Professor Joe Winston

Joseph Winston

TITLE   

Professor of Drama and Theatre Education Director of Research Degrees, Institute of Education Course leader, MA in Drama and Theatre Education

CONTACT   

Institute of Education
Room WE041
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL 		Tel: 024 7652 2291
Fax: 024 7652 3834
Email: J.A.Winston@warwick.ac.uk

 

RESEARCH PROFILE


The role of beauty as a value in education; Drama and values education; the role of story in drama education; Shakespeare in the primary / middle years.

RESEARCH GROUPS

BACKGROUND


Professor Joe Winston has a background in primary and middle school education and was a head teacher for three years before joining the staff at Warwick in 1991. He was responsible for co-ordinating the Arts subjects in the BA(QTS) degree and is currently the co-ordinator of the MA in Drama and Theatre Education. He is joint editor of Research in Drama Education, widely recognised as the leading academic journal in its field. Well known nationally and internationally for his in-service work with teachers, he has published a wide range of books and articles both of an academic and professional nature. He has recently delivered key note addresses at international conferences in Europe and Asia. His book 'Beauty and Education' was published in January, 2010, and was reviewed as book of the week in the Times Higher Education Supplement in April, 2010.

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS


  • CR - Creative Reading, with Dr Peter L Lang, Institute of Education, Dr Joseph A Winston - Institute of Education Prof David J Wray - Institute of Education, Funded by: European Commission, Project Start Date: 01/01/2010 Project End Date: 31/12/2012

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS


  • Winston, J., Lo, C. -Y. and Wang, X. -D.(2010) 'Being in a state of crossing : drama education and transnational space' 1 (1), 7 - 24 (0042-0980) [article]
  • Winston, J.(2010) Beauty and education (9780415994903) New York ; London: Routledge
  • Winston, J. and Tandy, M.(2009) Beginning drama 4-11 (9780415475839) London: Routledge
  • Winston, J.(2008) ''An option for art but not an option for life': beauty as an educational imperative ' 42 (3), 71 - 87
  • Strand, S. and Winston, J.(2008) 'Educational aspirations in inner city schools' Educational Studies 34 (4), 249 - 267 (0305-5698) [article]

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Conferences

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