My interests in education and sustainable development have taken me from Africa to the Arctic, working with small charities, multi-national companies and the UN.
Biography
Starting as a teacher in UK and Tanzania I soon switched to community-based environmental education, firstly in Leicester and then Mount Elgon, Uganda.
My career has focused on international education and sustainability projects working for charities but with communities, large corporations and governments including the UN.
I joined here in 2013 to follow my interest in teaching and research.
Qualifications
BA (Hons): Geography, University of Lancaster, 1982
PGCE: Secondary (Geography/Drama), S. Martin’s College, Lancaster, 1983
MPhil: Thsies: Serendipity or Schooling: exploring the sources of environmental learning, University of Bristol, 1997
EdD, Thesis: Are There Inherent Contradictions in Attempting to Implement Education for Sustainable Development in Schools?, University of Bath, 2014
Membership of Professional Bodies
Member of the IUCN (World Conservation Union) Commission on Education and Communication
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Chair of Trustees for The National Association for Environmental Education (NAEE)
External Academic Expert to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development
Member of the Adult Advisory Board for Teach the Future
Teaching & research
Teaching
Teaching areas include:
Educational Research
Curriculum Studies
Education for Sustainable Development
Community Development
International projects
Research
Education for sustainable development.
Please note, Paul does not have the capacity to take on more doctoral supervisions.
