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Personal profile
Overview
I joined LSBU in 2016 from Goldsmiths, University of London, where I was a researcher in the Faiths & Civil Society Unit. Here my experience in community development and Sociology combined in research projects exploring the role of religion in the public sphere. Prior to this, I taught RE and Sociology at secondary level and worked in community development as a researcher and facilitator.
My role at LSBU combines my teaching and research expertise. I teach across UG and PG courses in education and lead our Professional Doctorate in Education. I supervise doctoral candidates with a focus on projects realted to education and social justice.
Research Interests
My key research interests are around religion and worldviews in education and education for intercultural citizenship. In 2015 I co-led a project, RE for REal, which helped lay the foundation for proposed reforms to the subject to make it more inclusive and connected to the changing religion & worldview landcape.
Current projects include Understanding the Interplay: Worldviews, Education & Lived Citizenship, in partnership with UCL/IOE, in which we explore student conecptions of citizenship and the value of a 'worldveiews appraoch' in education. This is supported by an international research partnership with colleagues in Norway, Sweden and Canada.
Additional Responsibility
Lead of Professional Doctorate in Education
Interim Associate Dean for Research & Enterprise, LSS
Subjects Taught
Education
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
2016 → 2020
MSc Social Anthropology
1997 → 1998
BA Hons French (With African & Asian Studies)
1993 → 1997
External Positions and Roles
Researcher, Goldsmiths, University of London
2008 → 2016
Head of Sociology, The Green School for Girls
2003 → 2008
Researcher, Church Urban Fund
1999 → 2000
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The Interface of Religious Education and Citizenship in schools: Reflection on the contribution of a ‘worldviews approach
Shaw, M. & Barry, T., 10 Jan 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Afterword (chapter 15)
Shaw, M., 2024, Religious Literacy in Secular Religious Education Nordic Perspectives and Beyond. Waxmann, 262 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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What do we really mean by ‘Personal Knowledge’?
Shaw, M. & Freeman, K., 1 Nov 2023, RE Today Online Library.Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper
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Worldview Literacy as Transformative Knowledge
Shaw, M., 1 Jan 2023, Powerful Knowledge in Religious Education: Exploring Paths to A Knowledge-Based Education on Religions. Springer International Publishing AG, p. 195-216 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Worldview Literacy as Educational Praxis: A Response to 'Religious Literacy': Some Considerations and Reservations', Johannes C. Wolfart
Shaw, M., 28 Jun 2022, In: Method & Theory in the Study of Religion. 25, 3, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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