Allen Thurston
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work (SSESW), Queen's University Belfast
A former primary school teacher, Professor Thurston’s work is focussed on how to improve learning in high poverty schools. He is an expert in the use of cooperative learning techniques in the classroom and a pioneer of the use of randomised trials in education.
Expertise: education, literacy, school improvement, improving literacy, cooperative learning, educational research
A former primary school teacher, Professor Thurston’s work is focussed on how to improve learning in high poverty schools. He is an expert in the use of cooperative learning techniques in the classroom and a pioneer of the use of randomised trials in education.
Expertise: education, literacy, school improvement, improving literacy, cooperative learning, educational research
Country:
UK