Professor Vivienne Baumfield, Director of the University of Glasgow International Educational Consultancy
Research interests
Vivienne Baumfield is Professor of Pedagogy, Policy and Innovation in the Faculty of Education, University of Glasgow and works with practitioners and policy makers in education both in the UK and overseas. She is currently the University of Glasgow’s International Champion for the South and Central Asia regions. Central to her work is the translation of knowledge across a range of educational contexts and her area of specialism is the role of inquiry in the promotion of inclusive pedagogy. She has led research projects aimed at furthering our understanding of the benefits of collaborative school-university partnerships in the development of teaching as an evidence informed practice. Professor Baumfield is also an expert in the teaching of critical thinking and has published research in this field. She has worked with government agencies and professional organisations in the UK and internationally including the Department for Children, Schools and Families, Teacher Development Agency, the Learning and Skills Development Agency, General Teaching Council, National Union of Teachers, Hong Kong Education Manpower Bureau, British Council.
External appointments
- Member of the British Education Research Association National Panel
- Editor of the British Journal of Educational Research
- Associate Editor of British Journal of Religious Education
- Consultant to National Union of Teachers CPD programme
- External Examiner Sheffield University and University of Strathclyde
- Editorial Board of Research Intelligence and Teaching Thinking and Creativity: Religious Education Research Committee.
Current memberships
- British Education Research Association
- American Education Research Association
- John Dewey Society
- European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction
Recent keynote lectures and invited presentations
- Greenwich University Teacher Research Conference (2007)
- University of Newcastle Post-graduate Research Conference (2007)
- LEA Conference Hounslow 2007
- School of Pedagogy, University of Gotenberg, Sweden (2006)
- British Council International Seminar on Thinking Skills Netherlands (2006)
- Standards Unit (DfES) Conference 2005
- LSDA Research Network 2004
Examples of funded research
- Principal Investigator: Learning and Teaching Scotland collection, analysis and reporting of data on Curriculum for Excellence draft experiences and outcomes (£131K)
- Teacher Training Agency School Based Research Consortium (£115K)
- Comparison of different approaches to funding and supporting teacher research (£10K)
- National Union of Teachers Thinking Skills Scholarship Project (£13K)
- Co-investigator: AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Programme (£485K)
- Campaign for Learning Evaluation of Learning to Learn (£104K)
- Learning and Skills Development Agency Thinking skills frameworks for post-16 learners (£99K)
- EPPI/DfES Systematic Review Group Thinking and Learning Skills (£73K)
- HEFCE/FDTL5 Developing formative assessment using ICTs in higher education (£149K)
- DfES Using thinking skills approaches to improve teaching and learning in primary schools (£17K)