Dr. Alison Adams

Biography

Alison Adams is currently a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh in the Moray House School of Education and Sport, specializing in Teacher Education with a focus on Primary Education. With over ten years of experience in Primary Education, she graduated from the University of St Andrews with an MA (Hons) in Geography and later obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Education from the University of Edinburgh. Alison has a keen interest in Interdisciplinary Learning and creative pedagogies, which has driven her return to Moray House to pursue a Master’s in Leadership and Learning, completed in 2019. Her growing interest in the theory-practice divide led her to begin a PhD in Education at Moray House in 2022, where she is exploring the tensions that inform and shape policy and practice in the context of educational change in Scotland. As an Associate Tutor for the PGDE (Primary) program and Course Organiser for the 'Developing Leader' module, Alison is actively engaged in teaching and curriculum development, specifically within areas like Curriculum and Expressive Arts. Her research utilizes self-study methodology and policy analysis to examine critical reflections on educational practices and the influence of power in shaping these contexts.

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