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Personal profile
Research Interests
Joanne Hughes is Director of the Centre for Shared Education at Queen’s. She is also Director of Research in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work. Her main research interests are in the role of education in divided societies, and inequalities in education. She has led more than 20 research projects on these themes and has been awarded research grants from the EU, ESRC, British Council, British Academy, Nuffield, UNICEF, Atlantic Philanthropies, and a range of other sources. Current research projects explore longitudinally the effect of inter-group contact between Protestant and Catholic pupils in Northern Ireland, and the development and effectiveness of shared education interventions locally and in international settings, including Israel and the Balkans. In 2016 she was appointed to a prestigious UNESCO Chair on Globalising a Shared Education Model for Improving Intergroup Relations in Divided Societies. In 2019, her work was recognised in a Queen’s Anniversary Prize, awarded to Queen’s University for Shared Education. She has advised Government Officials and Ministers nationally and internationally on the development of policies and interventions to promote good relations in schools. Her research in NI informed the Shared Education Act (2016) and an associated policy framework, and in North Macedonia, the establishment of a state-wide Interethnic Integration in Education Programme, and the development of resources that have been made available to every primary school in the region. In Israel, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo she is working with local NGOs and officials to develop shared education interventions. Relating to research impact, her work is one of 19 Signature Projects supported in Queen’s Social Charter (2017). Recent (2016-present) expert advisor roles include, British Academy, ‘Education in Conflict and Protracted Crises’; Academy of Social Sciences, ‘Making the Case for Education in the UK’- subsequently launched in the House of Lords (2017); Salzburg Global Session 605, ‘Climate Change, Conflict, Health and Education’; Research Review of mid-Sweden University - Chair of the Education Panel. From 2010-2014 she was editor of the prestigious British Educational Research Journal. She served on the Executive Council of the British Educational Research Association from 2012-2017. In 2019 she was appointed to the international Learner Research Network Advisory Board.
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Projects
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R1080SES: Network for Education in Divided Societies: Development Award AH/T005491/1
Gallagher, T., Duffy, G., Hughes, J., Purdue, O. & Turner, R.
03/07/2019 → …
Project: Research
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R1975SES: Developing and researching shared education in Kosovo
Hughes, J., Blaylock, D. & Turner, R.
29/10/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R2182EDU: Shared Education - Institute for Children and Young People
Hughes, J., Connolly, P. & Donnelly, C.
16/12/2014 → …
Project: Research
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R1904EDU: Parental Participation in peace education: a comparative study
01/08/2007 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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Building bridges: Dialogue and interaction between teachers from divided communities involved in a shared education project
Hughes, J. & Loader, R., 01 Nov 2020, (Accepted) In Culture in dialogues: Language and interaction at home and school.. John BenjaminsResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Collaboration in Sharing Education: Year 1 Qualitative Report
Loader, R., Hughes, J., Blaylock, D. & Turner, R., 2020, 19 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Education in divided societies: Developing and researching shared education in the Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia
Hughes, J., Turner, R., Blaylock, D. & Jost, D., Mar 2020, 11 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Teaching about the Past in Northern Ireland: Avoidance, Neutrality, and Criticality
Donnelly, C., McAuley, C., Blaylock, D. & Hughes, J., 15 Sep 2020, In: Irish Educational Studies. 2020, 1, p. 1 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘By law, custom or local atmosphere’: Exploring institutional support in school-based contact programmes
Loader, R., Hughes, J. & Furey, A., 18 Dec 2020, In: British Educational Research Journal. 46, 5, p. 1044-1063Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Elected Fellow of British Academy of Social Sciences
Hughes, Joanne (Recipient), Feb 2021
Prize: Election to learned society
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Making the Case for Education: Academy of Social Sciences Advisory Group on 'Making the Case for Education in the UK'
Hughes, Joanne (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Appointment
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Queen's Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education
Gallagher, Tony (Recipient), Hughes, Joanne (Recipient), Duffy, Gavin (Recipient), Robinson, Gareth (Recipient) & Loader, Rebecca (Recipient), 20 Feb 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Radcliffe-Brown Award for PhD Research
Hughes, Joanne (Recipient), 1992
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Shortlisted for Vice Chancellor's Impact Award, Queen's University
Hughes, Joanne (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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UNESCO Chair Appointments Panel
Joanne Hughes (Advisor)
Feb 2021Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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Intercultural Education in an Age of Information and Disinformation Conference, Israel
Joanne Hughes (Invited speaker)
Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Distinguished Visiting Professor Online Series, Hong Kong University
Joanne Hughes (Invited speaker)
Jul 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Department of Education (NI) Mainstreaming Shared Education Stakeholder Reference Group
Joanne Hughes (Member)
2021Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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British Council Workshop for Teachers on the Role of Education in Divided Societies
Joanne Hughes (Consultant)
29 Mar 2021 → 31 Mar 2021Activity: Consultancy types › CPD delivery/organisation of courses for externals (in kind)
Press / Media
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Mapping Northern Ireland's Post-BREXIT Future
28/01/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Sharing works: Reflections on shared education in Northern Ireland
28/10/2018 → 01/01/2020
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Other
Impact
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Shared Education: Building Positive Intergroup Relations in Divided Societies
Tony Gallagher (Participant), Joanne Hughes (Participant), Karen Carlisle (Participant) & Caitlin Donnelly (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact, Societial Impact