Dr Robyn Cox

Principal Lecturer in Primary Education and QTS/ IoE Research Coordinator

Qualifications:
Doctor of Philosophy 2001, James Cook University, Australia
Master of Educational Studies 1989, University of Wollongong, Australia
Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies 1984, University of New England, Australia
Diploma in Teaching 1980, University of New England, Australia

Teaching Interests:
English Curriculum
Research methods
Pedagogy and management in schools
Teaching English as a foreign language in schools
Management and leadership in initial teacher education

Research Interests:
Initial Primary Teacher Education
Language and Literacy Education
Children as Literary Critics
Teacher personal growth

Membership of Professional Bodies:
United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) National Executive Member
United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) National Council Member
Chair of the United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) Conference Committee
National Association for the Teachers of English – NATE National professional mentor for colleagues new to ITE specifically in the area of the English Curriculum.

Key Publications:
Edited Books
Cox, R (2010 in preparation) An introduction to Primary English teaching. London: SAGE

Mills, C., Cox, R. and Moss, G. (2009) contract signed Language and Literacies in the Primary School. (2nd ed.) London: Taylor and Francis

Chapters in books
Cox, R (2010 in press) Language, Literacy and Learning in Cox, R (Ed) (2010) An introduction to Primary English teaching. London: SAGE

Cox, R (2010 in press) Your career as a Primary English teacher in Cox, R (Ed) (2010) An introduction to Primary English teaching. London: SAGE

Robertson, C. and Cox, R. (2008) ‘How we do things around here’: Educational change and effective Faculty leadership in Post Blair Britain. In McConachie, J., Danaher, P., and Singh, M. Changing University Learning and Teaching: Engaging and Mobilising Leadership, Quality and Technology. Rockhampton: Central Queensland University, Australia.

International Refereed Journal Articles
Robertson, C. Robbins, A and Cox, R (2008) Co-constructing a Community Ethos: Challenging Culture and Managing Change in Higher Education, a case study undertaken over two years. In Management in Education. Vol 23 Issue 1 pp 32-40

Cox, R and Schaetzel, K (2007) A preliminary study of pre-service teachers as readers in Singapore. Language Teaching Research 11 (3).

Khine, M.S., & Cox, R. (2002) A conversation analysis of online discussion among teacher trainees in an ICT course. New Education and Computer, 18 (8).

Cox, R (2001) Listening to Children: What teachers can learn. In REACT Journal 20 (1) 41-48.

Cox, R. (2001) Talking with students can reveal scientific aspects of cultural knowledge: The Australian South Sea Islanders. Language Curriculum and Culture 14 (3): 235-244.

Cox, R. (2001) Investigating literacy and gender in an Islamic context. In Muslim Education Quarterly. 17(4): 20-29.

Cox, R & Webb, G (1999) Literacy in its broadest definition: The Australian South Sea Islander research project. In Australian Journal of Language and Literacy 22 (2) pp. 135-147.

External Roles:
External Examiner BA (Hons) ITE Oxford Brookes University
External Examiner BEd (Hons) University of Hertfordshire
Guest Reviewer for Reading Research Quarterly
Book Review Editor, Journal of Asia TEFL www.asiatefl.org
Member of editorial review board Journal of Asia TEFL www.asiatefl.org