Dr Terra Sprague
PhD, MEd, BA
Current positions
Lecturer
School of Education
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Research interests
Research Interests:
- education for sustainable development
- environmental resilience
- island studies
- comparative and international education
- small states' education policies and priorities
- standardised examination systems
Research Projects:
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Climate Justice Education Research Network
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
This project aims to bring together current research in climate and environmental justice with work in environmental education across the GW4 institutions.Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
01/09/2023 to 31/05/2024
Learning from the Sharp End of Environmental Uncertainty in Small Island Developing States: Implications for Sustainability and Education for Sustainable Development
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
-Almost immediate recognition in the form of the UN accreditation of a new international research and development partnership that emerged from the Bristol Conference and Research Workshop. This is titled…Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
01/01/2013 to 01/01/2014
EDUCATION IN SMALL STATES
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
Commonwealth small states are relatively advanced in progress towards basic education global goals and targets:
Most have achieved almost universal access to basic education.
Many have achieved or are close to gender…Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
24/02/2009 to 24/05/2011
HISTORY AND ARCHIVE RESEARCH
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
Ogoing annual renewals to date including annual funding for Terra Sprague's connected archive work under MC's supervision.Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
01/02/2008 to 01/11/2017
Publications
Recent publications
30/07/2024Education’s Futures and Futures in Education
Handbook of Futures Studies
Umuzigo w'inyongera: girls' differential experiences of the double-burden of language and gender in Rwandan English medium secondary education
Language and Education
Designing indicators and assessment tools for SDG Target 4.7: a critique of the current approach and proposal for an 'Inside-Out' strategy
Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
Endogenous systems leadership for education in crises: A framework for inclusive and equitable quality education in low- and middle-income countries
Endogenous systems leadership for education in crises: A framework for inclusive and equitable quality education in low- and middle-income countries
Voices from SIDS at the Sharp End of Environmental Uncertainty. Video Produced for COP26
Thesis
Conversing with Island Mangroves
Supervisors
Award date
01/10/2019