in HEIs in KSA
  •  Dr Khaled Al Jarallah (1st) – 21st Century skills to support education in Kuwait
  •  Dr Hamda Al-Naimi (1st How Qatari 12th grade students make career and educational decisions
  •  Dr Reem Balubaid (2nd) – Autism and relationships amongst adults in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  •  Dr Stuart Bracewell (1st) – Social inequality and school marketing
  •  Dr Fiona Curtis(1st Understanding Algebra: A Study into the Development of Algebraic Thinking with a Focus on the Use of Manipulatives
  •  Dr Catherine Foley (1st Children's perceptions of mathematics in their home and school lives
  •  Dr Yang Hong (1st) The educational aspirations of 'left behind' children in rural China
  •  Dr Nici Hunt (1st Advanced Skills Teachers and Expertise
  •  Dr Janette Jolly (2nd Life histories of retirement life-transition amateur instrumentalists: music education, lifelong learning, and identity
  •  Dr Brent Jones (2nd)  An experiential look at learner engagement in University EFL courses in Japan
  •  Dr Ingrid Kangua (1st Students’ perceptions of supporting deep learning
  •  Fei Lan (1st) – The professional identities of highly educated female teachers in Beijing - submitted
  •  Dr Tania Lyden (1st Career Mentoring and social differences
  •  Dr Aliki MacDonald (joint 1st The role of parents and place in aspirations
  •  Dr Blair McMurchy (1st)  The role of the President in Ontario Community Colleges
  • Dr Cecilia Muldoon (1st) – The role of gender and class in constructions of aspirations in women  
  •  Dr Leah Muteru (1st Parental Participation in English State schools: the case for Kenyans PBS migrants
  •  Dr Toby Olasimbo (2nd) – Further Education
  •  Dr Louise Pagden (2nd Free school Policy Enactment in two case-study schools: Motivation, vision and reality
  •  Dr Mathew Pawson (2nd)
  •  Dr Lisa Patterson (1st) – Accountability in Schools: Case studies of Jamaican and English Teachers
  •  Dr Rosemary Reynolds (2nd Chinese students' experiences and motivations for study in FE colleges in the UK
  •  Dr Richard Robson (2nd Marketing attitudes and practices of staff at a UK independent school.
  •  Dr Mathew Thorne (1st Why Sixth form students chose the A-Level subjects they are studying and the impact of Pupil Premium
  •  Sally Tipper (1st) – Gender Representations in STEM - submitted
  •  Dr Sheralee Virdi (1st) – Early years practioners and understanding and attitudes to rewards
  •  Dr Suzy Tutchell (1st) – Gender and self and the role of art in identity construction
  •  Dr Andrew Wall (2nd Exploring students’ perceptions and experiences of learning under educational reform using Freire’s analytical framework from a student/teacher perspective
  •  Dr Linyao Wang (1st) – Rural migrant children and their educational experience in Beijing
  •  Dr Charlotte Wilson (1st)  Learner Identities and aspirations of Pupil Premium Students
  • Dr Meilun Yan (1st)  'Left behind' children in rural China
  • Dr Jiayi Zhang (2nd Gender and HE leadership in China

Current students

  • Arwa Alk (1st) – The role of culture in parenting practices in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Fay Alsawaha (2nd) – Education, Identity and gender in older women in Kuwait
  • Pam Cottrell (1st) – Teachers of excluded children: beliefs and practices
  • Simon Fox (1st) – Resilience: what is it and how is it taught?
  • Fengyi Wang (1st) – Gender and aspirations in Chinese female students in HE

Teaching

  • Doctoral and MA supervision
  • Convenor of ED1BSE and ED3FDD
  • Contributing to teaching across all programmes

Research projects

I have been involved in a range of funded research

  • Girls and routes into crime – funded by the Ministry for Justice via Thames Valley Violence Reduction(with Prof Jo Phoenix,Linyao Wang and Fei Lian )
  • 2023 The Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce LSIPs Employer Engagement Research (with Prof Suzanne Graham, Prof Carol Fuller, and Dr Heike Krusemann) funded by the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Women and Crime – funded by the University of Reading
  • ‘Marvellous Mums’ project – funded by the University of Reading (with Dr Maria Kambouri)
  • The Indoor/Outdoors Girlhood Project – Funded by Ufton Court
  • The impact of the outdoors on a range of areas and young people – funded by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust/Big Lottery Grant
  • Outdoor Learning and impact on educational attainment and engagement - funded by Society for Educational Studies
  • Outdoor Learning and Educational Attainment, Engagement and Aspirations- (funded by the University of Reading Research Endowment Trust Fund
  • Development in a Small Island Developing State: the Jamaican context - funded by BELMAS (with Dr Alan Floyd)
  • Exploring the Professional Identities of Secondary School Teachers - funded by the University of Reading IoE internal research fund (with Dr Alan Floyd)
  • The Experiences of Non-Traditional Entrants in a Traditional Higher Educational Setting - funded by Progress South Central) (with Tony Macfadeyn)

Professional bodies/affiliations

  • AERA
  • BERA
  • Society for Educational Studies
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • UKCGE - Professional Doctorates SIG
  • Educational Doctorates Directors Network

Selected publications

Conference Presentations:

International Conferences:

  • Fuller, C and Goodwyn, A., (2013)Advanced Skills Teachers and the 'Master Teacher' Standard; on becoming a Cheap, Cheerful and Compliant Teacher, American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, America, 27th April-2nd May 2013.
  • Goodwyn, A. and Fuller, C., (2012), The Future of Expert Teachers in England: A Case Study in an International Context, European Educational Research Association (EERA), Cadiz, Spain, September 18th-21st.
  • Fuller, C., (2012), Social Capital and Educational Aspirations, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, Canada, 13th-17th April.
  • Fuller, C., and Macfadyen, T., (2012),"What with your grades?" Experiences of and motivations for vocational education in FE, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, Canada, 13th-17th April.
  • Goodwyn, A. and Fuller, C., (2012), Being an Advanced Skills Teacher: Identity and Status, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, Canada, 13th-17th April.
  • Fuller, C, (2010), Exploring Educational Aspirations, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Denver, USA, April 30th-4th May.

National Conferences:

  • Floyd, A. and Fuller, C. (2012) Leadership development in a Small Island Developing State: the Jamaican context paper presented at BELMAS Annual Conference, Manchester, 20th-22nd July.
  • Fuller, C., and Floyd, A., (2012) Teachers as professionals: identity, autonomy and job satisfaction in an era of unprecedented structural reform, British Educational Research Association (BERA), Manchester, September 4th-6th .
  • McCrum, E., Fuller, C., and Macfadyen, T., (2012), Teachers and pupils knowledge and experiences of IAG: some implications for the current policy context, British Educational Research Association (BERA), Manchester, September 4th-6th.
  • Goodwyn, A. and Fuller, C., (2012), Mr Gove's 'Master Teacher Standard'; on becoming a cheap, cheerful and compliant teacher, British Educational Research Association (BERA), Manchester, September 4th-6th.
  • Fuller, C., Goodwyn, A., and Francis-Brophy, E., (2011), Being an Advanced Skills Teacher: Identity and Status, British Educational Research Association (BERA), London, September 6th-8th .

External Roles and Consultancy

  • Champions Programme with University of West Indies, Jamaica
  • Developing a Partnership with Ho Chi University Vietnam to develop a professional doctorate programme
  • Governor Denefield School
  • External Examiner Ed D Canterbury and King's College London
  • Journal reviewer

Publications

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