Neil Mercer
Neil Mercer is Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge, where he is also Chair of the Psychology and Education Group and Vice-President of the college Hughes Hall. Previously, he was Professor of Language and Communications at the Open University. He is a psychologist with particular interests in the development of children’s language and reasoning and the effective use of talk in the classroom. His research with colleagues generated the Thinking Together practical approach to talk for learning, and he has worked extensively with teachers, researchers and educational policy makers on its application in schools. His most recent books are Exploring Talk in School (with Steve Hodgkinson) and Dialogue and the Development of Children’s Thinking (with Karen Littleton).
