Sara Hennessy
Professor of Educational Dialogue and Pedagogical Inquiry · School of Humanities and Social Sciences · University of Cambridge
Quick answer: Sara Hennessy is Professor of Educational Dialogue and Pedagogical Inquiry at University of Cambridge. Sara Hennessy shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ FROM 2024 ONWARDS, I AM AFRAID THAT I CAN NO LONGER ACCEPT ANY APPLICATIONS FOR DOCTORAL STUDY. Further approaches cannot be acknowledged - sorry. APPLICATIONS TO HOST OR SUPERVISE VISITING STUDENTS, POSTDOCS or SCHOLARS OUTSIDE HER CURRENT NETWORK CANNOT BE CONSIDERED, FOR CAPACITY REASONS - APOLOGIES.
Research interests
Her research is executed across high- and low-income country contexts and has 3 main strands: (a) Analysing classroom dialogue across subject areas and in contexts with and without technology. (b) Pedagogy related to educational uses of digital technology from a sociocultural perspective. (c) Teacher professional development and inquiry creating supporting interactive multimedia resources and assessing the impact.
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2023] Hennessy, S., Calcagni, E., Leung, A., & Mercer, N. M. (2023). An analysis of the forms of teacher-student dialogue that are most productive for learning. Language & Education(2), 186-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2021.1956943 (open access)
[2023] Amodia-Bidakowska, A., Hennessy, S. & Warwick, P. (2023). Disciplinary dialogues: Exploring the association between classroom dialogue and learning outcomes within and between subjects in English primary schools. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction 43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lcsi.2023.100742.
[2023] Calcagni, E., Ahmed, F., Trigo Clapés, A.L., Kershner, R., & Hennessy, S. (2023). Developing dialogic classroom practices through supporting professional agency: Teachers’ experiences of using the T-SEDA practitioner-led inquiry
Frequently asked questions
Is Sara Hennessy hiring PhD students at University of Cambridge?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Sara Hennessy's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: FROM 2024 ONWARDS, I AM AFRAID THAT I CAN NO LONGER ACCEPT ANY APPLICATIONS FOR DOCTORAL STUDY. Further approaches cannot be acknowledged - sorry. APPLICATIONS TO HOST OR SUPERVISE VISITING STUDENTS, .
What does Sara Hennessy research?
Her research is executed across high- and low-income country contexts and has 3 main strands: (a) Analysing classroom dialogue across subject areas and in contexts with and without technology. (b) Pedagogy related to educational uses of digital technology from a sociocultural perspective. (c) Teache
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