Dr Alexandra Hay

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Dr Alexandra Hay

Senior Lecturer, Programme Leader BA Education

My profile

Biography

I am a senior lecturer and programme leader for the BA Education degree in the school of Education.

Prior to joining MMU I spent a decade teaching at a secondary school in Staffordshire. I led a successful Social Science department and taught a wide variety of subjects and age groups.

My Research interests focus on the sociology of education and include; sensemaking and enactment of policy, academy trusts and federations, management of change and leadership and Actor-Network Theory.  I am also interested in practitioner identity and have published in the field of autoethnography. 

Academic background 

BA (Hons) Social and Cultural Studies: The University of Nottingham 

MA Women’s Studies and Feminist Research: The University of Manchester 

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Social Science and Citizenship with QTS and Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in HE (PGTLHE): both awarded with distinction from Manchester Metropolitan University 

Doctor of Education (EdD): Keele University

Membership of professional associations

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (SFHEA)

Member of The International Education Studies Association (TIESA)

Member of UK Advising and Tutoring Association (UKAT)

External examiner roles

External examiner for the University of Sheffield MA ETL and iPGCE programme

Get in touch

0161 247 2082
1.43 Brooks Building

Teaching

Why study…

The school of Education at MMU has a wide range of courses and opportunities for prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students who are interested in education and making a difference to society.

If you are thinking about embarking on your first degree, or perhaps considering becoming a teacher, or you wish to further your teaching career by joining us on one of our professional postgraduate courses please visit the website for more information https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/education/

Undergraduate teaching 

Unit lead for BA Education units: 

Academic and Professional Development 

Man Met Project 

Learning and Learners

Policy and Politics in Education 

Routes into Secondary Teaching 

And a  dissertation supervisor 

I have also taught on the BA Early Years and Childhood Studies and BSc Education Psychology degree programmes

Supervision

Postgraduate Teaching 

MA Education and Educational Leadership - dissertation supervisor

EdD supervisor 

Research outputs

Publications

Hay A. (2024)What May Be: policy enactment in education, a new conceptual framework with Actor-Network Theory Journal of Education Policy 1-20 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02680939.2024.2411989

Hay A. (2024) ‘The Pink Panther roaming the halls: Semiotic mediation for the doctoral researcher navigating the investigation of their school’ in Corcoran S. Goodley C. Hay A. Olsson-Rost A (2024) Women becoming Practitioner researchers: from school teacher to academic NY: Berghahn 

Hay A. and Nicolas S. (2024) ‘Why here and why now? The road to the professional doctorate a UK and international perspective’  in Corcoran S. Goodley C. Hay A. Olsson-Rost A (2024) Women becoming Practitioner researchers: from school teacher to academic NY: Berghahn

Corcoran S. Goodley C. Hay A. Olsson-Rost A (2024) Women becoming Practitioner researchers: from school teacher to academic NY: Berghahn 
 

Menendez Alvarez-Hevia D, Hay A. (2023)Employability and Pedagogies for Employability in Education Studies in Pulsford M, Purves R, Morris R (Eds) Understanding Education Studies Critical Issues and New Directions London: Routledge

Hay A (2022) Policy and Educational Debate in Lord J. (Eds) Psychology of Education: Theory, Research and Evidence-Based Practice London: Sage

Conferences  

BERA September 2024:  Goodley C. Cocoran S. Hay A. Olsson-Rost A. (2024) From female teacher to academic – autoethnographies, professional identities and the Mutually Persuasive Discourse