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Research profile
My doctoral research was a critical study of policy discourses of teacher professionalism in England and Sweden. Through the discursive analysis of policy documents and elite interviews, I explored the role played by policy stakeholders in the construal of discourses of teacher professionalism, the processes of their construction within each social context, and areas of influence and compromise.
My research interests include teacher professionalism, teachers' work, teachers' professional learning and development, education policy, comparative education, European education systems, narrative inquiry and discourse analysis.
Teaching profile
I teach or have taught on the following undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes:
Undergraduate study programmes
Organisational Learning (Organisatorisk Læring)
Module: Scientific Theory and Qualitative Methods, The Qualitative Interview, Semester 2.
Module: Scientific Theory and Qualitative Methods, Focus Groups, Semester 2.
Module: Scientific Theory and Qualitative Methods, Documentary Research and Text Analysis, Semester 2.
Module: Learning and Organisation from a Global Perspective, Theories of Globalisation, Semester 5.
Module: Learning and Organisation from a Global Perspective, International Organisations' Role and Meaning the Creation of a Global Education Space, Semester 5.
Postgraduate study programmes
Processes of Learning and Change (Læring og Forandringsprocesser)
Module: Education, Pedagogy and Didactics (Uddannelse, Pædagogik og Didaktik), Global Agendas - National Education Systems - Local Practices (Globale agendaer, nationale uddannelsessystemer - locale praxisser), Semester 8. With Professor Mette Buchardt and Professor MSO Christian Ydesen).
I am also an internal assessor and PBL (problem-based learning) group supervisor.
I am currently enrolled on the university pedagogy course for assistant professors (Adjunktpædagogikum), a nationally recognised programme for teaching in higher education.
In addition, I am a qualified secondary school teacher of modern foreign languages (French, German and Spanish) in England and Sweden. With ten years' experience as a teacher and middle leader, I have worked in state comprehensive schools in England and for-profit and not-for-profit free schools in Sweden.
Education/Academic qualification
Education, PhD, School of Education, University of Nottingham
1 Oct 2015 → 30 Sep 2019
Award Date: 24 Jul 2020
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Projects
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Education Access Under the Reign of Testing and Inclusion
Ydesen, C., Milner, A. L., Aderet-German, T. R., Caride, E. G., Ruan, Y., Hansen, I. S. & Enemark, N. R.
01/08/2019 → 30/04/2022
Project: Research
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Your Turn!: Teachers for trade union renewal
Stevenson, H., Carter, B., Milner, A. L. & Vega Castillo, M. A.
01/12/2018 → 30/09/2020
Project: Research
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Public Service Trade Unions – Effective Interventions in the European Semester
Stevenson, H., Hagger-Vaughan, L., Milner, A. L., Vanhercke, B., Bellitti, C. & Pond, R.
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research
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Education Trade Unions for the Teaching Profession: Strengthening the capacity of education trade unions to represent teachers’ professional needs in social dialogue
Stevenson, H., Milner, A. L. & Winchip, E.
01/01/2017 → 30/09/2018
Project: Research
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Researching Public Voices in Privatised Contexts
Milner, A. L., Winchip, E., Öbring, D., Grahn, M., Barco Lillo, B. & Perez, C.
01/11/2016 → 30/09/2018
Project: Research
Research output
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All in this together? the reconstitution of policy discourses of teacher collaboration as governance in post-crisis Europe
Milner, A. L., Browes, N. & Murphy, T. R. N., 12 Mar 2020, In: European Educational Research Journal. 19, 3, p. 225-246 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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European Semester. Country case study: Latvia
Stevenson, H., Milner, A. L. & Hagger-Vaughan, L., Jan 2020, Brussels, Belgium: European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU). 34 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned
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Inclusion in Testing Times: Implications for Citizenship and Participation
Ydesen, C., Milner, A. L., Aderet-German, T. R., Caride, E. G., Ruan, Y., Hansen, I. S. & Acosta, F., 24 Aug 2020, UNESCO.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research › peer-review
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Managing professionalism in a crisis: state (non)interventions and teacher accountability during the COVID-19 pandemic
Milner, A. L., Mattei, P. & Ydesen, C., 30 Nov 2020, (Submitted) In: European Educational Research Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The European Semester - the challenges for public service trade unions. Final report
Stevenson, H., Hagger-Vaughan, L., Milner, A. L., Vanhercke, B., Bellitti, C. & Pond, R., Jan 2020, Brussels, Belgium: European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU). 30 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned
Open AccessFile19 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Educational Review Article of the Year Award 2019
Winchip, E. (Recipient), Stevenson, H. (Recipient) & Milner, Alison Louise (Recipient), 6 Mar 2020
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
Activities
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WEBINAR: EDUCATION ACCESS UNDER THE REIGN OF TESTING AND INCLUSION
Christian Ydesen (Participant), Nanna Ramsing Enemark (Participant), Alison Louise Milner (Participant), Tali Revital Aderet-German (Participant), Youjin Ruan (Participant), Ezequiel Gomez Caride (Participant) & Ida Spangsberg Hansen (Participant)
1 Jun 2020Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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European Educational Research Journal (Journal)
Alison Louise Milner (Peer reviewer)
1 Apr 2020Activity: Editorial work and peer review › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
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European Education Policy and the European Semester: Social Europe or Elite Reform?
Howard Stevenson (Speaker), Lesley Hagger-Vaughan (Other), Alison Louise Milner (Other) & Emily Winchip (Other)
5 Sep 2019Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Governing Teachers: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Policies and Politics of Professionalism
Alison Louise Milner (Speaker)
3 Sep 2019Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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European Conference on Educational Research 2019
Alison Louise Milner (Participant)
2 Sep 2019 → 6 Sep 2019Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation