Dr Stephen Atherton

BA (Hons) Geography & Education, MA, PhD (Aberystwyth), PGCTHE (Aberystwyth), Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Dr Stephen Atherton

Senior Lecturer

School of Education

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Stephen received a 1st class degree BA (Hons) in Geography and Education, and was awarded funding by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for an MA (passed with distinction) and Doctorate (awarded in 2011), all at Aberystwyth University. Stephen was awarded a PGCTHE in 2012 and is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Stephen's research has predominantly been in areas of gender and the military from which he has drawn key educational, geographical and sociological themes. His research has particularly focused on areas such as home and the family, emotions and memory, children's access to education and services, and adult education and training. Throughout these themes Stephen has engaged with a critical analysis of the social construction of gender, with specific emphasis on how masculinities are performed from a cultural repertoire of identities that are temporally and spatially contingent.

Stephens research is now developing into a number of strands, including;

  • The productions and performances of gendered identities in young children
  • Technology and pedagogy
  • Skills development in Higher Education
  • Adult Education and training
  • Children in Army families.

The ‘roots/routes to fruit’ model: Developing a ‘fruitful’ collaborative network across universities. / Beauchamp, Gary (Lead Author); Chapman, Sammy; Atherton, Stephen et al.
In: Cogent Education, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2559153, 31.12.2025.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Using currere to consider past and future landscapes of technology use in learning and teaching: a view from the Wales Collaborative for Learning Design (WCLD). / Chapman, Sammy; Beauchamp, Gary ; Evans, Ross et al.
In: Cylchgrawn Addysg Cymru | Wales Journal of Education, Vol. 27, No. 1, 03.06.2025, p. 128-153.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Exploring TPACK levels among teachers in British, Irish and Turkish schools. / Karlinger, Panna; Erbas, Çağdas; Atherton, Stephen et al.
2024. 10 Abstract from 17th International Symposium on Computer and Instructional Technologies (ICITS), Kastamonu, Türkiye, Republic of.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

‘My picture is not in Wales’: Pupils’ perceptions of cynefin (Belonging) in primary school curriculum development in Wales. / Chapman, Susan; Ellis, Rosy; Beauchamp, Gary et al.
In: Education 3-13, Vol. 51, No. 8, 17.11.2023, p. 1214-1228.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A Content Analysis of Augmented Reality Studies Published in 2017. / Erbas, Cagdas; Atherton, Stephen.
In: Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, Vol. 5, No. 1, 01.01.2020, p. 7-15.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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