Kelly Coate

Lecturer Above The Bar B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., Prof. Cert.

 
researcher

Biography

Kelly is a lecturer in higher education in the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. She coordinates the PG Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and the PG Diploma/MA in Academic Practice. She is currently also the Vice Dean for Graduate Studies in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies.

Kelly completed her doctorate at the Institute of Education, University of London in 1999 and was employed as a researcher and lecturer there until 2006. At the IoE she taught on the MBA in Higher Education Management and on the programmes within the Doctoral School. She moved to NUI Galway in January 2007. 

Her main areas of research interest are in the higher education curriculum, gendered aspects of higher education, the internationalisation of higher education and higher education policy. She is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Education Policy, Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, Teaching in Higher Education, Higher Education Research and Development and Gender and Education. She is on the Governing Council of the Society for Research into Higher Education (www.srhe.ac.uk), and convenes (with Lesley Gourlay) the SRHE's Digital University Network. She is also co-convener (with Nata Duvvury) of the Public Policy cluster within Gender ARC (www.genderarc.org).
 

Research Interests

Kelly has worked on a number of research projects in the field of higher education studies, funded by organisations such as the Economic and Social Research Council, the Association of University Teachers, the Department for Education and Skills, the European Commission, the Higher Education Academy and the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Her main areas of research interest are in the internationalisation and globalisation of universities, gendered aspects of academic careers, links between teaching and research, and changes in the contemporary higher education curriculum. 

Research Projects

  Project Start Date End Date
MF07-P33 IMPACT OF INT'L STUDENT RECRUIT-K.COATE 08-JAN-08 31-DEC-09

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2012) 'Creativity in Education: challenging the assumptions'
Coate, K; Boulos, A. (2012) 'Creativity in Education: challenging the assumptions'. London Review of Education, 10 (2):129-132 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(1999) 'Feminist Knowledge and the Ivory Tower: A Case Study'
Coate,K. (1999) 'Feminist Knowledge and the Ivory Tower: A Case Study'. Gender and Education, 11 (2):141-160 [Details]
(2000) 'The Structure of Research Training in England'
Coate, K.; Leonard, D. (2000) 'The Structure of Research Training in England'. Australian Education Researcher, 29 (3):19-41 [Details]
(2001) 'Relationships between Teaching and Research in Higher Education in England '
Coate, K.; Barnett, R.; Williams, G. (2001) 'Relationships between Teaching and Research in Higher Education in England '. Higher Education Quarterly, 55 (2):158-174 [Details]
(2001) 'Conceptualising Curriculum Change'
Barnett, R.; Parry, G.; Coate, K. (2001) 'Conceptualising Curriculum Change'. Teaching in Higher Education, 6 (4):435-449 [Details]
(2004) 'Continuing professional and career development: the doctoral experience of education alumni at a UK university'
Leonard, D.; Becker, R.; Coate, K. (2004) 'Continuing professional and career development: the doctoral experience of education alumni at a UK university'. Studies in Continuing Education, 26 (3):369-385 [Details]
(2005) 'To prove myself at the highest level: The benefits of doctoral study'
Leonard, D,Becker, R, Coate, K. (2005) 'To prove myself at the highest level: The benefits of doctoral study'. Higher Education Research And Development, 24 (2):135-149 [Details]
(2006) 'Imagining Women in the Curriculum: the transgressive impossibility of women's studies'
Coate, K. (2006) 'Imagining Women in the Curriculum: the transgressive impossibility of women's studies'. Studies In Higher Education, 31 (4):407-421 [Details]
(2007) 'Development Education and the Development of Research at Third Level in Ireland'
Khoo, S, Healy, C, Coate, K. (2007) 'Development Education and the Development of Research at Third Level in Ireland'. Policy and Practice, 5 :5-19 [Details]
(2010) 'The Galway Symposium on Design for Learning: curriculum and assessment in higher education (Review Essay)'
Coate, K.; Tooher, M. (2010) 'The Galway Symposium on Design for Learning: curriculum and assessment in higher education (Review Essay)'. Teaching in Higher Education, 15 (3):347-354 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2010) 'Critical Thinking: Symposium on the Future of Universities (Editorial)'
Coate, K. (2010) 'Critical Thinking: Symposium on the Future of Universities (Editorial)'. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 9 (1) [Details]

Books

  Year Publication
(2005) Engaging the Curriculum in Higher Education.
Barnett, R.; Coate, K (2005) Engaging the Curriculum in Higher Education. Maidenhead: Open University Press. [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2013) 'An ethical commitment: responsibility, cosmopolitanism and care in the internationalised university'
Coate, K; Rathnayake, G. (2013) 'An ethical commitment: responsibility, cosmopolitanism and care in the internationalised university' In: International Students Negotiating Higher Education. Abingdon: Routledge. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2000) 'Conclusion: Reflections on global feminisms'
Coate, K. (2000) 'Conclusion: Reflections on global feminisms' In: Global Feminisms: Identities and Politics in a Changing World. London: Routledge. [Details]
(2003) 'Rethinking Feedback: Asymmetry in Disguise?'
Scott, M.; Coate, K. (2003) 'Rethinking Feedback: Asymmetry in Disguise?' In: Teaching Academic Writing Across Europe. The Netherlands: Kluwer. [Details]
(2004) 'The United Kingdom'
Williams, G.; Coate, K. (2004) 'The United Kingdom' In: On Cooperation and Competition: National and European Policies for the Internationalisation of Higher Education. Bonn: Lemmens. [Details]
(2004) 'Conceptualising Curriculum Change'
Barnett, R.; Parry, G.; Coate, K. (2004) 'Conceptualising Curriculum Change' In: The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Higher Education. London: RoutledgeFalmer. [Details]
(2009) 'Irish Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy'
Coate, K.; MacLabhrainn, I. (2009) 'Irish Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy' In: International Perspectives on the Governance of Higher Education. London: Routledge. [Details]
(2009) 'The Curriculum'
Coate, K. (2009) 'The Curriculum' In: Routledge International Handbook of Higher Education. London: Routledge. [Details]
(2011) 'Writing in the Dark: Reflections on becoming a feminist'
Coate, K. (2011) 'Writing in the Dark: Reflections on becoming a feminist' In: Transatlantic Conversations: Feminism as Travelling Theory. London: Ashgate. [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
(2000) Mainstream Public Sector Education Services in Deprived and Non-deprived Areas.
Power, S.; Warren, S.; Gillborn, D.; Thomas, S.; Coate, K. (2000) Mainstream Public Sector Education Services in Deprived and Non-deprived Areas. Institute of Education, University of London, London. [Details]

Edited Books

  Year Publication
(2000)
Ali, S.; Coate, K.; wa Goro, W (Ed.). (2000) Global Feminist Politics: Identities in a Changing World. London: Routledge. [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2009) CELT 7th Annual Conference on Learning and Teaching,
Coate, K. (2009) Design for Learning: Curriculum and Assessment in Higher Education. [Keynote Address], CELT 7th Annual Conference on Learning and Teaching, National University of Ireland, Galway , 11-JUN-09 - 12-JUN-09. [Details]
(2012) DIT Learning and Teaching Showcase,
Coate, K. (2012) Annual showcase of learning and teaching initiatives in DIT. [Keynote Address], DIT Learning and Teaching Showcase, Dublin Institute of Technology , 11-JAN-12 - 11-JAN-12. [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
1999 SRHE Young Researcher's Award Society for Research into Higher Education

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Higher Education Research and Development Editorial Advisory Board Member 01-MAY-12 /
Gender and Education International Advisory Board Member 16-FEB-08 /
Teaching in Higher Education Editorial Advisory Board Member 16-FEB-11 /
Journal of Education Policy Editorial Advisory Board Member 23-JUN-10 /
Arts and Humanities in Higher Education Associate Editor 16-FEB-10 /
Society for Research into Higher Education Member of the Governing Council 31-JAN-10 /
Society for Research into Higher Education Co-convener of the Digital University Network 14-FEB-12 /
Society for Research into Higher Education Member of the Publications Committee 04-JAN-10 /
Higher Education Academy (UK) Fellow 03-JUN-08 /

Teaching Interests

Programme Coordinator of the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Programme Coordinator of the Postgraduate Diploma/MA in Academic Practice