Background
Paul studied Sociology at Staffordshire University and
graduated in 2001. He then studied MA Social Research Methods at the
University of Birmingham and graduated in 2003 and immediately joined
the Centre for research into Quality (CRQ) at Birmingham City
University. He worked there as a researcher for over five years and was
heavily involved in the annual Student Satisfaction Survey and
coordinated numerous qualitative research projects looking at quality
improvement at the university.
Paul joined CLIPP in January 2009 and for the first 18
months helped to coordinate a national project looking at the benefits
of peer mentoring, a project funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
In 2010, Paul started a part-time PhD at Aston and is
now working on projects looking at the effectiveness of personal
tutoring, the impact of ‘Lecture Capture’ on student learning, plus the
impact of CDIO principles on student engagement. Paul is also part of a
small team that is working towards a new and improved approach to
gauging student satisfaction at Aston University.
Research Interests
Paul is interested in learning and teaching research, quality improvement, the student experience and morals and ethics in research.
Memberships
EAIR The European Higher Education Society.
Publications
Macdonald, M. Williams, J., Gorman, P. Kane, D. and Sagu, S. (2008). The 2008 Report on the Student Experience at Birmingham Vity University (BCU). Birmingham. Centre for Research into Quality, BCU.
Macdonald, M. Williams, J., Cappuccini-Ansfield, G., Gorman, P. Kane, D. and Sagu, S. (2007). The 2007 Report on the Student Experience at Coventry University. Birmingham. Centre for Research into Quality, UCE Birmingham.
Macdonald, M. Williams, J., Cappuccini-Ansfield, G., Gorman, P. Kane, D. and Sagu, S. (2007). The 2007 Report on the Student Experience at UCE Birmingham. Birmingham. Centre for Research into Quality, UCE Birmingham.
Macdonald, M. Williams, J., Cappuccini-Ansfield, G., Schwarz, J., Gorman, Kane, D. and Sagu, S. (2006). The 2006 Report on the Experience of Research Postgraduate students at UCE Birmingham. Birmingham. Centre for Research into Quality, UCE Birmingham.
Macdonald, M. Williams, J., Schwarz, J., Gorman, P. (2005). The 2005 Report on the Experience of Research Postgraduate students at UCE Birmingham. Birmingham. Centre for Research into Quality, UCE Birmingham.
Macdonald, M. Williams, J. Schwarz, J. Gorman, P. Mena, P. Rawlins, L. (2004). The 2004 Report on the Student Experience at UCE. Birmingham. Centre for Research into Quality, University of Central England.
Conference presentations
Gorman, P (2011). Chair: Special Interest Group
(SIG) 'Quality in Higher Education'. EAIR 33rd Annual Forum - Bridging cultures, promoting diversity: higher education in search of an equilibrium, Warsaw, Poland, 2011.
Gorman, P and Kane, D (2010). Chair and Co-Chair: Special Interest Group (SIG) 'Exploiting Data Repositories'. 32nd EAIR Forum - Linking Society and Universities: New Missions for Universities, Valencia, Spain, 2010.
Gorman, P, Andrews, J and Clark, R (2010). Peer Mentoring in Higher Education: Transition, Experiential Learning and Student Success. 3rd International Pedagogical Research in Higher Education Conference Research-teaching linkages to enhance student learning. Liverpool, 2010.
Kane, D and Gorman, P (2009). Teaching, Learning and the Impact of New Technologies at HE. 31st EAIR Forum - Fighting for Harmony - students, society and the academy in tune, Vilnius, Lithuania, 23-26 August 2009.
Kane, D, Gorman, P (2008). Assessment & feedback - a perennial problem? Analysis in a UK context.30th EAIR Forum - Polishing the silver: Are we really improving higher education? Copenhagen, 2008.
Smith, E, Gorman, P (2008). What’s in a name? The impact of institutional branding.30th EAIR Forum - Polishing the silver: Are we really improving higher education? Copenhagen, 2008.
Gorman, P (2007). Maintaining Quality: Students’ Views on Quality Improvement Systems. 29th EAIR Forum - In search of identity; dilemmas in higher education. Innsbruck, 2007.
Gorman, P (2006) The Impact of a Widening Participation Project at UCE: The Walsall Schools Project. 28th EAIR Forum - Who runs higher education in a competitive world? Rome, 2006.
Gorman, P (2004). Suicide and Self-Harm prevention in Approved Premises. 4th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology. Amsterdam, 25th- 28th August 2004.
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