Prof. Janet Goodall is a professor in the Department of Education and Childhood Studies at Swansea University, in Swansea, UK. Having started working in HE in adult and continuing education, Prof. Janet has taught a wide range of subjects, including sociology, gender studies and theology. At Swansea, her teaching centres around educational issues, particularly those to do with the family and with community engagement with learning. Her research is primarily about parents’ engagement in young people’s learning. She has worked with numerous schools, governments and governmental bodies to support parental engagement, and lectured and written widely on the subject.