Ivor Goodson

Educationalist and teacher

University College, London
University of Sussex

ThesisSchool Subjects and Curriculum Conflict, 1895–1975 (1980)Academic workDisciplineEducationInstitutions

University of Sussex
University of Western Ontario
University of East Anglia
University of Brighton

Websiteivorgoodson.com

Ivor Frederick Goodson FAcSS (born 1943) is a British educationalist.^[1] He is a professor at Tallinn University.

Education and career

Goodson was born in 1943 in Woodley, a village near Reading, Berkshire.^[2] He went to a grammar school and was unsuccessful initially, leaving at age 15, but then returned and resumed his studies.^[2] He received a Bachelor of Science degree from University College, London, and his teachers certificate from the London School of Education.^[3] He then worked as a teacher at the progressive comprehensive school, Countesthorpe Community College.^[2]

Goodson returned to the University of Sussex for a Doctor of Philosophy degree, which he completed in 1979.^[3] He remained at Sussex for several years, before moving the University of Western Ontario in 1986, and to the University of East Anglia in 1996.^[3] In 2004, he became the Professor of Learning Theory at the University of Brighton.^[3]^[4] As of 2015, he is a professor at Tallinn University, Estonia.^[3]

He was the co-editor-in-chief and founder of the Journal of Education Policy, alongside Stephen Ball.^[5]^[6]

Books

Goodson's books include:

School Subjects and Curriculum Change (Croom Helm, 1983; 3rd ed., Falmer Press, 1993)^[7]
The Making Of The Curriculum: Collected Essays (Falmer Press, 1988; 3rd ed., 2004)^[8]
Studying Curriculum (Open University Press, 1994)^[9]
Studying School Subjects: A Guide (with Colin J. Marsh, Falmer Press, 1996)^[10]
The Changing Curriculum: Studies in Social Construction (Peter Lang Publishing, 1997)^[11]
Learning, Curriculum and Life Politics: The Selected Works of Ivor F. Goodson (Routledge, 2005)^[12]
Developing Narrative Theory: Life Histories and Personal Representation (Routledge, 2013)^[13]
Critical Narrative as Pedagogy (with Scherto Gill, Bloomsbury, 2014)^[14]
Democracy, Education and Research: The Struggle for Public Life (with John Schostak, Routledge 2019).
Happiness, Flourishing and the Good Life: A Transformative Vision of Human Well Being (with Garett Thomson, and Scherto Gill, Routledge, 2020).

He is also an editor or co-editor of several edited volumes.

Awards and honours

2020 A festschrift volume in Goodson's honour was published.^[15]
2019 Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS).^[16]
2018 Awarded John Nisbet Fellowship Award by British Educational Research Association for outstanding contribution to educational research over his career.^[17]
2007 Awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Gothenburg.^[18]

References

^ Downs, Yvonne (2013), Reading and Teaching Ivor Goodson, Peter Lang, ISBN 9781433120176
^ ^a ^b ^c Goodson, Ivor (2005), "Coming to Curriculum", Learning, Curriculum and Life Politics: The Selected Works of Ivor F. Goodson, Psychology Press, ISBN 9780415352208
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "CV: Ivor Goodson". Estonian Scientific Information System. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ Professor Ivor Goodson, University of Brighton, archived from the original on 24 January 2018
^ "Journal of Education Policy Editorial Board". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ "Interview with Professor Stephen Ball". Routledge Education Arena. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ Reviews of School Subjects and Curriculum Change: G.R. Batho, Teaching History, JSTOR 43258079; Michael W. Apple, Comparative Education Review, JSTOR 1187342
^ Review of The Making Of The Curriculum: W. B. Stephens, "Primary Education in Postwar England", History of Education Quarterly, JSTOR 368913
^ Review of Studying Curriculum: Terry Brown, British Journal of Educational Studies, JSTOR 3121890
^ Review of Studying School Subjects: A Guide: Chris Husbands, Journal of Curriculum Studies, doi:10.1080/002202798183477
^ Reviews of The Changing Curriculum: Ruth Hayden, Journal of Educational Thought, JSTOR 23767811; John F. Covaleskie, Canadian Journal of Education, JSTOR 1585778
^ Review of Learning, Curriculum and Life Politics: Kevin Brehony, History of Education, doi:10.1080/00467600903392580
^ Review of Developing Narrative Theory: Ken Gale, Journal of Education for Teaching, doi:10.1080/02607476.2013.865923
^ Reviews of Critical Narrative as Pedagogy: Andrea Gilkison, New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, doi:10.1007/s40841-016-0051-2; Don Carter, Studies in Continuing Education, doi:10.1080/0158037X.2017.1384621
^ Sikes, Pat; Novakovic, Yvonne (2019). Storying the Public Intellectual: commentaries on the impact and influence of the work of Ivor Goodson. Routledge. ISBN 9781138389755.
^ "Sixty-five leading social scientists conferred as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences". Academy of Social Sciences. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ "BERA John Nisbet Fellowship". British Educational Research Association. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ Olsson, Claes-Olof (2007). Hedersdoktorer vid Göteborgs universitet under 100 år [Honorary doctors at the University of Gothenburg during the past 100 years] (pdf) (in Swedish). University of Gothenburg. p. 233. ISBN 978-91-7360-354-6. Retrieved 22 May 2020.