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Personal Chair: John M Davis

John M Davis has been made a Personal Chair in Childhood Inclusion.

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Professor Davis undertook a BSc (Hons) in Social Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Ulster at Coleraine between 1986 and 1989.

He completed a PhD at the University of Edinburgh in 1996.

During the late 1990s, he worked as a research fellow in the University’s department of Public Health Sciences, as it was known then.

After a period working in other roles he returned to the University in 2003, this time joining the Moray School of Education.

There, he developed the BA in Childhood Studies (now Childhood Practice), which is a part-time professional degree for students who work as managers in childcare, out of school, play and family support services.

He was Head of Educational Studies between 2007 and 2009 and Chair of the Scottish Social Services Council Childhood Practice Development Group between 2009 and 2012. His research has examined the development of participator childhood research methods and focussed on understanding children and young people’s perspectives of inclusion, social justice and integrated working.

His major concern has been to develop contemporary and innovative examples of inclusion that have been used by children, families and professionals to change children’s services.

His research has also examined international approaches to multi-professional working and explored the factors that foster creative and innovative learning.