Dr Mhairi Beaton
About Dr Mhairi Beaton
Dr Mhairi C Beaton is a Reader in the Carnegie School of Education.
Having worked as a teacher in the Highlands of Scotland and following the completion of her Masters in Education, Mhairi joined the School of Education at University of Aberdeen as a Lecturer. During her time working at University of Aberdeen, Mhairi was Programme Director for the MA in Inclusive Practice and was a tutor on the MA in Autism and Learning. Whilst at University of Aberdeen, Mhairi completed her Ph.D examining the development of pupils’ learner identity in primary schools and led a number of externally funded research projects focusing on teacher development, inclusion and assessment.
Since joining the Carnegie School of Education, Mhairi has led a number of externally funded international research projects focusing on inclusion, teacher education and student voice. Mhairi is also the Leeds Beckett University representative on the University of the Arctic Assembly having successfully led the university’s application for membership in 2018.
Current Teaching
Mhairi has led the development of and now leads the Carnegie School of Education MA in Inclusive Practice in Education course. Mhairi also supervises a number of doctoral students in the school.
Research Interests
Mhairi’s research interest focuses on the interface of inclusion, teacher education and student voice.Selected Publications
Journal articles (7)
- Fabri M; Fenton G; Andrews PCS; Beaton MC (2020) Experiences of higher education students on the autism spectrum: Stories of low mood and high resilience
https://doi.org/10.1080/1034912X.2020.1767764
View Repository Record - Wall K; Cassidy C; Robinson C; Hall E; Beaton M; Kanyal M; Mitra D (2019) Look who's talking: Factors for considering the facilitation of very young children's voices
https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718x19875767
View Repository Record - Spratt J; Anderson K; Beaton M; Rahko-Ravantti R (2018) Seeing education with northern eyes: University of the Arctic Thematic Network for Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education
View Repository Record - Florian L; Beaton MC (2018) Inclusive pedagogy in action: getting it right for every child
https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2017.1412513
View Repository Record - Beaton MC (2017) Look who's talking: eliciting the voices of children from birth to seven
View Repository Record - Barrett L; Beaton MC; Head G; McAuliffe L; Moscardini L; Spratt J; Sutherland M (2015) Developing inclusive practice in Scotland: the National Framework for Inclusion
https://doi.org/10.1080/02643944.2015.1070896
View Repository Record - Beaton MC; Black-Hawkins K (2014) Changing legislation on inclusive and special education: perspectives across the four nations of the UK
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8578.12084
Books (1)
- Beaton M; Hirshberg D; Maxwell G; Spratt J ed. (2019) Including the North : a comparative study of the policies on inclusion and equity in the Circumpolar North. Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland: University of Lapland Press.
Chapters (4)
- Beaton M (2020) Old Learning, New Learning: teacher educators as enquiring professionals. In: Swennen A; White E Being a Teacher Educator: Research-Informed Methods for Improving Practice. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, pp. .
- Hirshberg D; Maxwell G; Beaton M; Spratt J (2019) Editor's Introduction. In: Beaton M; Hirshberg D; Maxwell G; Spratt J Including the North: A Comparative Study of the Policies on Inclusion and Equity in the Cirumpolar North. Rovaniemi: University of Lapland, pp. 13-20.
- Beaton M; Spratt J (2019) Inclusion Policies in Two UK Countries - Vernacular Responses to Global Influence. In: Beaton M; Hirshberg D; Maxwell G; Spratt J Including the North: A Comparative Study of the Policies on Inclusion and Equity in the Circumpolar North. Rovaniemi: University of Lapland, pp. 71-88.
- Beaton M; Spratt J (2017) Professional Learning to support the Development of Inclusive Curricula. In: Teacher Education for the Changing Demographics of Schooling Issues for Research and Practice. : Springer, pp. .
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