Dr Helen Benstead is Associate Professor of Inclusive Education and Academic Director of the Graduate School at the University of Sunderland, where she manages the strategy for post-graduate research degrees across the university. She began her career with a BA (QTS) in Primary Education, before completing an MPhil at Cambridge and a PhD at York. Helen has held senior policy roles in central and local government, working as a Youth Policy Advisor at the Cabinet Office and for the Mayor of London on his Education and Youth strategy. Helen also founded Inclusive Classrooms, a social enterprise supporting Teaching Assistants across the UK. Helen has authored a range of professional development materials, published widely on inclusive education and participatory research methodologies, and continues to research socially inclusive practices in the field of education.
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Chapter 1: What is criticality? Chapter 2: The foundations of critical thinking in education Chapter 3: The principles of critical reading in education Chapter 4: The principles of critical writing in education Chapter 5: Critiquing different types of published work in education Chapter 6: Critiquing different aspects of educational research Chapter 7: The principles of planning and writing up critical educational research Chapter 8: Criticality for professional life: applying education for transformation Chapter 9: Criticality on 'non-traditional' assessment methods Chapter 10: A critical approach to AI in education Chapter 11: Conclusion