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Dr Caroline Lohmann-Hancock, BA, MA, EdD, SFHEA

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Associate Professor 

Centre Childhood Youth and Education

Institute of Education and Humanities

Tel: 01267 676674

Email: c.lohmann-hancock@uwtsd.ac.uk

Role in the University

Senior Lecturer

Institute Manager of Research Degrees: Institute of Education and Humanities 

PhD/Doctoral Supervisor

Institute Manager of Research Degrees: Institute of Education and Humanities:

  • Member of Research Degrees Committee
  • Member of the Doctoral Collage Board
  • Deliver training to 
    • Doctoral Supervisors 
    • Students on Doctoral programmes

Programme Manager:

  • MA Equity and Diversity in Society
  • MA Harmony and Sustainability: Theory and Practice

Lecturer and Dissertation Supervisor: 

  • BA Sociology
  • BA Advocacy
  • MA Equity and Diversity in Society
  • MA Harmony and Sustainability: Theory and Practice

HEA:

  • Mentor for staff working towards Fellow and Senior Fellow of the HEA
  • Assessor of SFHEA and FHEA applications 

Background

Caroline has worked with a range of groups to support equality, equity and inclusion in society these include:

  • Adults with specific learning needs
  • Young offenders
  • Individuals on Probation
  • Those at risk of domestic abuse
  • Adult learners
  • School Managers

Member of

  • Senior Fellow of the HEA (SFHEA)
  • VAWDASV Apprenticeship Wales: Member of Steering Group
  • DMSIAD

Academic Interests

Focusing on sociology, education and exclusion - poverty, identity and cultural and social representations in the media:

  • Sustainability and Social Inclusion
  • Individuals and Groups in Society
  • Late Diagnosis of Specific Learning Differences (SpLD) in HE
  • Creative and Visual analysis

Focusing on reproduction of inequality through education, lifelong learning and creativity:

  • The Changing World of Education Learning Knowledge
  • Education Historical and Contemporary Issues in Education
  • Culture, Identity and Education
  • Learning in an Inclusive Environment
  • Adult Learners in HE and late diagnosis of SpLD
  • Individual and Community Development

Research Methods:

  • Qualitative Methodologies/Methods
  • Questionnaires
  • Focus groups.
  • Semi-structure interviews
  • Observation
  • Visual data 
  • Qualitative Data Analysis
  • Visual Data Analysis 
  • Researching and Reflecting upon Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Research Interests

I have a broad interest in education, learning and teaching, online learning and offender learning; within the context of social exclusion issues such as perceptions of poverty, vulnerable and excluded groups and the role of media in stereotyping and prejudice. My research focuses on individuals and groups who are or at risk of exclusion by giving them a voice through personal narratives. Historically within ethnographic research there has been a tradition of hearing the ‘stories of people who occupy subordinate social positions’ in society through the ‘development of personal narratives analysis’; this allows for an understanding of how human agency and selfhood are constructed within a variety of contexts e.g. gender, class, education, disability and poverty (Maines et al, 2008). Research within this frame is far from a voyeuristic endeavour rather it aims to reveal knowledge and develop an understanding for the social actor and the researcher; this in turn allows for strategies for change to be considered. From this perspective my research explores subjective experience but at the same time seeks to understand the structures within which social actors live their lives (O’Reilly, 2012). I have undertaken a range of research projects which have focused on:

  • United National Rights of the Child
  • Harmony and Sustainability
  • Engaging at Risk Communities 
  • Adult Learners in HE and late diagnosis of SpLD
  • Early education experience and its impact upon offender learning, adult offender learning within both probation and prison environments.
  • Student perception of a primary education studies degree.
  • Using technology enhanced learning and computer literacy with vulnerable groups and at HE.
  • Audit of Welsh medium and bilingual early years provision for the Welsh language board.
  • Children with a family member in prison.
  • Bilingualism and babies: evaluative report to Welsh language board.
  • Giving children and young people with a disability a voice.
  • Raising Awareness and Changing Attitudes with Young People about Violence against Women and Domestic Abuse.
  • Evaluation of the Co-creating Healthy Change Portfolio in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
  • Do older (over 60 years) and younger (11-25 years) people talk about and perceive people who are poor differently? Are these opinions formed on the basis of different sources of information and experience?
  • Student Attitudes towards the Role, function and Purpose of Health Care within the NHS.
  • Changing Futures’ Expectations, Aspirations and Future Employment: Student Perceptions of Education Studies Degrees.
  • The Changing Representations of Gender Roles in Vogue (UK) from 1954 to 2012: Goffman Revisited.

Reference List:

O’Reilly, K (2012) Ethnographic Methods, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.

Maines, MJ, Pierce, JL and Laslett B (2008) Telling Stories: The Use of Personal Narratives in the Social Sciences and History, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.

Expertise:

Supervision PhD/MPhil:

19 PhD/ProfDoc students

I also deliver staff training for new Supervisors, Internal Examiners and Exam Chairs

In addition, I also deliver a range of training sessions for PhD/Research Degree Students e.g. ‘Your PhD Viva’; Literature Views; and data collection.

PhD/ProfDoc Examining and Chair:

PhD Viva Examiner        15 students

Chair of Doctoral Vivas  13 students      

HEA Mentor

HEA Mentor

SFHEA Mentor

External Peer Reviewer:

Professional Development in Education, Routledge, Taylor and Francis

Youth and Society Sage Publishers

The Journal of Social Studies Research 

Book Reviewer for Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education

British Education Research Journal (BERJ)

International Peer Reviewer for Grant Proposals for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canada

British Educational Studies Associate (BESA)

Book reviewer for Routledge, Taylor and Francis

Information and Media Literacy (Informing Science Press)

Teaching and Teacher Education category within Elsevier Publishing. 

Peer Reviewer for Book Proposals for Sage Publications

BERA papers in Special Interest Groups including Creativity, Social Justice and Research Methodology

External Examining:

MA Education and MA Education, Ethics and Leadership: University of Gloucester University

FdA Teaching and Learning Support for Primary Teacher Assistants: Lancaster University (Blackburn) 

BA Social Care/FdA Social Care: Lancaster University (Blackburn)

Foundation Degree in Social Care St Mary’s: University College, Twickenham. 

Foundation Degree in Integrated Services: St Mary’s University College, Twickenham.

BA Education Studies Degree: Durham University

Programme Development/Validation:

I have been involved and led on many Programme Validations for the University and ensure that Quality Assurance issues are addressed including for example:

External Universities –Validator/Examiner/Assessor:

BA/BSc Global Challenges: University of Westminster.

BA Children and Youth: University of Northampton. 

BA Joint Honours Education Studies: University of Northampton.

BA Children, Young People and Families: York St John University 

(Valuator) for BA (Hons) Early Years Childhood Studies and Education: University of Portsmouth

BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing: Coleg Sir Gâr

 

Internal Adviser/Validator and Review Panels ϳԹ

HND/C Electrical & Electronic Engineering/HNC Power Systems Engineering/HNC Instrumentation Engineering (Pembrokeshire College)

BSc Public Health

FdA Film & TV Portfolio

MArts Sonic Arts 

Member of working group developing the EdD programme

        Internal Reader: Primary PGCE

BA Counselling Skills and Interdisciplinary Studies 

Major Review/Validation in English 

PGCE Primary 

BA Philosophy 

BA Sonic Art 

BSc Motion Capture 

Member of the Programme Validation, Monitoring and Review Processes Working Group (PVMRPWG) 

Linked programmes (ϳԹ)

BA (Single Honours) Philosophy

BA (Single Honours) Ethical and Political Studies

BA (Combined) Philosophy and Applied Psychology

BA (Combined) Philosophy and Ethics

BA (Combined) Ethics and Applied Psychology

BA (Combined) Philosophy

BA (Combined) Applied Psychology

BA (Combined), Philosophy and Ethics

Graduate Diploma in Philosophy (ϳԹ)

MRes in Contemporary Philosophy (ϳԹ)

BA Professional Educational Studies (Primary)

General Professional Experience:

External Roles:

Member of the Validation and Audit Standing Panel (VASP) (ϳԹ) for MA Management TCC.

External Member of the University of Essex Ethics Committee

Panel Member/Chair for Youth Offending Probation Service Carmarthenshire

Mentor for ‘Women in Universities Mentoring Scheme’ WUMs

Working with Adults with learning difficulties: Drama and Art workshops and adults with learning difficulties: as an aid to communication

Developing co-constructivist teaching/learning with offenders on basic skills programmes linked to their probation orders Dyfed-Powys Probation Service.

Adults with Learning Disabilities and Transition to paid or valued work. Attitudes and aspirations. 

Dyfed-Powys Probation Area: Assessing and designing the Basic Skills Innovations to support offenders with basic literacy and numeracy

BSA. Supporting a Welsh Language Project: Welsh and the Under 5’s Curriculum

BSA. Basic Skills Agency’s Scoping Exercise: Training Needs of Classroom Assistants and Voluntary Helpers within Literacy and Numeracy

PLSU: Prison Education Service Project: Literacy Projects Wales

Looking at educational issues relating to pupils with a family member, who is or has been in prison: Gloucestershire Local Authority.

Project Co-ordinator: Word in the Community 1995 UK Year of Literature and Writing: Swansea 

Primary School Teacher

Freelance Graphic Designer and Project Co-ordinator

Working for various organisations supporting Special Educational Needs

Project co-ordinator and graphic designer for a variety of organisations 

Internal Roles:

Chair of the Faculty Ethics Committee

Member of 

  • the ϳԹ Ethics Committee
  • yr Athrofa Ethics Committee
  • Editorial Board for the ϳԹ Postgraduate Student Researcher Journal
  • Research Degrees Committee
  • Doctoral Board

Mentor of HEA Applicants

Chair of Faculty of Education and Communities Marketing Sub-Committee

Mentor for Staff Member undertaking PG Cert HE

University Ethics Committee

Member of the Academic Appeals Boards 

Recognition of Prior and Experiential Learning (RPEL) Board  

Member of Research Degrees 

  • Admissions Committee 
  • Summer School Group 
  • Research Degrees Committee 

Widening Access Coordinator 

Language Scheme Working Group 

Member of the International Education and Collaborative Provision Committee

Research for Teaching and Learning Committee

Apel Co-ordinator for Schools of Education Studies and Early Years Education 

Course Coordinator for Master’s Programmes within the School of Education Studies and Social Inclusion

Literacy and Numeracy Needs within the Prison Population

Responsible for International Studies within School

Links between family background/support and students’ attitude to undergraduate education

Links between Drama and English curriculum for school age children

Enterprise, Commercial & Consultancy Activities:

Lohmann-Hancock, C & Welton, N (2015-to date) HAFAN Youth Engagement Project (Funded)

Welton, N. & Lohmann-Hancock, C. (2019) UNCRC Jersey Government (Funded)

Lohmann-Hancock, C & Welton, N: Evaluation/Research Project RCT: ‘Big Lottery funding for HAPI’, 5 years (Funded).

Lohmann-Hancock, C & Marshall, J: Late Identification of Learning Needs for Mature Students at University: The Impact upon Personal Representations and the Learning Journey (ϳԹ)

Lohmann-Hancock, C & Welton, N: Hafan Police Commissioner Dyfed—Powys, (Funded)

Welton, N, Lohmann-Hancock, C & Morgan, P: Raising Awareness and Changing Attitudes with Young People about Violence against Women and Domestic Abuse: Hafan (Funded)

Welton, N, Lohmann-Hancock, C: UNCRC training across Wales: Welsh Government (Funded)

Lohmann-Hancock, C (2016) ‘Evaluation of ‘Hafal Let’s Talk Project’, (Funded)

Lohmann-Hancock, C: Cerebra (Wales): Giving Children and Young People with a Disability a Voice (Funded)

Kay, W & Lohmann-Hancock, C: Welsh Language Board: Audit of Welsh medium and bilingual early year’s provision (Funded)

Lohmann-Hancock, C: Prison Education Service Project: Literacy Projects Wales (Funded)

Publications

Research Publications:

Lohmann-Hancock, C., Welton, N. & Morgan, P. (2024) ‘Developing a ‘Agentic Re-Active Model’ and a ‘Agentic Reflection Model’ to Evaluate the Delivery of Context Appropriate Education for Teachers and Pupils on Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV)’, Violence against Women (Pending publication).

Lohmann-Hancock, C & Marshall, J (2023) Shaping the Future of Inclusive Teaching in HE:  Hearing the Voice of Students with Disabilities, Conference Paper Disability Impact: The Annual Conference of Interdisciplinary, Intersectional, and International Disability Studies

Marshall, J & Lohmann-Hancock, C (2019) Late diagnosis of specific learning needs: managing identity and engagement in HE, Swansea: Nexus Conference – to be delivered July 2019

Lohmann-Hancock, C & Welton, N (2020) ‘Reflections upon Education for Sustainability: Supporting Students’ knowledge, Understanding and Practice’, ϳԹ in Campion, N. (2020) The Harmony Debates: Exploring a Practical philosophy for a Sustainable Future, Ceredigion, UK: The Sophia Press. Available from: 

Marshall, J & Lohmann-Hancock, C (2019) Late diagnosis of specific learning needs: managing identity and engagement in HE, Swansea: Nexus Conference – to be delivered July 2019

Lohmann-Hancock, C (2019) ‘Ethics Creep’ in the Social Sciences and Education: Ensuring Ethical Practice, Swansea: Nexus Conference – to be delivered July 2019

Lohmann-Hancock, C & Morgan, P (2019) ‘The uncertainty of students from a widening access context undertaking an integrated master’s degree in social studies’, Practice: Contemporary Issues in Practitioner Education, pp. 1-15, Available from: 

Jones, K, Angelle, P and Lohmann-Hancock, C (2019) ‘Local Implementation of National Policy:  Social Justice Perspectives from the USA, India, and Wales’ ϳԹ in Torrance D (Ed) (2019) Cultures of Social Justice Leadership: An Intercultural Context of Schools, London/USA: Palgrave MacMillan Available from:  

Lohmann-Hancock, C & Welton, N (2020) ‘Reflections upon Education for Sustainability: Supporting Students’ Knowledge, Understanding and Practice’ ϳԹ in ‘Academic Papers from the Lampeter Harmony Conference, Lampeter: Sophia Centre Press in partnership with ϳԹ. (Peer Reviewed).

Lohmann-Hancock (2017) Meritocracy and Social Mobility in HE, HEA Pedagogies of Social Mobility Summit Keynote Speaker, 13 June 2017.

Lohmann-Hancock C & Welton N (2017) ‘Reflections upon Education for Sustainability: Supporting Student’s Knowledge, Understanding and Practice’, Harmony Conference Paper.

Lohmann-Hancock C & Morgan, P (2017) ‘Exploring the Learning Journeys of Non-Traditional Students: Retention and Progression in a Challenging World’, BSA Annual Conference, Manchester, British Sociological Association.

Welton, N, Lohmann-Hancock, C, & Morgan, P, (2016) ‘Power and Control in Relationships: Responding to the Needs of Pupils in Compulsory Education through Delivering Context Appropriate Education on Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence, BERA Annual Conference, Leeds

Griffiths, H & Lohmann-Hancock, C (2016) ‘Much More than Just and English Class: The Journey to Inclusion and Empowerment of here Female Immigrants in Wales, BERA Annual Conference, Leeds

Lohmann-Hancock, C & Morgan, P (2016) ‘The Uncertainty of Undertaking an Integrated Master’s Degree and its Potential Impact on a Student’s Identity and Anticipated Life Course Trajectory’ BSA Annual Conference, Birmingham, British Sociological Association.

Lohmann-Hancock, C (2015) ‘Meritocracy and Social Mobility through Education: An Obtainable Aspiration or Political Myth’, BESA Annual Conference.

Lohmann-Hancock, C, Welton, N & Morgan, P (2015) “We Need Educating!” The Role of Education in Empowering Young People and Educators about Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence, Wiserd Annual Conference.

Davies, SMB, Lohmann-Hancock, C & Welton, N, Sutton, L, McKnight, G, Fletcher- Miles, J, Jones, S, Williams, D and Marshall, J (2014) Perceptions of Poverty: A Study of the Impact of Age on Opinions about Poverty, Carmarthen: Pennath.

Lohmann-Hancock C & Booth J (2014) ‘Uncertain Futures within a Risk Society - Expectations, Aspirations and Future Employment: Student Perceptions of Education Studies Degrees’, University of Wales Journal of EducationAutumn 2014.

Lohmann-Hancock C (2014) ‘Enhancing the Curriculum: The Place of Drugs Awareness in Education Studies’, Peer Reviewed Conference Paper, presented at the Annual BESA Glasgow ‘The politics of education studies: pedagogy, curriculum, policy’.

Welton N & Lohmann-Hancock C (2014) ‘Raising Awareness and Changing Attitudes with Young People about Violence against Women and Domestic Abuse’, Report Paper Wiserd Cardiff.

Welton N & Lohmann-Hancock C (2014) ‘Raising awareness and changing attitudes with Young People about violence against women and domestic abuse’. WISERD 2014 Annual Conference, Aberystwyth.

Welton, N, Lohmann-Hancock, C & Cutmore, J (2014) An Evaluation of The Spectrum Project: Report to Hafan Cymru, Carmarthen: ϳԹ.

Lohmann-Hancock C & Booth J (2012) Changing Futures - Expectations, Aspirations and Future Employment: Student Perceptions of Education Studies Degrees, Peer Reviewed Conference Paper, presented at the 8th Annual Conference of the British Education Studies Association (BESA) ‘Changing Futures’, University of Hull.

Lohmann-Hancock C & Davies S (2011) Enhancing Learning through Technology: Student Vidcasts to Enhance Student Learning and Employability: A Case Study, Peer Reviewed Conference Paper, UK HEA/JISC/ University of Hertfordshire’s Learning and Teaching Institute.

Lohmann-Hancock C & Ryder N (2011) Using Vidcasts/Screencasts/Podcasts to Enhance Student Learning Opportunities, London: Enhancement Academy.

Lohmann-Hancock C (2010) Enhancing Learning through Technology Using Vidcasts with Undergraduates, HEA

Lohmann-Hancock, (2008) ‘The Development of Information and Computer Literacy in Offenders: Assumptions and Opportunities’, ϳԹ in Issues in Information and Media literacy, California, USA: Informing Science Institute.

Lohmann-Hancock (2007) Basic Skills Education in the National Probation Service: a perspective from Dyfed-Powys, Cardiff: CU.

Lohmann-Hancock C (2007) Developing co-constructivist teaching/learning with offenders on basic skills programmes linked to their probation orders, Carmarthen: Welsh Probation Service.

Lohmann-Hancock C (2006) The influence of early educational experience on the practices of teaching and learning of basic skills for offenders: the impact of choice and establishing a need to learn, BERA (Peer reviewed annual conference paper)

Thomas T & Lohmann-Hancock C (2006) Giving Children and Young People with a Disability a Voice, Cerebra Annual Conference: Leeds Royal Infirmary:

BSA (2005) Basic Skills and Offenders: A Guide for Probation Staff, Cardiff: Basic Skills Agency.

BSA (2005) Teaching Basic Skills in the Probation Service: A Guide for Tutors, Cardiff: Basic Skills Agency.

Lohmann-Hancock (2004) Using Multiple Intelligences to inform school assessment within a co-constructivist framework, to actively engage pupils with the learning process. Visiting lecturer on the Master’s Programme for Teachers Rio Grande, Ohio:

WLB (2004) Audit of Welsh medium and bilingual early years provision, Cardiff: Welsh Language Board.

PLSU (2003) Prison Education Service Project: Literacy Projects Wales, London: PLSU.

BSA (2003) Basic Skills Agency’s Scoping Exercise: Training Needs of Classroom Assistants and Voluntary Helpers within Literacy and Numeracy, Unpublished consultation document

Co-ordinated an International Conference for Education ‘A World for All: Cultura Pacis’ 2004 – America; 2003 – Wales.

BSA (2002) Literacy and Numeracy Needs within the Prison Population, London: BSA.

Lohmann-Hancock C (2002) Speaker at ‘Protecting Creativity and Imagination in the Foundation Stage’, London

Lohmann-Hancock C (2002) Speaker at ‘Children with a Family Member in Prison’, Kings College London.

Lohmann-Hancock C (2002) Speaker at ‘Basic Skills Agency: Fast Track Assessment Literacy and Numeracy for Adults’

Lohmann-Hancock C (2001) Speaker at the conference ‘Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Young People in Our schools’, ‘Children with a Family Member in Prison’, Hucclecote, Gloucestershire LEA.

WLB (2000) Bilingualism and Babies: Evaluative Report to Welsh Language Board, Cardiff: WLB. (with Rev Dr William Kay)

Lohmann-Hancock C (2000) Speaker conference in London: Children who have a Family Member in Prison: Federation of Families of Prisoners

FPFSG (2001) ‘I didn’t Think Anyone Could Understand, Miss’ – a teacher training college, FPFSG: London

Lohmann-Hancock C (2001) Looking at Educational Issues Relating to Pupils with a Family Member Who is or Has been in Prison, London: Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Trust.

SCC (1995) 1995 UK Year of Literature and Writing, Swansea: Swansea County Council