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Kevin Davison

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7419-6497

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PhD projects

Sociology of education; gender and education; teacher education; masculinities and schooling; sexualities and schooling; qualitative research methods; science outreach and communication.

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Biography

Formally Lecturer with the Faculty of Education at Mount Saint Vincent University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, for seven years, and Senior Lecturer at the School of Education at The Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, for two years, Kevin G. Davison is a Lecturer in Education with the School of Education, at University of Galway. He contributes to the MEd programme as well as the BA and PME initial teacher education programmes in the following areas: sociology of education; gender and education; boys, masculinities, and academic underachievement; science outreach; and qualitative research methodologies. He is the author of several Public - No restrictionations including the following two books: Negotiating masculinities and bodies in schools: The implications of gender theory for the education of boys (2007, Edwin Mellen Press) and Masculinities and schooling: International Practices and perspectives (2007, Althouse Press).

Research Interests

Kevin Davison currently researches and publishes in the areas of: gender and education; masculinities, bodies, boys and literacies, science outreach; as well as research methodologies in the postmodern condition. In addition to serving as guest co-editor on four special theme issues on boys, masculinity and education for The Journal of Mens Studies (2), The Canadian Journal of Education , and The McGill Journal of Education , he is the author of several Public - No restrictionations including the following two books: Negotiating masculinities and bodies in schools: The implications of gender theory for the education of boys (2007, Edwin Mellen Press) and Masculinities and schooling: International Practices and perspectives (2007, Althouse Press).

Education/Academic qualification

BA, MA, Ph.D

External positions

Senior Lecturer, Australian Catholic University, School of Education

2 Jul 2012 → 30 Jun 2014

Part Time Lecturer, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

2 Sep 1997 → 22 Aug 2005

Keywords

  • L Education (General)
  • Gender and Education
  • Masculinities and Schooling
  • Science Outreach
  • Sexualities and Education

Accepting PhD Students

  • Accepting PhD Students

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  3. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  6. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  7. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  8. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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