Senior Fellow (HEA)
Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- catherine.francis1@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 274839
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Education
Biography
I am lecturer and researcher in the School of Education at the University of Aberdeen. I specialise in the intersections of nature, culture, and identity. A proponent of feminist thinkers such as Haraway and Pink and fascinated by Critical Realism I seek to challenge conventional perspectives and inspire transformative thinking in the student teachers I work with. Previously, as a schoolteacher for almost thirty years, I continually tried to spend more time outside with the children than in! Now, I am never happier than when sharing my passion for learning at work or out and about on my pony in local countryside.
Twa chiels rowed in a naturish bosie
FRANCIS, C. & ROSS, J., (2023). Twa chiels rowed in a naturish bosie
Qualifications
- BSc Honours Applied Biology1986 - Bangor University
- PGCE Primary Education1987 - University of Cambridge
- Chartered Teacher2009 - GTCS
- PhD Education2023 - Aberdeen University
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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GoAbroad Rep for SoE
Advance HE Mentor
PGDE Deputy Programme Director
PGDE Assessment Co-ordinator
- External Memberships
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SERA member
Latest Publications
Twa Chiels, rowed in a Naturish Bosie: A shared language of Embodied Learning in Nature
Contributions to Journals: FeaturesBecoming Naturish: exploring children's embodied connections with nature
University of Aberdeen (PDF). 373 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsSustainability, environment and co-production: braided with frayed ends
Education in the North, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 1-3Contributions to Journals: EditorialsOn Sensorial Experiences at the Beach: Thinking with Haraway to Explore an Unfolding Sensory Knowing of Marine STEAM.
Why science and art creativities matter: (re-)configuring STEAM for future-making education. BrillChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersBecoming Naturish: Ways of coming to know nature in the primary school
Place, Pedagogy and Play: Participation, Design and Research with Children. Khan, M., Bell, S., Wood, J. (eds.). Taylor & Francis/Routledge, pp. 108-123, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429023477
- Research
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Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Education.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Primary Education
- Primary Teaching
- Research and Study Skills in Education
- Social Sciences
- Epistemology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Becoming Naturish; Ways of coming to know nature in the primary school.
Supervision
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 2 semester, August start
- Postgraduate, 1 , January start
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
- Publications
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Twa Chiels, rowed in a Naturish Bosie: A shared language of Embodied Learning in Nature
Contributions to Journals: FeaturesBecoming Naturish: exploring children's embodied connections with nature
University of Aberdeen (PDF). 373 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsSustainability, environment and co-production: braided with frayed ends
Education in the North, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 1-3Contributions to Journals: EditorialsOn Sensorial Experiences at the Beach: Thinking with Haraway to Explore an Unfolding Sensory Knowing of Marine STEAM.
Why science and art creativities matter: (re-)configuring STEAM for future-making education. BrillChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersBecoming Naturish: Ways of coming to know nature in the primary school
Place, Pedagogy and Play: Participation, Design and Research with Children. Khan, M., Bell, S., Wood, J. (eds.). Taylor & Francis/Routledge, pp. 108-123, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429023477
On Sensorial Experiences at the Beach: Thinking with Haraway to Explore and Unfolding Sensory Knowing of Marine STEAM
Why Science and Art Creativities Matter: (Re) Configuring STEAM for Future-Making Education. Brill, pp. 381-401, 20 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004421585_021
Sustainability for Whom? The Politics of Imagining Environmental Change in Education
Education in the North, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 95-96Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles