SoE Seminar Report
Children’s Lived Experiences of Otitis Media (Glue Ear)
On Monday 6th October, Carmel Capewell led a very interactive seminar for
colleagues from the School of Education and local early years’ settings focused
on her research into otitis media – or glue ear and how it is experienced by
children, young people and their parents. Carmel explained that much of the
research work in the field has tended to be medically focused so that teachers
have little awareness that the condition can affect children’s global development
and inhibit their progress. However, Carmel’s research has adopted a social
model and is of significant relevance to teachers and early years practitioners. In
the seminar, Carmel offered advice on how educational environments can be
adjusted to mediate the effects of glue ear. If you were not able to attend
Carmel’s seminar her PowerPoint presentation will be available at
http://researchsupporthub.northampton.ac.uk/category/school-of-education/ ,
alongside other information about School of Education research.
Dr Jane Murray
Facilitated by the Centre for Education and Research Team
Please contact Dr Jane Murray – jane.murray@northampton.ac.uk - for further
information about SoE Seminars and Colloquia.