“Be your own shepherd, instead of following the other sheep”- ‘successful’ reading, school belonging and discursive reader identity development over primary to secondary school transitions - a participatory research project with young people

Callaghan, Joanne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7762-870X (2025) “Be your own shepherd, instead of following the other sheep”- ‘successful’ reading, school belonging and discursive reader identity development over primary to secondary school transitions - a participatory research project with young people. PhD thesis, University of Leeds.

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Supervisors: Taylor, Lucy and Griffiths, Yvonne and Hebron, Judith
Keywords: Primary-secondary school transitions; reading self-efficacy; school belonging; reading task value; reading motivation; reading; wellbeing; reader identity labels; struggling readers; participatory approach; reading difficulties; Multiple and Multidimensional Transitions theory; agency; self-compassion; growth mindset; adolescence; young people; inclusion; inclusive research; Special Educational Needs and Disabilities; SEND; multiliteracies
Awarding institution: University of Leeds
Academic Units: The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds)
Date Deposited: 13 Jan 2026 10:17
Last Modified: 13 Jan 2026 10:17
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