Dr David Spendlove B.Ed (hons) MA, PhD
Lecturer in Education, course leader for PGCE Secondary Design and Technology.
david.spendlove@manchester.ac.uk
Selected activities:
- Research Consultant to several Creative Partnerships;
- Co-editor of Design and Technology education: an International Journal 2004-;
- D&TA International research keynote 2007;
- Fellowship (FGTEP), Learning Teaching Award (John Moores University);
- Co-editor DATA international research conference publication 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009;
- External examiner - Staffordshire University - M.Sc, M.Res programmes;
- Consultant to QCA, Writer for DfES training materials;
- Postgraduate and Undergraduate Subject Leadership experience;
- Director of D&TA 2003-2008;
- Ex member of SMT, HOD, 13 years school teaching experience;
- Research presented UK (BERA), Australia (TERC), India (epiSTEME), Israel (PATT), USA (AERA);
- Media work includes BBC radio, writing for the Times Educational Supplement, Teachers TV.
Background: Having taught in secondary education for 13 years in a wide range of schools, prior to entering Higher Education I was head of department and a member of my schools senior management team with responsibility for whole school issues including monitoring, assessment and recording. Since moving into Higher Education in 2000 my work has involved development of both policy and practice in a variety of areas including design and technology education, teacher development and creative education. I was a director of D&TA from 2003-2008 and currently I co-edit Design and Technology Education: An International Journal as well as co-editing the D&TA international research conference proceedings since 2003.
Research: My research is located primarily in examining the constraints and development of everyday creativity and draws extensively upon psychology, philosophy and emotion theory. My Ph.D (by published work) was a collection of thirteen publications drawing upon a range of theories including activity theory, grounded theory and critical theory whilst data collection and analysis have included case studies, action research, surveys, ethnographic approaches, field notes and focus groups interviews.
Authored Books:
Spendlove, D. Ideas in Action: Putting Assessment for Learning into Practice (Continuum, London).
Spendlove, D. (2009) Ideas in Action: Emotional Literacy (Continuum, London).
Spendlove, D. (2008) 100 Ideas for teaching Design and Technology (Continuum, London).
Recent academic journal papers:
Spendlove, D. (2008) Still Thinking and Feeling: the location of emotion in the creative and learning experience (Part 2). Design and Technology Education: An International Journal. 13.1.
Recent edited Books:
Norman, E., Spendlove, D (Eds). Designing the curriculum - making it work. The Design and Technology Education and International Research conference 2008, (DATA: Wellesbourne).
Norman, E., Spendlove, D (Eds). Linking learning. The Design and Technology Education and International Research conference 2007, (DATA: Wellesbourne) pp 108.
Norman, E., Spendlove, D., Owen-Jackson, G (Eds). Designing the Future, DATA International Research Conference 2006 ( DATA, Wellesbourne) pp194.
Recent book chapters:
Spendlove, D., Rutland, M. (2007) Creativity in Design and Technology in Barlex, D (Ed) Design and Technology - For the Next Generation. (Cliffeco publishing, Shropshire)140-153.
Recent conference contributions, refereed:
Spendlove, D. (2009) The exploration of emotion with the creative and learning environment three domains for consideration: Person, Process, Product. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference. Sociocultural Approaches to the Study of Emotions, Interactive Symposium San Diego 2009.
Spendlove, D., Hardy, G., Howes, A., Wake, G. (2009) The STEM agenda in the context of initial teacher education: challenges and potential ways forward. In Subramaniam, K. & Mazumdar, A. Proceedings of epiSTEME 3. Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai, India 5-9 January 2009.
Recent conference contributions, other:
Spendlove, D. (2007) We Feel Therefore We Learn: The location of Emotion in a Creative and Learning Orientated Experience. Keynote paper presented at the Design and Technology Educational and International Research conference publication, Wolverhampton.
Spendlove, D., Wake, G., Howes, A., Jervis, A., Hardy, G. (2006) Partnerships in Pedagogy: Developing Pedagogical Partnerships involving Trainee Teachers, School Based Tutors and Teacher Educators using Enquiry Based Learning. Paper Presented at British Education Research Association Annual Conference 2006 Warwick University 6-9 September 2006.
Selected short Works:
Spendlove, D. (2004) Opinion, Life's not fair for new generation, Times Educational Supplement, 27 August.
Spendlove, D. (2002) Opinion: There are only two questions, Times Educational Supplement, 7 June 2002.