Mr Archibald Graham
Lecturer
Personal Details
| Telephone: | +44 (0)1224 274556 |
| E-mail: | a.graham@abdn.ac.uk |
| Address: | Room 704 School of Education University of Aberdeen MacRobert Building 7th Floor King's College Aberdeen AB24 5UA Tel no: 01224 274556 Email: a.graham@abdn.ac.uk |
Biography
PhD (University of Aberdeen) 2011
SCHOOL ETHOS: AN HERMENEUTIC PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES
M.A. in Education (Open University) 2000
Certificate in Religious Education (St. Andrew’s College) 1997
Post Graduate Certificate in Primary Education (University of Strathclyde) 1994
BSc (Hons) Geography (University of Glasgow) 1993
Lecturer, School of Education, University of Aberdeen, 2007 – present
Teaching Fellow, School of Education, University of Aberdeen, 2003 – 2007
Class Teacher, Senior Teacher, Acting Head Teacher, 1994-2003
Research Interests
Practice-to-theory
Hermeneutic Phenomenology
Initial Teacher Education
School Ethos
Student Voice
Research capacity building in Schools of Education
Current Research
Principal investigator leading a research capacity building group in the School of Education looking at, ‘Conceptualising M-Level credits for Initial Teacher Education programmes’
In collaboration with Dr Joan Forbes, Making meaning together: insights into inter-personal relations in schools using an hermeneutic phenomenological approach.
In collaboration with Professor Lani Florian, theorising inclusive pedagogy.
Collaborations
Member of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain
Centre for Modern Thought
‘Philosophical perspectives on the future of teacher education – 3’ Sponsored by The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain and the Centre for the Philosophy of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. April 24th – 26th 2012.
Research Symposium supported by the Society for Educational Studies and the Oxford Centre for Sociocultural and Activity Theory Research: What and how do teachers learn from experience? Rewley House, Oxford, 23rd – 25th October 2011
Collaborative Assessment Project between the University of Aberdeen and Aberdeen City Council, Apr 2010 – May 2011
Writer of exemplar material for Religious Observance, Assemblies for Primary Schools, Learning and Teaching Scotland, 2007
Scottish Teachers for A New Era, working group, 2004 – 2007
Teaching Responsibilities
PGDE Professional Studies
PGDE Primary Mathematics
PGDE RME/RMPS
BEd Primary Mathematics
BEd RME/RMPS
MEd/MSc Programme: Workbased Project and Dissertation
External Responsibilities
External Examiner, University of Glasgow, BEd Programme (Years 1 and 2), 2009 – 2012
Publications
- Graham, A. Revisiting school ethos, Article, 2012, School Leadership & Management, 32, 4, pp341 - 354, ISSN/ISBN: 1363-2434
- Gray, DS., Graham, A., Dewhurst, YAN., Kirkpatrick, G., MacDougall, L., Nicol, S. & Nixon, G. Scallops, schools and scholars, Article, 2009, Journal of Education for Teaching, 35, 4, pp425 - 440, ISSN/ISBN: 0260-7476
- Gray, DS., Graham, A., Dewhurst, YAN., Kirkpatrick, G., MacDougall, L., Nicol, S. & Nixon, G. Scallops, schools and scholars, Article, 2009, Journal of Education for Teaching, 35, 4, pp425 - 440, ISSN/ISBN: 0260-7476
- Gray, DS., Graham, A., Dewhurst, YAN., Kirkpatrick, G., MacDougall, L., Nicol, S. & Nixon, G. Scallops, schools and scholars, Article, 2009, Journal of Education for Teaching, 35, 4, pp425 - 440, ISSN/ISBN: 0260-7476