Jennifer Hawkins

voiceEd RadioPodcast: My enjoyable conversation with Stephen Hurley founder of VoiceEd Radio about my theories regarding education. Thank you Stephen - for reading my book and giving me the opportunity to discuss my theories on your program! #book #feelings #feelingslearningtheory #emotion #teaching #actionresearch #learning

This is a video that my assistant Yvonne made of my book launch presentation at the book launch extravaganza hosted by the Positive Communities Research Group in the Faculty for Health, Psychology & Social Care at Manchester Metropolitan University on the 31st October 2017. It is quite informative about my book - Feelings and Emotion-Based Learning: A New Theory - even though I had not presented for 5 or 6 years! #video #BookLaunch #book #feelings #emotion #learning #teaching

“Well, Jenny, I have read it and enjoyed it enormously...The 'stories' of individuals are terrific and I like very much your charts that summarise and bring together issues...with the theoretical background to create the context they are strong. The book would be valid from the academic angle alone…I reckon it fits well with the new 'standards for professional development' (DfE) and should be seized upon by universities… I rarely read something that brings theory and practice

[Available to order from PalgraveMacmillan] ​ ​This book compares and contrasts academic learning theories with the current social human learning environment discussing them in relation to modern clinical research. It suggests that developing a feelings learning theory could inform our attitudes about learning and improve our understanding of learning behaviour. The author’s premise is that feelings, both physical and mental are rational in individuals' own terms and should b