The University of Sheffield
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Full list of Tim Corcoran’s work

Articles published

2010. What else life if not awkward? British Journal of Social Psychology, 49(4), in press.

2009. Second nature. British Journal of Social Psychology, 48(2), 375-388.

2007. Counselling in a discursive world. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 29(2), 111-122.

2005. Legislative practice as discursive action: A performance in three parts. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, 18(3/4), 263-283.


2003. Constructing Dialogic Relationships: School legislation and the Principal´s gamble. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Law and Education, 8(2), 97-109.

Published conference papers

2005. Learning by example: School exclusion and life-enacted learning. Proceedings from the International Conference on Critical Discourse Analysis, 15-18 November 2005, University of Tasmania, Launceston, 119-127. http://www.wellbeingaustralia.com.au/School 20exclusion.pdf

2005. Dialoging Citizenship in Queensland: The ability to engage or estrange. Proceedings from the International Conference on Engaging Communities, 14-17 August 2005, United Nations/Queensland State Government, Brisbane http://engagingcommunities2005.org/abstracts/Corcoran-Timothy-final.pdf.

Conference papers

2010. I´m a teacher not a psychologist´: Classroom teachers´ views about school-based mental health promotion. Presented at 32nd International School Psychology Association Conference, Dublin 20-24 July.

2010. The impossible divide? Between theory and practice. Symposia convened at 32nd International School Psychology Association Conference, Dublin 20-24 July.

2009. Health inclusive education. Presented at the British Psychological Society Social Psychology Annual Conference, 15-17 September, University of Sheffield, Sheffield.

2009. Developing an inquiry-based learning programme for international students. Workshop presented with Dr Jason Sparks at the 16th International Conference on Learning, 1-4 July, University of Barcelona, Barcelona.

2008. Within dialogic relationships: Penality as joint action. Presented at the 5th International Conference on the Dialogical Self, 26-29 August, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.

2008. Providing a means for exclusion. Presented at the 2nd International Conference for the Study of Childhood and Youth, 8-10 July, University of Sheffield, Sheffield.

2008. Are the kids alright? Re-presentations of youth in popular music. Presented at the 2nd International Conference for the Study of Childhood and Youth, 8-10 July, University of Sheffield, Sheffield.

2007. Second nature. Presented at the 36th Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Conference, 13-15 April, University of Queensland, Brisbane.

2006. Heterotopia: An ontological metaphor in epistemological practice. Presented at the 7th International Interdisciplinary Conference Advances in Qualitative Methods, 14-16 July, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, Gold Coast.

2005. Slogans for License Plates: Social psychology, active citizenship and Queensland´s Smart State agenda. Presented at the 34th Society for Australasian Social Psychologists Conference, 8-10 April, James Cook University, Townsville.

2004. Practicing Exclusion: A discursive account of sentencing legislation in Queensland. Presented at the 22nd Law and Society Conference, 13-15 December, Griffith University, Brisbane.

2004. Is Talk about Policy Just a Walk in the Park? Invited presentation to the Inaugural Education Queensland Schoolwide Positive Behaviour Support Symposium, 22-23 September, Education House, Brisbane.

2003. Towards a Psychology of Restorative Practice: Theoretical risks and practical responsibilities. Presented at the 17th Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, 1-3 October, University of New South Wales, Sydney.

2002. Talking Back: Establishing dialogic relationships with legislative practice. Presented at the 8th Trans Tasman Community Psychology Conference, 27-29 June, Edith Cowan University, Perth.