Ivor Frederick Goodson FAcSS (born 1943) is a British educationalist.[1] He is a professor at Tallinn University.
Ivor Goodson | |
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| Born | Ivor Frederick Goodson 1943 (age 80–81) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | School Subjects and Curriculum Conflict, 1895–1975 (1980) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Education |
| Institutions | |
| Website | ivorgoodson |
Education and career
editGoodson was born in 1943 in Woodley, a village near Reading, Berkshire.[2] He went to a grammar school and was unsuccessful initially, leaving at age 15, but then returned and resumed his studies.[2] He received a Bachelor of Science degree from University College, London, and his teachers certificate from the London School of Education.[3] He then worked as a teacher at the progressive comprehensive school, Countesthorpe Community College.[2]
Goodson returned to the University of Sussex for a Doctor of Philosophy degree, which he completed in 1979.[3] He remained at Sussex for several years, before moving the University of Western Ontario in 1986, and to the University of East Anglia in 1996.[3] In 2004, he became the Professor of Learning Theory at the University of Brighton.[3][4] As of 2015, he is a professor at Tallinn University, Estonia.[3]
He was the co-editor-in-chief and founder of the Journal of Education Policy, alongside Stephen Ball.[5][6]
Books
editGoodson's books include:
- School Subjects and Curriculum Change (Croom Helm, 1983; 3rd ed., Falmer Press, 1993)[7]
- The Making Of The Curriculum: Collected Essays (Falmer Press, 1988; 3rd ed., 2004)[8]
- Studying Curriculum (Open University Press, 1994)[9]
- Studying School Subjects: A Guide (with Colin J. Marsh, Falmer Press, 1996)[10]
- The Changing Curriculum: Studies in Social Construction (Peter Lang Publishing, 1997)[11]
- Learning, Curriculum and Life Politics: The Selected Works of Ivor F. Goodson (Routledge, 2005)[12]
- Developing Narrative Theory: Life Histories and Personal Representation (Routledge, 2013)[13]
- Critical Narrative as Pedagogy (with Scherto Gill, Bloomsbury, 2014)[14]
- Democracy, Education and Research: The Struggle for Public Life (with John Schostak, Routledge 2019).
- Happiness, Flourishing and the Good Life: A Transformative Vision of Human Well Being (with Garett Thomson, and Scherto Gill, Routledge, 2020).
He is also an editor or co-editor of several edited volumes.
Awards and honours
edit- 2020 A festschrift volume in Goodson's honour was published.[15]
- 2019 Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS).[16]
- 2018 Awarded John Nisbet Fellowship Award by British Educational Research Association for outstanding contribution to educational research over his career.[17]
- 2007 Awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Gothenburg.[18]
References
edit- ^ Downs, Yvonne (2013), Reading and Teaching Ivor Goodson, Peter Lang, ISBN 9781433120176
- ^ a b c Goodson, Ivor (2005), "Coming to Curriculum", Learning, Curriculum and Life Politics: The Selected Works of Ivor F. Goodson, Psychology Press, ISBN 9780415352208
- ^ a b c d e "CV: Ivor Goodson". Estonian Scientific Information System. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Professor Ivor Goodson, University of Brighton, archived from the original on 24 January 2018
- ^ "Journal of Education Policy Editorial Board". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Interview with Professor Stephen Ball". Routledge Education Arena. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Reviews of School Subjects and Curriculum Change: G.R. Batho, Teaching History, JSTOR 43258079; Michael W. Apple, Comparative Education Review, JSTOR 1187342
- ^ Review of The Making Of The Curriculum: W. B. Stephens, "Primary Education in Postwar England", History of Education Quarterly, JSTOR 368913
- ^ Review of Studying Curriculum: Terry Brown, British Journal of Educational Studies, JSTOR 3121890
- ^ Review of Studying School Subjects: A Guide: Chris Husbands, Journal of Curriculum Studies, doi:10.1080/002202798183477
- ^ Reviews of The Changing Curriculum: Ruth Hayden, Journal of Educational Thought, JSTOR 23767811; John F. Covaleskie, Canadian Journal of Education, JSTOR 1585778
- ^ Review of Learning, Curriculum and Life Politics: Kevin Brehony, History of Education, doi:10.1080/00467600903392580
- ^ Review of Developing Narrative Theory: Ken Gale, Journal of Education for Teaching, doi:10.1080/02607476.2013.865923
- ^ Reviews of Critical Narrative as Pedagogy: Andrea Gilkison, New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, doi:10.1007/s40841-016-0051-2; Don Carter, Studies in Continuing Education, doi:10.1080/0158037X.2017.1384621
- ^ Sikes, Pat; Novakovic, Yvonne (2019). Storying the Public Intellectual: commentaries on the impact and influence of the work of Ivor Goodson. Routledge. ISBN 9781138389755.
- ^ "Sixty-five leading social scientists conferred as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences". Academy of Social Sciences. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "BERA John Nisbet Fellowship". British Educational Research Association. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Olsson, Claes-Olof (2007). Hedersdoktorer vid Göteborgs universitet under 100 år [Honorary doctors at the University of Gothenburg during the past 100 years] (pdf) (in Swedish). University of Gothenburg. p. 233. ISBN 978-91-7360-354-6. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
Further reading
edit- Sikes, Pat; Novakovic, Yvonne (2019). Storying the Public Intellectual: Commentaries on the Impact and Influence of the Work of Ivor Goodson. Routledge. ISBN 9781138389755.