Dr Mariam Attia

Senior Lecturer in Academic Practice

Her expertise spans programme leadership, module convening, curriculum design, learning assessment, and the supervision of MA and PhD students across diverse educational contexts. Internationally, she has collaborated with teachers and researchers in Cambodia, Egypt, Ghana, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, and Palestine.

In her research, Dr Attia explores the continued relevance of classical educational theories and methodologies in unlocking human potential within contemporary settings. She has published in areas, including reflexivity, teacher and researcher development, and higher education under occupation. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and holds a certificate in coaching and mentoring from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) in London.

Research Interests

- Classical educational theories and pedagogies

- Early institutions of higher learning

- Teacher and researcher development in higher education

- Higher education under occupation 

Publications

Fassetta, G., Al-Masri, N. Attia, M., & Phipps, A. (2020). Gaza teaches Arabic online: opportunities, challenges and ways forward. In: Fassetta, G., Al-Masri, N., and Phipps, A. (Eds.) Multilingual Online Academic Collaborations as Resistance: Crossing Impassable Borders. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

Fassetta, G., Imperiale, M. G., Frimberger, K., Attia, M. & Al-Masri, N. (2017). Online teacher training in a context of forced immobility: The case of Gaza, Palestine. European Education, 49(2-3), 33-150.

Attia, M. & Edge, J. (2017). Be(com)ing a reflexive researcher: A developmental approach to research methodology. Open Review of Educational Research, 4(1), 33-45.

Edge, J. & Attia, M. (2016). Technology, communication, and collaboration for innovation. In T. Stewart. Team teaching and team learning: Collaboration for innovation in language classrooms. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Holmes, P., Fay, R., Andrews, J. & Attia, M. (2016). How to do research multilingually: Possibilities and complexities. In Z. Hua (Ed.), Research methods in intercultural communication: A practical guide. London: John Wiley & Sons.

Attia, M. (2014). The role of early learning experience in shaping teacher cognition and technology use. In P. Breen (Ed.), Cases on teacher identity, diversity, and cognition in Higher Education. Hershey, PA: IGI-Global.

Edge J. & Attia, M. (2014). Cooperative development: A non-judgmental approach to individual development and increased collegiality. Actasde las VI y VII Jornadas Didácticas del Instituto Cervantes de Manchester (2013- 2014) [Proceedings of the VI and VII Teaching Conference Cervantes Institute of Manchester (2013-2014)], 65-73.

Holmes, P., Fay, R., Andrews, J. & Attia, M. (2013). Researching multilingually: New theoretical and methodological directions. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 23(3), 285-299.