Overview
My career in education began at the Centre for Science Education, part of Chelsea College - University of London.
I taught and was head of year at an ilea secondary school and then in an off site unit before training as an educational psychologist at the Insititue of Education - University of London.
I worked firstly for Lambeth EPS and then as part of the management team in Sothwark EPS where I was also a honorary lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry.
I moved to the Exeter in 2000 where I first worked as an Academic and Professional Tutor for two years before taking on the Programme Director role in 2002.
Qualifications
BSc
MA
MSc
EdD
PGCE
Career
I have worked as a contracts manager for British Telecommunications, then an HM Inspector of Factories before training as a secondary school science teacher.
Since 2000 I have been working at the University of Exeter and the professional training course in educational psychology.
Research group links
Research
Research grants
- 2003 SW SEN Regional Partnership.
Childrens' views in disagreement resolution
Publications
Key publications | Publications by category | Publications by year
Publications by category
Journal articles
Wegerif R, Doney J, Richards A, Mansour N, Larkin S, Jamison I (2017). Exploring the ontological dimension of dialogic education through an evaluation of the impact of Internet mediated dialogue across cultural difference.
Society Culture and Social Interaction Full text.
Wegerif R, Fujita T, Doney J, Perez Linares J, Richards A, van Rhyn C (2016). Developing and trialing a measure of group thinking.
Learning and Instruction Full text.
Katene, W. Golder, G. (2006). Addressing individual needs by tracking cognitive learning styles - validity and reliability in British trainees. British Journal of Educational Psychology
Richards, A.J. (2005). An evaluation of the ARROW Reading Programme.
Richards, A.J. (2005). Are British children optimistic?. School Psychology International
Richards, A. (2005). The use of external agencies to raise achievement, increase social inclusion and reduce disaffection. Educational Psychology in Practice
Richards, A. (2005). Using the WORD scale to explore cognitive weakness with the CAS. Educational Psychology in Practice
Reports
Richards, A. Norwich, B. (2002). Eliciting children's views in resolving disagreements between LEAs, professionals and parents: an exploratory project.
Publications by year
2017
Wegerif R, Doney J, Richards A, Mansour N, Larkin S, Jamison I (2017). Exploring the ontological dimension of dialogic education through an evaluation of the impact of Internet mediated dialogue across cultural difference.
Society Culture and Social Interaction Full text.
2016
Wegerif R, Fujita T, Doney J, Perez Linares J, Richards A, van Rhyn C (2016). Developing and trialing a measure of group thinking.
Learning and Instruction Full text.
2006
Katene, W. Golder, G. (2006). Addressing individual needs by tracking cognitive learning styles - validity and reliability in British trainees. British Journal of Educational Psychology
2005
Richards, A.J. (2005). An evaluation of the ARROW Reading Programme.
Richards, A.J. (2005). Are British children optimistic?. School Psychology International
Richards, A. (2005). The use of external agencies to raise achievement, increase social inclusion and reduce disaffection. Educational Psychology in Practice
Richards, A. (2005). Using the WORD scale to explore cognitive weakness with the CAS. Educational Psychology in Practice
2002
Richards, A. Norwich, B. (2002). Eliciting children's views in resolving disagreements between LEAs, professionals and parents: an exploratory project.
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Teaching
I teach research methods, dynamic assessment and static assessment.
Modules
2021/22
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Supervision / Group
Postgraduate researchers
- Elinor Brett
- Lucy Drage
- Joshua Dyer
- Katherine Howarth
- Elizabeth Sartory
- William Shield
- Victoria Wright
