Ep.5 Pupil Perceptions of Wellbeing - Dr Lauran Eckloff

This week we are joined by Dr Ellyn Berman-Jones; Ellyn talks to us about how adolescents living with narcolepsy experience and make sense of their education. She discusses how her research explored the hidden efforts of working against tiredness to stay engaged in school, navigating misunderstanding from others, and finding moments of relational safety and support. Ellyn reflects on how these experiences shape young people’s sense of identity and their thoughts about the future, ...

This week we are joined by Dr Daisy Bloor and her research supervisor, Dr Rai Fayatte. Daisy and Rai talk to us about Daisy’s work, which aimed to collaboratively develop a guidebook to support young people displaying sexually harmful behaviours within a youth justice setting. Daisy explores the possible underpinnings of these behaviours and shares how she co-created a guidebook with a Youth Justice Service (YJS) to help caregivers deliver comprehensive sex education both within the YJS...

This week we are joined by Dr Hannah Lewis; Hannah talks to us about the innovative use of video game technology in the classroom for children aged 7–11 with dyslexia. Hannah discusses how her mixed methods research examined video games both as a tool to develop cognitive skills involved in reading and as a potential educational resource in schools. Her work highlights how interactive technologies can support learning, engagement, and wellbeing for children and young people with diverse...

This week we are joined by our very own Dr Laura Chapman; Laura talks to us about how adults who experienced parental separation in childhood narrate their educational journeys. She discusses how her narrative inquiry highlighted themes of relationships, strengths and accomplishment, autonomy and agency, and identity. Laura reflects on how her research offers an alternative to deficit-based accounts by drawing on positive psychology and resilience, showing the diverse ways that individu...

This week we are joined by Dr Brianna Bowen; Brianna talks to us about how Educational Psychologists can support families experiencing significant adversity and at risk of entering care. She shares how her grounded theory study highlighted the ways EPs can help families build belonging, resilience, safety, and healing—factors that can make a real difference in keeping families together, strong, and connected. To access the full text, follow: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/180062/...