Professor Chris Kyriacou

Research

Overview

I am particularly interested in researching aspects of effective teaching, the experience of being a teacher, and helping troubled pupils.

Research group(s)

• Psychology in Education Research Centre (PERC)

Supervision

Recent PhD studies I have supervised include research on the following topics:

• teachers' job satisfaction and motivation
• teachers' professional development
• teachers' instructional quality
• pupil motivation
• beginning teachers’ expectations
• pupils coping with a bereavement
• child protection
• gifted pupils
• school exclusions
• bullying

External activities

Memberships

I am a member of the British Educational Research Association, the British Psychological Society, and the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction.

Consultancy

I have conducted four systematic reviews of the literature on aspects of mathematics teaching and learning in schools.

International Links

I am currently conducting collaborative research with colleagues in Brazil, Japan, Norway and Saudi Arabia.

Invited talks and conferences