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Dr Christian Beighton

Based in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Education

I have worked in a variety of teaching and training roles in the UK and abroad, notably in Europe and the Middle East. Having occupied teaching posts in Further Education, higher education and private sector training and consultancy, my research interests currently draw on this experience and range from pedagogy and creativity in education settings to applications of aspects of continental philosophy to education theory and practice. My teaching responsibilities currently focus on doctoral supervision (PhD and EdD), research development, and teacher education.

Over the years I have developed subject expertise in:

  • MFL (French)
  • EFL, ESOL, ESP
  • Adult and Professional Learning
  • Teacher training and education
  • Research development
  • Doctoral supervision

I am an honorary Police Firearms trainer and fellow of the HEA. I write the technical pages of the San Fairy Ann Cycling club magazine, "Milestone".

Doctoral Supervision: recent completions (misc.)

  • GenZ’s perceptions of factors impacting academic attainment and employment outcomes: an exploratory multiphase Q-methodology study
  • The Professional Learning of Academics in Higher Education: A Sociomaterial Perspective
  • Developing Resilience as a Policy Strategy: The Impact of Policy as Mediated by Ofsted
  • A Study of How Middle Leaders in a Secondary School are Making Sense of Their Role in Relation to Teachers’ Professional Development

Doctoral Supervision: current (misc.)

  • Internationalization of Higher Education: Lived Experiences of International Students and Perspectives on the Global University.
  • Glossophobia in foreign language classes: psycho-educational perspectives
  • Sustaining neoliberal ideology: regulation, control and evaluation in FE inspection policy
  • Early Childhood Education Provision in Algerian Preschool Settings: An Investigation into ideologies
  • Assemblage theory and arts education management: a practice-based approach

Research Projects

  • 'An exploration of the experiences and perceptions of a group of Algerian Female students; a price worth paying?'. Researcher(s): Miss Moukha Dehilis. Supervisor(s): Dr Anne Chant, Dr Christian Beighton. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • A comparative, qualitive study exploring male early years practitioner’s and parent’s constructions of ‘caring masculinities’ and how this influences men’s care practices, professional identities and pedagogies. Researcher(s): Mr Adam Parker-Steed. Supervisor(s): Dr Marios Kostas, Dr Christian Beighton. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • A performative analysis of primary school governance: labour, costs and repair work. Researcher(s): Mrs Lacey Austin. Supervisor(s): Dr Kate Smith, Dr Christian Beighton. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • A Study of Humour Use in Primary School Staff Meetings. Researcher(s): Mr JUSTIN SMITH. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Professor Lynn Revell. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • An exploration of a HE learning experience: undergraduate students researching with children as co-constructors of knowledge and the impact on identity. Researcher(s): Mrs Kerry Holman. Supervisor(s): Dr Maria Lehane, Dr Christian Beighton. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • An exploration of agency in the stories of dual qualified cross-phase teachers (14-19) at a time of curriculum reform. Researcher(s): Dr ALISON COGGER. Supervisor(s): Dr Judy Durrant, Dr Christian Beighton. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Children's perceptions of classroom displays. Researcher(s): Mrs Caroline Howard-Jones. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Phil Stone. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Paul Forbes. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Professor Lynn Revell. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Isabel Fischer. Supervisor(s): Dr Lyn Haynes, Professor Lynn Revell, Dr Christian Beighton. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Mrs Kate Cable. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Simon Prince. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Exploration of art and pedagogy in further education. Researcher(s): Miss Elwina Robinson. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Peter Gregory. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Explore ‘mature; lifelong learner identities, individual wellbeing and academic engagement of ‘older’ undergraduates. Researcher(s): Mrs Sherralyn Simpson. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Exploring Teacher Education in Algeria. Case Study: Middle School English Pre-Service Teacher Education.. Researcher(s): Mr Salah Belhenniche. Supervisor(s): Dr Stavroula Tsirogianni, Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Christian Beighton. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Fertile Ground of Negative Spaces: Material Methodologies for (Education) Leadership.. Researcher(s): Ms Joanna Townshend. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Peter Gregory. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Global Trends, Local Contexts: Ideological Positions and their Impact on Early Childhood Education Practices in Algeria. Researcher(s): Miss Bochra Tari. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Professor Berry Billingsley. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: LIVED EXPERIENCES OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND PERSPECTIVES ON THE GLOBAL UNIVERSITY. Researcher(s): Dr Zahra Kemiche. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • PEDAGOGIES OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN ALGERIAN MIDDLE SCHOOLS: A SOCIOCULTURAL ANALYSIS OF A MULTILINGUAL SETTING. Researcher(s): Miss Souaad Snoussi. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Still Angry: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Benjamin Zephaniah's Poetics of Resistance.. Researcher(s): Miss HAJER BERRAHAL. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Christian Beighton. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • The politics of quality improvement: exploring the complexity of teaching and learning practices in Further Education.. Researcher(s): Dr ZAHID NAZ. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Ruth Rogers. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • The readability of English textbooks used in the Algerian middle schools.. Researcher(s): Ms Sarra Hadjeres. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Gemma Van Vuuren-Cassar. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Use of humour in the secondary school classroom. Researcher(s): Mr Anton Evans. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Kevin Balchin. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • We have advised Haley to consider a title that signposts the spatial focus. (See details in Joint Report.). Researcher(s): Miss Hayley Smith. Supervisor(s): Professor Carolyn Oulton, Dr Christian Beighton. [Postgraduate Research Project]

My research work has been recognized externally by several national and international bodies.

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christian.beighton@canterbury.ac.uk
01227923445

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Faculty of Arts Humanities and Education
School of Humanities and Educational Studies