Alan Cross, PGCE, PhD
Lecturer in Education, Tutor and course leader for PGCE Science and Design and Technology.
Main Research Interests
Teaching and learning of Design and Technology and Science in primary school contexts.
Main Teaching Interests
Science and Design and Technology elements of the Primary PGCE programme; INSET programmes for qualified primary teachers in Science and Design and Technology.
Selected Recent Publications
Cross, A (2006), Exploring teacher activity in primary Design & Technology lessons, Design & Technology Education: an International Journal, 11 (1), pp. 31-44.
Cross, A (2003), Teacher influence on pupil autonomy in primary Design and Technology, Research in Science & Technology Education, 21(1), pp 123-135.
Cross, A. (2000) Design and technology: raising the profile of pedagogy , in Clipston-Boyles, S. (ed.) Putting Research into Practice in Primary Teaching and Learning , London: David Fulton.
Cross, A. (1998) Coordinating Design and Technology Across the Primary School , London: Falmer Press.
Cross, A and Peet, G (eds) (1997), Teaching Science in the Primary School, Book 1, Plymouth: Northcote House.
Cross, A (1996) Comments related to the teaching of Design & Technology by School Inspectors in School Inspection reports, Journal of Design & Technology Education, 1 (2), pp 136-140.