Overcoming Adversity in Education

Andrew J. Holliman, BSc (Hons), MA, MSc, PhD, is Associate Professor (Teaching) in Psychology at the Institute of Education, University College London; Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society; and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His research interests include the psychology of education, teaching and learning in higher education, and the development of children’s literacy. He recently co-edited Education and New Technologies: Perils and Promises for Learners (2018, Taylor & Francis/Routledge) and is the co-editor of the Current Debates in Educational Psychology series (Taylor & Francis/Routledge).

Kieron Sheehy, PhD, is Professor of Education (Innovation Pedagogies) and Research Director, Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport at the Open University, UK. Kieron’s research interests are within the broad field of inclusive education, often focusing on how teaching approaches or services can be developed to successfully support diverse groups of learners. He has a particular interest in addressing issues for those who might be stigmatised and excluded within educational systems. Most recently, he has been working with RUMPUS, a research group looking at fun in learning, and ASSIK (Anak Setara SIaga Kebencanaan), developing innovative and inclusive disaster risk reduction education.