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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 the RE element of the Primary PGCE. I also supervise doctoral candidates.

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 the recent Commission on RE and the proposed National Entitlement.

Current projects include an international research symposium on religion & worldviews education and citizenship. This collaboration with Manchester and Dalhousie University (Canada) brings together researchers to explore the relationship between teaching about religion and worldviews in schools and student understandings of citizenship.

I lead LSBU's Education for Social Justice research group, which brings together research and practice across formal and informal education to promote inclusion and social justice.

Courses taught

BA (Hons) Education Studies

Professional Doctorate in Education with specific focus on social justice and inclusion - EdD

Education - PhD & MRes

Postgraduate Research Supervision
Current
Ms Sarah Jackson-StevensMusic Education DProf
Ms Karen Rose GoldingHow are community groups supporting excluded or at risk children?DProf
Mrs Jane Elisabeth CrussellWhat are the lived experiences of academic level 5 & 6 pre-registration adult nursing students of palliative and end of life care during the Covid-19 pandemic?DProf
Miss Nadia Imtiaz RiazCase Study: Role of Human Rights Education in reducing Ethnic and Sectarian violencePhD
Mr Robert Malcolm HushTeaching law in a modern university - what is the law teacher and learner experience of Collaborative Learning? DProf

Awarded in the last 5 years
Mrs Lucy Catherine AroraProfessional doctorate study and motherhood: A critical discourse analysisDProf
Miss Paula Sanchez'Against the norm' mothering: A reflexive thematic analysis of autistic motherhoodPhD
Epigeum Supervisory TrainingPhD
PhD

VID University, Oslo

2016
2020
MSc Social Anthropology

University College London

1997
1998
BA Hons French (With African & Asian Studies)

University of Sussex

1993
1997
PGCE (QTS) Social Science

Institute of Education, Unversity College, London

2002
2003
Researcher
Goldsmiths, University of London

2008
2016
Education
Head of Sociology
The Green School for Girls

2003
2008
Education
Researcher
Church Urban Fund

1999
2000
Third sector/charities
FunderYear wonProjectRole
University of Huddersfield2023Personal Knowledge in RE - academic expertisePrincipal Investigator
Culham St Gabriel's2023Understanding the interplay: Education, lived worldviews & global citizenshipPrincipal Investigator
National Association of Teachers of RE (NATRE)2022NATREPrincipal Investigator
2019G101_Consultancy_GoldsmithsPrincipal Investigator
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College2019G091_Consultancy_H2020 evaluationPrincipal Investigator

Afterword
Shaw, M. (2024). Afterword. in: Enstedt, D., Flensner, K.K and Kardemark, W. (ed.) Religious Literacy in Secular Religious Education Nordic Perspectives and Beyond Waxmann.

What do we really mean by ‘Personal Knowledge’?
Shaw, M. and Freeman, K. (2023). What do we really mean by ‘Personal Knowledge’? RE Today, Vol 41. No.1 RE Today Online Library.

Worldview Literacy as Transformative Knowledge
Shaw, M. (2023). Worldview Literacy as Transformative Knowledge . in: Franck, O. and Thalen, P. (ed.) Powerful knowledge in Religious Education. Exploring Paths to A Knowledge-Based Education on Religions Springer.

Worldview Literacy as Educational Praxis: A Response to ‘Religious Literacy’: Some Considerations and Reservations’, Johannes C. Wolfart
Shaw, M. (2022). Worldview Literacy as Educational Praxis: A Response to ‘Religious Literacy’: Some Considerations and Reservations’, Johannes C. Wolfart. Method & Theory in the Study of Religion. 34 (5), pp. 484-491. https://doi.org/10.1163-15700682-bja10083

Worldview Literacy as Intercultural Citizenship Education: A framework for critical, reflexive engagement in plural democracy.
Shaw, M. (2022). Worldview Literacy as Intercultural Citizenship Education: A framework for critical, reflexive engagement in plural democracy. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/17461979211062125

Landscapes, Real and Imagined: ‘REforREal’
Shaw, M. and Dinham, A (2020). Landscapes, Real and Imagined: ‘REforREal’. in: Chater, M (ed.) Reforming Religious Education: Power and knowledge in a worldviews curriculum John Catt Education Ltd.

Towards a religiously literate curriculum – religion and worldview literacy as an educational model
Shaw, M. (2019). Towards a religiously literate curriculum – religion and worldview literacy as an educational model. Journal of Beliefs & Values. 41 (2), pp. 150-161. https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2019.1664876

New Representations of Religion & Belief in Schools
Shaw, M (2018). New Representations of Religion & Belief in Schools. Religions. 9 (11), p. 364. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel9110364

Towards a Theory and Practice of Religious Literacy: a case study of religion and belief engagement in a UK University
Shaw, M, Dinham, A and Francis, M (2017). Towards a Theory and Practice of Religious Literacy: a case study of religion and belief engagement in a UK University. Religions. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel8120276

Religious Literacy through Religious Education: The Future of Teaching and Learning about Religion and Belief
Shaw, M and Dinham, A (2017). Religious Literacy through Religious Education: The Future of Teaching and Learning about Religion and Belief. Religions. 8 (7). https://doi.org/10.3390/rel8070119

Re for Real: The Future of Teaching and Learning about Religion & Belief
Shaw, M and Dinham, A (2015). Re for Real: The Future of Teaching and Learning about Religion & Belief. Goldsmiths, University of London.

Measurement as reflection in faith-based social action
Shaw, M. and Dinham, A (2011). Measurement as reflection in faith-based social action. Community Development Journal. 47 (1), pp. 126-141. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsq062