
Professor Angeline Mbogo Barrett
B.A.Hons, MA Oxon, M.Ed., Ph.D.
Expertise
I research teacher education and pedagogy within education systems where there is a transition in the language used for teaching and learning, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Current positions
Professor
School of Education
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Biography
Research interests
I am an education researcher, whose work is focused on teacher learning and pedagogy within multilingual education systems. I am driven by a vision for secondary schools to be sites of scientific inquiry that draws on indigenous knowledge as well as conventional school science. My funded research is conducted in partnership with researchers and teacher educators in East Africa. Previous research has created multilingual teaching and learning materials and introduced language supportive approaches into teacher education.
I welcome PhD applications that draw on decolonial, sustainability and social justice perspectives to research issues of pedagogy, curriculum and teacher identity. If you think I may be a good match for your proposed study, then explore this further by taking a look at my recent publications.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
8109 Evaluating Language Supportive Approaches to Transition at Scale
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
22/02/2021 to 22/09/2022
Tanzanian Association for Language And Subject Teaching
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
01/09/2020 to 31/05/2022
Strengthening Secondary Education in Practice: Language Supportive Teaching and Textbooks in Tanzania.
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
01/07/2016 to 31/03/2020
Improving teacher quality for access, quality and relevance of secondary education
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
04/01/2016 to 30/12/2016
OSF - Formulating Potential Indicators for a Broad and Bold Global Education Agenda for Post-2015
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
08/12/2014 to 08/03/2015
Thesis supervisions
In Our Own Voices
Supervisors
Practicing critical pedagogies in a neoliberal policy context
Supervisors
Laying methodological foundations for educational research with an Adivasi community
Supervisors
The dysbeing and wellbeing of secondary English teachers in England
Supervisors
Primary teacher professional learning in the Maldives
Supervisors
The unintended consequences of high stakes testing for young people aspiring to higher education in Nigeria
Supervisors
“Looking out”
Supervisors
The role of higher education in the professionalisation of the Ethiopian National Defence Force
Supervisors
Having your cake but not eating it
Supervisors
A Narrative inquiry into private English language institution non-NES teachers’ identities in Indonesia
Supervisors
Language of Instruction in Rural Tanzania
Supervisors
Exploring the Impact of Learning in Out-of-School Time Settings on Saudi University Graduates’ Aspirations to Major and Work in Science and Engineering-related Fields
Supervisors
Exploring Quality Assurance Systems and Practices in Omani Higher Education
Supervisors
Making Sense of CPD Policy
Supervisors
The quest for teacher education quality
Supervisors
Assessing and understanding Chinese high school students' scientific argumentation competence
Supervisors
Strengthening science teacher agency
Supervisors
Open the box
Supervisors
Exploring Academic Staff Perspectives on the Internationalisation of Higher Education in Oman
Supervisors
English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education
Supervisors
Teachers' conceptions of formative assessment purposes and strategies in science in Malaysian Primary Schools
Supervisors
Teacher wellbeing discourses in the Dominican Republic
Supervisors
Publications
Selected publications
14/08/2025Multilingual education for sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa
Prospects
Multilingual Pedagogic Innovation for Epistemic Inclusion
Seychelles Research Journal
Towards models of language supportive pedagogy in Sub-Saharan Africa
European Educational Research Journal
Teacher professional development in Africa
Teacher professional development in Africa
Multilingualism and Language Transition
NORRAG Special Issue
Recent publications
23/07/2025Research priorities for strengthening multilingual education in sub-Saharan Africa
Bringing the outside in
Linguistic gatekeeping in high-stakes exams in Sub-Saharan Africa
Linguistic gatekeeping in high-stakes exams in Sub-Saharan Africa
Collaborating across boundaries
International Journal of Educational Research
Language Barriers in STEM Education
Seychelles Research Journal
Multilingual education for sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa
Prospects
Thesis
Teacher Identity in Context: A comparison of Tanzanian with English primary school teachers
Supervisors
Award date
01/01/2005
Teaching
I teach across the undergraduate unit Education viewed from the Global South, the Masters units Education, Peace, Conflict and Justice and Core Skills for Educational Research.
I welcome PhD applications that draw on decolonial, sustainability and social justice perspectives to research issues of pedagogy, curriculum and teacher identity. If you think I may be a good match for your proposed study, then explore this further by taking a look at my recent publications.




