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prof.dr. S.E. McKenney (Susan)

Full Professor

About Me

I am especially interested in exploring and supporting the interplay between curriculum development and teacher professional development. This includes the supportive role of technology in curriculum and teacher development, as well as particular attention for these issues in the fields of science education, citizenship development, and early childhood literacy. I am also committed to exploring how educational research can serve the development of scientific understanding while also developing solutions to real problems in educational practice. Since educational design research lends itself to these dual aims, I work on developing and explicating ways to conduct design research. Much of my work has been carried out in collaboration with organizations in developing countries, but I also enjoy research and consultancy in the Netherlands, the USA and Europe.

For current engagements, announcements and comprehensive listings of scientific work, please visit http://www.EducationalDesignResearch.org.

Expertise

Social Sciences
Curriculum
Knowledge
Learning
Literacy
Pupil
Research Planning
Research Practice
Teacher

Ancillary Activities

  • North-West University (NWU), South Africa
    Extraordinary Professor

Publications

Recent
Bopardikar, A. D. (2023). How designers create scalable science curricula. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036556835
Mercier, E., Lawrence, L. E. M., Ahn, J., Wegemer, C., Benichou, M., Kali, Y., Hod, Y., Borge, M., Gomez, K., Lee, U. S. , McKenney, S. , Poortman, C., Arce-Trigatti, P., & Cheng, B. H. (2022). Mapping the Complexities and Benefits of Research-Design Partnerships. In C. Chinn, E. Tan, C. Chan, & Y. Kali (Eds.), International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022 (pp. 1794-1801). (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
van der Linden, S. (2022). Supporting teacher reflection in video-coaching settings. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036554558
Other Contributions

Books

McKenney, S. & Reeves, T. (2019). Conducting Educational Design Research, 2nd Ed. London: Routledge.

McKenney, S. & Reeves, T. (2012). Conducting Educational Design Research. London: Routledge.

Van den Akker, J., Gravemeijer, K., McKenney, S. & Nieveen, N. (2006). Educational design research. London: Routledge.

Special issues

West, R., Ertmer, P. & McKenney, S. (Eds.) (2020). The Role of Theory in Learning Design and Technology Research and Practice. Special issue: Educational Technology Research & Development.

McKenney, S. & Visscher, A. (Eds.) (2019). Technology for teacher learning and performance. Special issue: Technology, Pedagogy and Education.

Könings, K. & McKenney, S. (Eds.) (2017). Participatory design of (built) learning environments. Special issue: European Journal of Education.

Kopcha, T. J., Schmidt, M. & McKenney, S. (Eds.) (2015). Educational Design Research. Special issue: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology.

Kali, Y., McKenney, S. & Sagy, O. (Eds.) (2015). Special issue. Teachers as Designers of Technology-Enhanced Learning. Instructional Science

Voogt, J., McKenney, S., Fisser, P. & van Braak, J. (Eds.) (2012). Special Issue on Research-Practice Interactions in Education. Pedagogische Studiën, 89(6).

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Contact Details

Visiting Address

University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Ravelijn (building no. 10), room 5430
Hallenweg 17
7522NH  Enschede
The Netherlands

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Mailing Address

University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Ravelijn  5430
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands