Dr Elizabeth Curtis

Dr Elizabeth Curtis
Dr Elizabeth Curtis
Dr Elizabeth Curtis

Lecturer

About
Email Address
elizabeth.curtis@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 274622
Office Address
Room 524 School of Education University of Aberdeen MacRobert Building 5th Floor King's College Aberdeen AB24 5UA Telephone: 01224 274622 Email: elizabeth.curtis@abdn.ac.uk
School/Department
School of Education
Research

Research Overview

Experiential learning is at the heart of my research interests and ranges from exploring how schools have embedded archaeological exploration into the curriculum to the role of everyday family activities in developing positive heritage practices. I have expertise in anthropological approaches to how people make sense of the past in their experiences of being outdoors. I have led AHRC funded  Community History projects around Scotland and worked in interdisciplinary projects with colleagues in Anthropology and Archaeology linked to community heritage.

 

 

 

Current Research

 

The Conversation: “Children are doing archaeology – and becoming experts who enrich whole communities”

https://theconversation.com/children-are-doing-archaeology-and-becoming-experts-who-enrich-whole-communities-131700

I have recently completed research for Aberdeen Performing Arts on their year long Music Hall Babies Project with Pauline Black. Read our report below

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336568473_MUSIC_HALL_BABIES_Evaluation_Report

2011 PhD: Bringing stone circles into being: practices in the long 19th century and their influence on current understandings of stone circles in North-East Scotland

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Social Studies, History and Outdoor Learning 

PGDE (Primary) and MA Education level 4:  Social Studies 

MA Education professional Focus level 3: Making History

MA Education Level 1: Body, Mind and Nature: Learning Outdoors

Studies in Mindfulness

MSC Professional Enquiry (Research Methods)

Musuem Studies 

Developing a Theory of Practice: learning in Museums

Work Based Project and Dissertation Supervisor

Post Graduate Research

I currently supervise students in the following areas:

Place Based Research

Heritage and Museum Learning

Education for Sustainability and Citizenship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publications

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  • Understanding the Danish Forest School Approach, Early Years Education in Practice Jane Williams-Siegfredsen Abingdon: Routledge (2012) pp. 112 Pbk. £19.99 ISBN 978-0415581134

    Curtis, E., Education in the North, Martin, H. (ed.)
    Education in the North, vol. 20, no. Special Issue, pp. 144-145
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles
  • Science, citizenship and sustainability: a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to learning and teaching in Higher Education to address issues of sustainability

    Colucci-Gray, L., Curtis, E. M. B., Gray, D. S., Fraser, C. A.
    Education in a Global Space: Research and Practice in Initial Teacher Education. Wisely, T., Britton, A., Barr, I. (eds.). Scottish Development Education Centre
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Engaging student teachers with the local community: a mapping approach

    Curtis, E.
    Education in a global space: research and practice in initial teacher education. Wisely, T., Barr, I., Britton, A. (eds.). IDEAS, pp. 189-194, 6 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Walking out of the Classroom: learning on the streets of Aberdeen

    Curtis, E. M. B.
    Ways of Walking: Ethnography and Practice on Foot. Ingold, T., Vergunst, J. (eds.). Ashgate, pp. 143-154, 11 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Finding the Curriculum in the Environment: Fieldwork approaches to student learning in Initital Teacher Education

    Curtis, E. M. B.
    International Journal of Learning, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 179-189
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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