Overcoming Adversity in Education

Andrew J. Holliman, BSc (Hons), MA, MSc, PhD, is Associate Professor (Teaching) in Psychology at the Institute of Education, University College London; Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society; and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His research interests include the psychology of education, teaching and learning in higher education, and the development of children’s literacy. He recently co-edited Education and New Technologies: Perils and Promises for Learners (2018, Taylor & Francis/Routledge) and is the co-editor of the Current Debates in Educational Psychology series (Taylor & Francis/Routledge).Kieron Sheehy, PhD, is Professor of Education (Innovation Pedagogies) and Research Director, Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport at the Open University, UK. Kieron’s research interests are within the broad field of inclusive education, often focusing on how teaching approaches or services can be developed to successfully support diverse groups of learners. He has a particular interest in addressing issues for those who might be stigmatised and excluded within educational systems. Most recently, he has been working with RUMPUS, a research group looking at fun in learning, and ASSIK (Anak Setara SIaga Kebencanaan), developing innovative and inclusive disaster risk reduction education.

• Overcoming Adversity in Education: Challenges and Opportunities in a Complex and Changing World1. How Neuroscience Can Help to Overcome Adversity in Education2. Language Difficulties and Education3. Overcoming Literacy Difficulties in Education4. Promoting Positive Educational Outcomes for Children and Young People with Sensory Impairments through a Dual Approach to Access5. Adaptability and Educational Transitions6. How Might Domestic Violence Prevent a Child from Fulfilling their Academic Potential?7. The Home Learning Environment as a Means to Overcome Adversities in Education8. Overcoming Adversity from Large-scale Crises and Disasters 9. Overcoming Bullying in Education 10. Helping Those that Don’t Fit: Impacts, Causes, and Solutions for Students Who Don’t Feel Like They Belong at School11. Overcoming Adversity for Disabled Students in Higher Education in Indonesia 12. Widening Participation in Higher Education13. Childhood Stress in Education14. The SENCO’s Role in Overcoming School Adversity for Children with Special Educational Needs15. A Cross-cultural Perspective of Children’s Mental Health in School: An Exacerbated Issue during the COVID-19 Pandemic16. Overcoming School Adversity for LGBT+ students 17. Eliminating Hate in Colleges/Schools of Education to Build Multicultural Communities18. Indigenous (Aboriginal, First Nations) Students Overcoming Academic Adversity: The Roles of Educational Resilience, Motivation and Engagement, and Teacher-Student Relationships19. Overcoming Adversity for Marginalised Adolescent Girls in Zimbabwe20. Open Schooling to Empower Brazilian Teachers: Emancipatory Fun in Education for a Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem21. The Academic and Cultural Demands-Resources (ACD-R) Framework: Supporting the Academic Development of Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Students22. A Multidimensional Perspective on Adversity: From Peace to Understanding