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Bigger, Stephen (2019) Moral and spiritual leadership in an age of plural moralities (Book review). Journal of Beliefs and Values, 40 (4). pp. 499-503. ISSN Print: 1361-7672 Online: 1469-9362

Bigger, Stephen (2014) Review Article: Anthropology and the Biblical Exile. Journal of Beliefs & Values: Studies in Religion & Education, 35 (3). pp. 372-378. ISSN Print: 1361-7672 Online: 1469-9362

Bigger, Stephen (2013) Critical Education about Marriage: Combining Critical Pedagogy and Phronesis For Religious Education. Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa (10). pp. 319-341. ISSN 1023-1757

Bigger, Stephen (2013) Bakhtinian Pedagogy: Opportunities and Challenges for Research, Policy and Practice in Education Across the Globe (Book Review). Dialogic Pedagogy International Online Journal.

Bigger, Stephen (2012) Bibliographic Short Review of: Eng, Milton, The Days of our Years: A Lexical Semantic Study Of The Life Cycle In Biblical Israel. (LHBOTS, 464; New York/London: T & T Clark International, 2011. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 36 (5). p. 215. ISSN Print: 0309-0892 Online: 1476-6728

Bigger, Stephen (2012) Bibliographic Short Review of: Thomas, Matthew A., These are the Generations: Identity, Covenant, and the ‘Toledot’ Formula (LHBOTS, 551; London/New York: T&T Clark, 2011),. Society for Old Testament Study Booklist. ISSN 0309-0892

Bigger, Stephen (2012) Exploring Well-being in Schools: a Guide to Making Children’s Lives More fulfilling by John White, 2011, Abingdon and New York: Routledge (Book Review). Journal of Beliefs and Values, 33 (1). pp. 133-134. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen (2011) Buss, Martin J., The Changing Shape of Form Criticism: A Relational Approach (Hebrew Bible Monographs, 18; Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2010)- (Book Review). Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 35 (5). pp. 1-54.

Bigger, Stephen (2011) Malcolm Saville's North Yorkshire Stories. Malcolm Saville Society.

Gilani-Williams, F. and Bigger, Stephen (2011) Muslim Pupils, Children’s Fiction and Personal Understanding. Almas, 12. ISSN 1818-9296

Bigger, Stephen (2011) Ricoeur and the Hermeneutics of Suspicion, by Alison Scott-Baumann. (Book Review). Journal of Beliefs and Values, 32 (1). pp. 107-108. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen and Webb, Jean ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6619-1802 (2010) Developing Environmental Agency and Engagement Through Young People’s Fiction. Environmental Education Research, 16 (3-4). pp. 401-414. ISSN 1469-5871 (electronic) 1350-4622 (paper)

Bigger, Stephen (2010) Religion: Beyond a Concept edited by Hent de Vries, New York: Fordham University Press, 2008 (Book Review). Journal of Beliefs and Values, 31 (2). pp. 235-241. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen (2010) David Severn (David Storr Unwin), Children’s Writer 1919-2010. N/A. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (2010) Gender, HIV/AIDS and The Status of Teachers, Report of the Third Commonwealth Teachers’ Research Symposium, Mozambique, 2008. (Book Review). Escalate website.

Bigger, Stephen (2010) Literature For Learning: Can Stories Enhance Children’s Education? Almas, Vol. 1. ISSN 1818-9296

Bigger, Stephen (2010) Review of Islam and New Kinship: Reproductive Technology and the Shariah in Lebanon, Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality. (Book Review) Review of When God Comes to Town: Religious Traditions in Urban Contexts Editors: Rik Pinxten and Lisa Dikomitis (Book Review). Journal of Beliefs and Values, 31 (1). pp. 107-124. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen (2010) Review of “Who Will Lament Her?”: The Feminine and the Fantastic in the Book of Nahum by Laurel Lanner. (Book Review). Review of Sex Working and the Bible by Avaren Ipsen. (Book Review.). Society for Old Testament Study Booklist, 34 (5). pp. 75-125. ISSN 0309-0892

Bigger, Stephen (2009) Ethno-Spirituality: A Postcolonial Problematic? Alternation: : Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa, Specia (9).

Bigger, Stephen (2009) The Potential of Blogs for Higher Degree Supervision. Worcester Journal of Learning and Teaching (1). ISSN 2024-8032

Bigger, Stephen (2009) The Lucifer Effect: How Good People Turn Evil by Philip Zimbardo (Book Review). Journal of Beliefs and Values, 30 (1). pp. 87-102. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen (2009) Review Article: Victor Turner, Liminality and Cultural Performance. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 30 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen (2008) Book Review: Ethnographica Moralia: Experiments in Interpretive Anthropology. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 29 (3). pp. 338-339. ISSN Print: 1361-7672 Online: 1469-9362

Bigger, Stephen (2008) Book Review: The handbook of spiritual development in childhood and adolescence. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 29 (3). pp. 336-338. ISSN 1361-7672

Awan, R., Zaidi, N.R. and Bigger, Stephen (2008) Relationships Between Higher Education Leaders and Subordinates in Pakistan: A Path-Goal Approach. Bulletin of Education and Research, 30 (2). pp. 29-44. ISSN 0555-7747

Bigger, Stephen (2008) Review of Therapeutic Education: Working Alongside Troubled and Troublesome Children (Book Review). ESCalate.

Bigger, Stephen (2008) Book Review: Schools and Religions: Imagining the Real, Julian Stern, 2007. Journal of In-Service Education. pp. 1-2. ISSN Print ISSN: 1367-4587 Online ISSN: 1747-5082 (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (2007) Review, Education in the Muslim World, by Griffin.(Book Review). Journal of In-Service Education, 33 (4). pp. 499-502. ISSN Print:1367-4587 Online: 1747-5082

Bigger, Stephen (2007) Sea Adventures: Peter Dawlish (James Lennox Kerr), a Writer Amongst Artists. (not published in a journal). (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (2007) Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development (Review Article). Journal of Beliefs & Values, 28 (1). pp. 91-94. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen (2007) Review of Teacher Induction: Fostering Career Development at all Stages by Draper and O'Brien (Book Review). Journal of In-Service Education. ISSN Print ISSN: 1367-4587 Online ISSN: 1747-5082 (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (2006) Review of Engaging Education: Developing Emotional Literacy, Equity and Co-education. Brian Matthews. (Book Review). Journal of In-Service Education, 32 (4). pp. 551-552. ISSN Print ISSN: 1367-4587 Online ISSN: 1747-5082

Bigger, Stephen (2006) Muslim Women’s Views on Dress Code and the Hijaab: Some Issues for Education. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 27 (2). pp. 215-226. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen (2006) Review of Education as Social Action: Knowledge, Identity and Power (Book Review). Journal of Beliefs and Values., 27 (1). 127 -144. ISSN Print ISSN: 1361-7672 Online ISSN: 1469-9362

Bigger, Stephen (2005) Difference and Diversity. (Review Article). Journal of Beliefs & Values, 26 (1). pp. 81-85. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen (2004) Review of Islamophobia: Issues, Challenges and Action. (Book Review). Journal of In-Service Education, 30 (3). pp. 477-480. ISSN Print ISSN: 1367-4587 Online ISSN: 1747-5082

Bigger, Stephen (2003) Understanding Schools and Schooling. (Book Review). Journal of In-Service Education,, 29 (2). pp. 325-351. ISSN 1747-5082 (electronic) 1367-4587 (paper)

Bigger, Stephen (2003) Spirituality as a Process within the School Curriculum. Prospero: A Journal of New Thinking for Education, 9 (1). pp. 12-18.

Bigger, Stephen (2002) Book Review: Managing to Motivate: a guide for school leaders. Journal of In-Service Education, 28 (2). pp. 376-378. ISSN Print 1367-4587 Online 1747-5082

Bigger, Stephen (2002) Book Review: Reaching Students: teachers' ways of knowing. Journal of In-Service Education, 28 (2). pp. 378-380. ISSN Print: I367-4587 Online: 1747-5082

Bigger, Stephen (2001) Book Review: Education and Care Away from Home: a review of research, policy and practice. Journal of In-Service Education (now Professional Development in Education), 27 (1). pp. 165-166. ISSN Print ISSN: 1367-4587 Online ISSN: 1747-5082

Bigger, Stephen (2001) Book Review: Transforming Learning: individual and global change. Professional Development in Education, 27 (1). pp. 163-165. ISSN Print ISSN: 1367-4587 Online ISSN: 1747-5082

Bigger, Stephen (1998) Human Rights and Values Education in Europe: Research in Educational Law, Curricula and Textbooks (Book Review). Journal of Moral Education, 27 (4). pp. 544-546. ISSN 0305-7240

Bigger, Stephen (1995) Challenging Religious Education in a Multicultural World. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 16 (2). pp. 11-18. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen (1993) World Religions and Ecology Series, Cassell in association with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF UK): Hinduism and Ecology: Seeds of Truth; Buddhism and Ecology; Judaism and Ecology; Islam and Ecology ; and Christianity and Ecology (Book Review). Journal of Beliefs and Values, 14 (1). pp. 16-22. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen (1990) 'Exclusive' Brethren: an Educational Dilemma. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 11 (1). pp. 13-15. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen (1990) Hinduism - Distance Learning Materials. Distance Learning Course Materials. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (1989) Religious and Spiritual Education: the Way Forward. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 10 (2). pp. 2-6. ISSN 1361-7672

Bigger, Stephen Malcolm Saville, Writer for Children: Collected Critical Papers. Malcolm Saville Society Magazine.

Report

Bigger, Stephen (2008) Report on the Work and Effectiveness of the Swindon Youth Empowerment Programme, 2001-2008. Project Report. University of Worcester, Worcester.

Bigger, Stephen (2005) The Induction Year In Worcestershire Schools. Project Report. Research Centre for Motivating Learning, Worcester. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (2004) Introduction to Sikhs and Sikhism. Documentation. 2nd Edition. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (1998) CLEAR D: Evaluation of a Primary School (KS2) Drugs Education Programme. Project Report. Westminster College, Oxford.

Bigger, Stephen (1990) Introduction to Islam. Documentation. Unpublished, Oxford. (Unpublished)

Conference or Workshop Item

Bigger, Stephen (2011) The Old Testament as Political Fiction? In: Swindon Philosophical Society., 14.10.2011, Swindon, Wiltshire. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (2011) Self and Others: Relational Pedagogy for Critical Pupil Engagement. In: Swindon Philosophical Society, 14.1.2011, Swindon. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (2011) Polygyny as Political Fiction in the Hebrew Bible. In: Who do you think you are? Gender and the Transmission of Identity, August 11-13 2011, Oriental Institute, Oxford. (Submitted)

Bigger, Stephen and Cox, Robyn (2008) Towards Active Citizens : Landscape, Nationalism and Politics in 20th Century British and Australian Children's Literature. In: Landscape and Heritage One Day Conference, 3rd November 2008, University of Worcester. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (2008) Emotions and School. In: Institute of Education Research Seminars, March 12th 2008, University of Worcester. (Submitted)

Bigger, Stephen (2008) Building Self-Worth Through Guided Visualisation: a Unique Project with Disturbed Pupils. In: Research Focus One Day Conference : Health and Well-Being, 27th February 2008, University of Worcester. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (2007) Insight: Self Understanding Through Stories of Parallel Worlds. In: Research Focus, 22 May 2007, University of Worcester. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (2006) Tranquillity, Guided Visualisation and Personal Discovery for Disengaged ‘Dispirited’ Pupils. In: BERA Annual Conference, 2006., 6-8 September 2006, Warwick. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (2003) The Bahá’í Sense of Human Unity. In: Faith, Feeling and Identity, July 2003, University of Roehampton. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen (2003) Feelings Within the UK Bahá’í Faith About the Potential Contribution of Their Faith to the Unity of Humankind. In: Conference: Faith, Feeling and Identity. Roehampton University, 2003, June 26th - 28th 2003, Roehampton University. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen and Bigger, J. (2002) Motivating and Empowering Adults Returning to Study. In: Further Education Research Association, 24 January 2002, London. (Unpublished)

Book

Bigger, Stephen (1989) Creating the Old Testament: the Emergence of the Hebrew Bible. (Book Summary). Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. ISBN 0-631-15909-6

Thesis

Bigger, Stephen (2008) Visualisation, Story And Metaphor As Tools To Build Self-Belief And Moral Awareness. An Ethnographic Case Study With Disengaged Pupils. Masters thesis, University of Worcester.

Other

Bigger, Stephen (2007) A Critique of Emotional Intelligence (Book Review). Taylor and Francis, Journal of Beliefs & Values.

Bigger, Stephen (1999) Changing Multiculturalism. Kincheloe and Steinberg. (Book Review). Taylor and Francis, London.

Bigger, Stephen Letters from the Malcolm Saville Archive. Malcolm Saville Society. (Unpublished)

Bigger, Stephen Malcolm Saville Archive of Letters. Malcolm Saville Society. (Unpublished)