Professor Justin Dillon
Professor of Science & Environmental Education
Contact information:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 3096
Fax: +44 (0)20 7848 3182
Email: justin.dillon@kcl.ac.uk
About me
I am Professor of Science and Environmental Education and Head of the Science and Technology Group. I taught in London schools for 9 years before joining King’s in 1989. I am one of the co-ordinators of the ESRC's Targeted Initiative on Science and Mathematics Education (TISME). I was President of the European Science Education Research Association from 2007-2011 and I co-edit the International Journal of Science Education. I am a trustee of the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom and Secretary of Bankside Open Spaces Trust.
Research
My research interests include science teaching and learning in schools, museums, science centres and in the outdoor classroom. For further details please see my Research Staff Profile. I am one of the leaders of the DEPS research group CRESTEM.
Teaching
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Chair, Postgraduate Modular Masters in Education and Master of Research Programmes
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Subject Director, Chemistry PGCE
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Director, PGCE Science
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Admissions Tutor, MA (Science Education)