Biography
Arthur taught physics in secondary schools in Brazil for over 12 years and gained a master's degree in Cognitive Psychology before moving to the UK to gain his QTS and a PhD. He is a Lecturer in Science Education at King's PGCE programme.
He currently is the Director of the PGCE Science at the School of Education Communication & Society at King’s. He is also a coordinator of the STEM Education Hub, a decolonial project run in partnership between KCL and the British Council Brazil, which seeks to create and support opportunities for collaboration between UK and Brazil educators. One of the main objectives of the Hub is to support school teachers in Brazil and in the UK to create research-led lessons.
Arthur’s current research interests run from Education for Democracy, Anti-fascist Education, and Decolonisation to International Teacher Education. During his time as a physics teacher, Arthur was fascinated by how current teaching practices are influenced by scholars and programmes which were prominent over the past 150 years in Western societies. During his PhD, he has developed a critical appreciation of humanistic approaches to the learning of science, such as how science teaching approaches have tried to emulate some characteristics of the humanities. Arthur has always had a deep interest in international collaboration in education and as a result he was awarded with an internship at UNESCO in Geneva whilst he was a PhD student.
Research
Arthur's current research interests are:
- Anti-fascist education.
- Decolonisation of the curriculum.
- International teacher education.
- Online and blended learning.
PhD supervision: He is happy to supervise PhDs on these topics listed above.
Teaching