Developing theories of narrative: a report of research in progress

Professor Ivor Goodson has spent the past 30 years studying people’s life chances and life projects. Welcome to listen to him, the seminar is open to anyone interested.

Ivor Goodson is Professor of Learning Theory at the Education Research Centre, Mayfield House, the University of Brighton, UK. He has had a distinguished academic career and, in addition to his post at the University of Brighton, is also currently Stint Foundation Professor at the Department of Education, Uppsala University, Sweden and Research Associate at the Von Hugel Institute, St Edmunds College, University of Cambridge.

His most recent book ‘Learning, Curriculum and Life Politics’ seeks to bring together the stream of curriculum work with the stream of work on life history and life politics.

Many of his books are available in translation and have been published in Japan, China, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. Currently his collective works are being translated into Spanish, Chinese and Japanese.

Ivor is the Founding Editor of the Journal of Education Policy which he currently co-edits with Stephen Ball and Meg Maguire and is the European Editor for the journal Identity.