Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Dr Mandy Pierlejewski
Senior Lecturer
Mandy Pierlejewski is a senior lecturer in the Carnegie School of Education. She is level 6 leader on undergraduate primary education degrees and supervises MA and doctoral students.
Mandy teaching focuses on communication and language skills, including first and second language acquisition. She also teaches music education at level 4 and 5. She leads and teaches on the dissertation module for the Primary 3-7 QTS degree where she specialises in approaches to research.
In addition to her undergraduate teaching, Mandy also supervises masters' and doctoral students.
Current Teaching
BA (Hons) Primary Education 3-11:
- L4 Language, Communication and Literacy
- L4 Emerging Curriculum Studies
BA (Hons) Primary Education 3-7:
- L5 National Curriculum 1
- L6 Teacher Practitioner Independent Study
- L6 Teaching and Learning 3
BA (Hons) Primary Education 5-11:
- L5 The Primary Foundation Subjects
Dissertation Supervisor MA Childhood Studies and Early Years
Doctoral Supervisor
Research Interests
Mandy's PhD focused on the datafication of early years, investigating the impact of datafication on pedagogy and subjectivity. She developed an approach known as doppelganger as method to investigate situations involving conflict. This approach involves asking where a double or second version of the subject exists and how it functions as a technology of power.
Mandy is currently researching teacher education in light of recent changes to policy as well as continuing to develop doppelganger as method.
Ask Me About
- Children
- Early years
- Education
- Teacher training
- Teaching
