Amanda Anderson

Courses taught:

• Education (Postgraduate)

Amanda completed her PhD research on Faith-based Environmental and Sustainability Education (FB-ESE) in England at Anglia Ruskin University, taking an ethnographic approach. She is also co-convenor for BERA’s Special Interest Group on Education for Environmental Sustainability.

Education for Environmental Sustainability | BERA

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Background

Originally from Malta, with her alma mater being the University of Malta, Amanda studied Contemporary Mediterranean Studies specialising in Social Anthropology with a thesis focus on the ritual, and performance of ‘the festa’ of the patron saint in the Maltese town. She read for an MA in European Studies at the University of Sussex following which she worked at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union as Malta’s first Technical Attache for Education, Youth and Culture when Malta joined the EU.

With a focus on faith-based ESE, she embarked on PhD research following 20 years professional work experience in accreditation of qualifications, assessment, examination appeals, and post-results services at QCA (ex-Ofqual) and OCR examinations board (part of Cambridge University).

Spoken Languages

• Maltese
• Italian
• English

Research interests

• Environmental and Sustainability Education
• Faith-based Environmental and Sustainability Education
• Faith and spirituality and transformative learning
• Educational Ethnography
• Faith-based environmentalism and conservation

Areas of research supervision

See research interests

Teaching

Amanda currently teaches on the following modules:

• Developing Educational Research
• Postgraduate Major Project
• Undergraduate Major Project Supervisor

Qualifications

• PhD Anglia Ruskin University
• MA University of Sussex
• BA (Hons.) University of Malta

Memberships, editorial boards

• BERA - Education for Environmental Sustainability, (EfES) Co-convenor
• RAI - Royal Anthropological Institute
• EERA Member of Network 30 and 19 - European Education Research Association (Network 30: Environmental and Sustainability Education, and Network 19: Ethnography in Education)

Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange

PhD Vice chancellor studentship (HEMS 3, 2021-2024)

Selected recent publications

Anderson, A. (2025) ‘The Promised Land of PhD-thesis submission’, Doctoral Training Alliance (Universities Alliance), 22 January. Available online.

Recent presentations and conferences

Anderson, A. (2024) 'Preparing for the final year: practical tips from experience'. Series of two presentations (November and December). Anglia Ruskin University, Doctoral School Wednesday Seminar Series 2024.

Anderson, A. (2024) ‘An ethnographic account of Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) as provided by Christian Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) in England’, British Education Research Association (BERA) Conference, University of Manchester, September 2024.

Anderson, A. (2024) ‘An ethnographic account of faith-based ESE in England’, Royal Anthropological Institute Anthropology and Education Conference, University of London, 25–28 June 2024.

Anderson, A. (2024) ‘An ethnographic account of Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) provided by faith-based organisations (FBOs) in England’, Anglia Ruskin University AHESS Faculty Conference, June 2024.

Anderson, A. (2023) ‘Case study of Christian ESE providers (in the UK)’, British Education Research Association (BERA) Education for Environmental Sustainability Symposium, September 2023.

Anderson, A. (2023) ‘Focusing on a Christian ESE: A New Materialist Approach’, European Education Research Association (EERA) Conference, August 2023.

Anderson, A. (2023) ‘Christian Environmental Education’, Anglia Ruskin University HEMS (Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care) PGR Faculty Conference, May 2023.