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Sarah McGeown is Professor of Literacy (Psychology & Education) based within Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh. She is an advocate for raising awareness of the value and methodological considerations associated with research-practice partnerships, and participatory approaches. You can learn more about her research at the University of Edinburgh’s Literacy Lab.
The UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) – a UK-wide assessment of research quality, which informs the allocation of approximately £2 billion per year of public funding for...
Continue reading blog postLiteracy researchers working across different disciplinary traditions often share a core interest in how to support children and young people’s reading experiences and outcomes. Yet despite our...
Continue reading blog postResearch-practice partnerships (RPPs) are collaborative research structures which seek to improve children and young people’s educational experiences and outcomes, by synthesising the cumulative...
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Continue reading blog postHow diverse practices, perspectives and experiences shape our reading engagement
