Dr Helen Clarke 

2011 Head of the  BA Primary Education Programme 

Education, Health and Social Care 

Email:

helen.clarke@winchester.ac.uk 

Phone:

01962 827037 

Address:

Expertise

Helen's main area of expertise is learning and teaching in science in both early years and the primary phase.

Publications

Clarke, H. and Phethean, K. (2011) Tutor, your footsteps are the path..., Science Teacher Education, 60. February 2011 Hatfield: ASE

Boxley, S., Clarke, H., Phethean, K., Fletcher, L and Witt, S. (2009) Big questions, little steps: towards a sustainable future, CAPTURE, Vol.2, pp.44-49

Clarke, H and Ryan, C. (2007) Stakeholder Development and Research through Appreciative Inquiry, Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner, pp.49-51

Clarke, H., Egan. B., Fletcher, L. and Ryan, C. (2006) Creating case studies of practice through appreciative inquiry, Educational Action Research, Vol.13 (3), pp.407-422

Clarke, H. and Ryan, C. (2006) Changing over: a project, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Vol.19 (4), pp.477-497

Clarke, H. (2006) Challenging my assumptions: young Ghanaian children's 'real world' understandings of materials, Student Teacher Education, 46, pp.14-15

Clarke, H., Bradshaw, A., Erricker, J., Fletcher, A. and Ryan, C. (2005) Developing Writing for Understanding: primary trainees' perceptions of science, Student Teacher Education, 42, pp.16-19

Research Interests

Helen's main area of research is science education.She is also involved in projects in the areas of environmental education, sustainability, comparative education, reflective student practice and teacher development.

Funding Awards and Professional Membership

• Association of Tutors in Science Education
• Association for Science Education
• British Educational Research Association