Education
Organisational unit: Department
Organisation profile
Education’s research strengths can be grouped into 3 overlapping areas and these are closely linked with our teaching and knowledge exchange activities:
Development of Professional Practice: This includes research into teacher education and teacher learning; early years professionals; leadership; professionals and families, professionals and autism and social and emotional development.
Equity, Diversity and Social Justice: Research in issues of equity, diversity and social justice incorporates studies around poverty, gender, race and inclusion in addition to specific studies on refugee education, migration and diversity in teaching.
Learning, Teaching and Curriculum: Research in the School of Education relates to learning and teaching in the formal and informal curriculum, including early years pedagogy and lifelong learning. Curriculum study includes languages, literacy, numeracy, creativity and creative arts, science education, technology and environmental and ecological education. The School also has research strengths in philosophy with children, assessment, collaborative learning, transitions in education and higher education pedagogy.
Publications
(2122)Queer youth, Facebook and faith: Facebook methodologies and online identities
Research output: Research › Chapter
Gross motor delay
Research output: Research - peer-review › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
The total toxic institution: when organisations fail psychologically, socially and morally
Research output: Research › Chapter
Activities
(604)3rd EAI International Conference on Design, Learning & Innovation
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organiser of major conference
Global Studies of Childhood (Journal)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Journal or guest editorship
Play in Primary 1
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Impact
(7)Improving Pedagogical Practice
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Education, Professional practice, training and standards, Public understanding, information and debate
Who gets to play? Investigating equity in musical instrument instruction in Scottish Primary Schools
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Culture and creativity, Education
Changes to tutor’s assessment approaches across higher education in UK and Europe
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Education
Projects
(263)An Ecological Exploration of the Internet of Toys in Early Childhood Everyday Life
Project: Research - no external funding
Reflecting on early level classes : Argyll and Bute Council
Project: Knowledge Exchange
Emergent Reader : Renfrewshire Council
Project: Knowledge Exchange
Prizes
(27)Rector’s Scholarship for International Degree Student
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Philip Abram's Memorial Prize 2016 British Sociological Association
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Learning Technologist of the year - 2010
Prize: National/international honour