Network staff
Professor Andrew J Hobson
Research professor, PhD, MEd, MA, BA Hons, PGCE
Phone 0114 225 3805
Email a.hobson@shu.ac.uk
Research interests/current work
Andy's research is concerned predominantly with the experiences of and support for trainee, newly and recently qualified teachers. He has particular interests in teacher mentoring and wellbeing. He has published widely, supervises research students and has led several research and evaluation projects in this field, and he reviews for or sits on the editorial advisory board of a number of international peer reviewed journals in education. Recent research and evaluation projects include
- The Modes of Mentoring and Coaching (MoMaC) Project - an investigation into the nature and impact of mentoring and coaching strategies associated with three national support programmes for teachers of science (2010-12). Sponsor - Gatsby Charitable Foundation. (Principal investigator)
- A Review of the International Evidence Base on the Nature and Effectiveness of Methods of Teacher Selection and Recruitment (2009). Sponsor - OECD Directorate for Education. (Principal investigator)
- The Becoming a Teacher (BaT) Project - the nature and impact of teachers' experience of initial teacher training, induction and early professional development (2003-2009). Sponsors - Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) and Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). (Principal investigator)
- The Evaluation of the University of Sussex In-School Teacher Education Programme (InSTEP) (2005-2008). Sponsor - Gatsby Charitable Foundation. (Principal investigator)
- The Evaluation of the University of Cambridge Partnership Early Professional Development Programme for Newly Qualified Teachers of Science, Design and Technology (2005-2008). Sponsor - Gatsby Charitable Foundation. (Principal investigator)
Selected recent publications
Hobson, A.J. (2012) Fostering Face-to-face Mentoring and Coaching. In: S. Fletcher and C. Mullen (Eds) The SAGE Handbook of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, pp. 59-73. London: SAGE.
Hobson, A.J. & Ashby, P. (2012) Reality aftershock and how to avert it: second year teachers’ experiences of support for their professional development. Cambridge Journal of Education, 42(2), 177–196.
Mitchell, N. & Hobson, A.J. (2012), Participants’ experiences of educational research and the dilemmas of ethical guidance… In: J.C. McDermott, A. Kington & M. Matulčikova (Eds) Paradigms and Research of Educational Practice, pp. 95-109. Los Angeles, USA: Department of Education, Antioch University Los Angeles
Giannakaki, M.S., Hobson, A.J. and Malderez, A. (2011) Student teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of their initial teacher preparation: a path analysis. European Journal of Education, 46(4), 456-473.
Chambers, G.N., Hobson, A.J. and Tracey, L. (2010) 'Teaching could be a fantastic job but…' Three stories of student teacher withdrawal from initial teacher preparation programmes in England. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 16(1), 111-129.
Hobson, A.J., Ashby, P., McIntyre, J. and Malderez, A. (2010) International approaches to teacher selection and recruitment. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 47. Paris: OECD Publishing.
Hobson, A.J. and Townsend, A.J. (2010) Interviewing as educational research method(s). In: D. Hartas (Ed.) Educational Research and Inquiry, pp. 223-238. London: Continuum.
Mitchell, N., Marsh, B., Hobson, A.J. and Sorensen, P. (2010) Bringing theory to life: findings from an evaluation of the use of interactive video within an initial teacher preparation programme. Teacher Development: An international journal of teachers' professional development, 14(1), 15-27.
Tomlinson, P.D., Hobson, A.J. and Malderez, A. (2010) Mentoring in Teacher Education. In: McGaw, B., Peterson, P.L. and Baker, E. (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education (3rd Edition), pp. 749-756. Amsterdam/New York/Oxford: Elsevier.
Hobson, A.J., (2009) On being bottom of the pecking order: beginner teachers' perceptions and experiences of support. Teacher Development: An international journal of teachers' professional development, 13(4), 299-320.
Hobson, A. J., Ashby, P. Malderez, A, and Tomlinson, P.D. (2009) Mentoring beginning teachers: what we know and what we don't. Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 25(1), 207-216.
Hobson, A.J., Giannakaki, M. and Chambers, G.N. (2009) Who withdraws from initial teacher preparation programmes and why? Educational Research, 51(3), 321-340.
Hobson, A.J., Malderez, A. and Tracey, L. (2009) Navigating Initial Teacher Training: Becoming a Teacher. London and New York: Routledge.
Hobson, A.J., Malderez, A., Tracey, L., Homer, M.S., Ashby, P., Mitchell, N., McIntyre, J., Cooper, D., Roper, T., Chambers, G.N. and Tomlinson, P.D. (2009) Becoming a Teacher: Teachers' experiences of initial teacher training, Induction and early professional development (Final report). Nottingham: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
McIntyre, J., Hobson, A.J. and Mitchell, N. (2009) Continuity, support, togetherness and trust: Findings from an evaluation of a university-administered early professional development programme for teachers in England. Professional Development in Education, 35(3), 357-379.
Hobson, A.J., Malderez, A., Tracey, L., Giannakaki, M.S., Pell, R.G. and Tomlinson, P.D. (2008) Student teachers' experiences of initial teacher preparation in England: core themes and variation, Research Papers in Education, 23(4), 407-433.
Hobson, A.J., Malderez, A., Tracey, L., Homer, M., Mitchell, N., Biddulph, M., Giannakaki, M.S., Rose, A., Pell, R.G., Chambers, G.N., Roper, T. and Tomlinson, P.D. (2007) Newly Qualified Teachers' experiences of their first year of teaching: Findings from Phase III of the Becoming a Teacher project. Nottingham: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
Malderez, A., Hobson, A.J., Tracey, L. and Kerr, K. (2007) Becoming a student teacher: core features of the experience, European Journal of Teacher Education, 30(3), 225-248.
Hobson, A.J., Malderez, A., Tracey, L. and Pell, G. (2006), Pathways and stepping stones: student teachers' preconceptions and concerns about initial teacher preparation in England, Scottish Educational Review, 37(Spl), 59-78.
