Dr Linda Craig is a Lecturer in the Psychology, Sociology and Education (PSE) division of 麻豆原创.
- Overview
- Research Interests
- Research Publications
- Teaching & Learning
I recently joined the new ITE Team at QMU and I am currently the Leader for the PGDE Home Economics (Secondary) Programme. From a background of Secondary English teaching, I joined the University of Aberdeen as a Teaching Fellow where, over a period of 10 years, I taught on a range of Undergraduate and Post Graduate ITE Courses. Latterly, I held the role of Co-Director of the Flexible Route to 鈥楳asters of Education鈥�, but I also supervised students鈥� research on the MSc 鈥楽tudies in Professional Contexts鈥� where the focus was on Mindfulness and Health and Wellbeing. As a Work-based University Coach I developed my interest in Mentoring, Organizational Learning and Research in Higher Education. My Doctoral Research focused on Mentoring in Schools鈥� contexts with an interest in relational approaches to mentoring through dialogues and pedagogies and constructed Professional Identities. The project utilised digital recordings of 鈥榮elf鈥� and 鈥榦ther鈥� in dialogue as a tool for reciprocal learning. I have served as a reviewer for the International Journal of Coaching and Mentoring in Education.
Affiliations (including memberships) to other organisations:听
- General Teaching Council (GTCS)听听
- Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA)听
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)听
- Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB)听
- Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)听
- John Macmurray Fellowship听
My research interests include approaches to professional learning and pedagogical practices informed by Relational Philosophy and Psychology. I have an interest in the work of Scottish Philosopher John Macmurray and his theories of 鈥楶ersons in Relation鈥� and 鈥楽elf as Agent鈥� as they may be applied to educational contexts. I am currently working with the ITE Team on a longitudinal study of how Education students perceive the concept of Social Justice.
Active research interests:
- Professional Learning and the construction of Identities
- Feminist Ethics and Care and Compassion in Education
- Sustainability and Health and Wellbeing
- Teacher Education and Social Justice
- Relational Philosophies of Education
Research Methods:
- Qualitative
- Social and Relational Constructionism
- Discourse Analysis
- Critical Pedagogies
- Grounded Theory
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I currently teach Professional Studies and Critically Reflective Practice on the PGDE Home Economics (Secondary) Programme where I am Programme Leader. My lectures and seminars focus on Diversity, Equality & Wellbeing, Digital Literacies and Society and Sustainable Lifestyles, amongst other topics.听
