Details
1090117
Liverpool John Moores University
13/01/2025
3 Months
4 hours per week for a total of 48 hours
Smart Casual
Pay
£12.49
£1.51
Description
Role
* Ringfenced to LJMU Level 4 BA (Hons) Education and Primary Studies Students *
Student Intern and Co-Researcher: We're Going on a Book Hunt!
The role involves planning, delivering and evaluating a weekly Children's Literature Book club. This club will be aimed at level 4 of the Education and Primary Studies cohort and aims to build on students' wellbeing/ belonging. Student interns will also promote diverse and positive representations of often under-represented groups and themes within children's literature. Successful interns will plan for the content in response to peer group feedback and co- evaluate the project with the project lead.
Duties and responsibilities
We are looking for three interns to work as co-researchers to design, deliver and evaluate a social Children's Literature book club. Your role would involve: Working collaboratively with LJMU staff and students
Collaboratively developing a literature review
Planning and organising for Children's Literature Book Club sessions
Selecting resources and ways to encourage discussion and sharing of ideas with a focus on diversity
Co-designing research to evaluate the project
Co-leading data collection through methods such as surveys and diaries/ journalling/ note-books etc
Co-analysing student responses
Writing up key findings to circulate
Exploring possibilities for wider dissemination (such as the Teaching and Learning conference)
Skills and experience
We are looking for students who are currently studying atlevel 4 of BA (Hons) Education and Primary Studies.
Student application should have:
Excellent time management and organisational skills
Excellent communication and social skills
A passion for reading - especially children's literature
A keen interest in promoting diversity through the selection of diverse children's texts
An interest in getting involved in collaborative research
If you have any questions about the role please contact Liz Taylor at e.taylor@ljmu.ac.uk
Location
LJMU
Additional information
* Ringfenced to LJMU Level 4 BA (Hons) Education and Primary Studies Students *