BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant
The BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant is intended to support research led by schools and colleges with a focus on curriculum inquiry and investigation. The theme for the 2024-2025 grant is...
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Claire Needler, Ms
PhD Research Student at University of Aberdeen
Claire Needler is an ethnology PhD student in the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen. Her current research area is contemporary use of the Scots language among young people in the north east of Scotland. She is particularly interested in changing attitudes towards Scots through education using creative methodologies and participatory action research.
Having worked as a lexicographer and a community educator, working in partnership with Banff Academy’s Scots language class has enabled her to combine her interest in working with words and with people, with a strong underpinning of social justice.
Claire Needler's contributions
Local language, school and community: Curricular innovation towards closing the attainment gap
An investigation of how schools can, by working in and with local languages and dialects, raise pupils' educational attainment, cultural awareness and self-esteem.
We need to talk about language: The researcher view
Coming from a background in community learning and development, my work in partnership with Banff Academy as part of my PhD research has been an interesting and rewarding experience. I find myself...
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