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Dr Ken McCulloch

Senior Lecturer in Community Education

Education, Community and Society (ECS)

Email: ken.mcculloch@ed.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 131 651 6184

Location:

Paterson's Land Room 1.42

Background

PhD The University of Edinburgh 2002
MEd Heriot-Watt University 1995
PG Diploma in Community Education (Adult Education) The University of Ediunburgh 1988
Diploma in Youth & Community Work, Moray House College of Education 1973

From 1973 to 1992 I worked in various local authorities' Youth and Community Service or Community Education Services developing and supporting youth work and adult education programmes in a range of settings. From 1984-1992 I was a Team Leader in the Lothian Regional Council Community Education Service. At that time I also worked as a part-time tutor in the Open University Voluntary Sector Management programme and undertook consultancy work in the voluntary sector.

Since joining the staff at Moray House in 1992 I have undertaken a number of roles including that of Programme Coordinator for the BA Community Education from 1998-2002 and again from 2009-2012. I was Co-Director of the School of Education PhD programme from 2004-2008, and convener of the School Research Ethics Committee from 2009-2012. My teaching commitments involve me in a range of Community Education courses, as well as contributions to other postgraduate courses in the School. My PhD, completed in 2002, was 'Four Days Before the Mast: A study of sail training in the UK' and I have continued to develop research in this field. In my spare time I am co-owner of an 'almost-classic' yacht.

From 1st August 2012 I now work part time. I will generally be working on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and less regularly on Mondays and Fridays

Principal interests

young people and non-school, non-formal education, including youth work and, particularly, sail training;
young people's citizenship;
educational work to help young people become critical social actors.

I am interested in the use of qualitative sociological, ethnographic research methodology in relation to these and other areas of education.

Research Supervision

I am interested in supervising research under the headings above.If you want to discuss a PhD or EdD proposal please contact me by email.

I currently supervise doctoral students in the following areas:

Scott Breslin: An investigation of the professional development needs of expatriate leaders of humanitarian aid projects in Central Asia and the Middle East
Jenn Watts: Current Pedagogical Practice of Risk Management and Safety Training in a Bachelor Outdoor Studies Leadership Course
Dorothy (Wing huen) Lee The education of citizenship: the making of future citizens in secondary schools in Hong Kong
Sharon Wiener-Ogilvie The learning environment in General Practice training and its relationship to 'preparedness for practice'.

Research supervision

Projects supervised by Dr Ken McCulloch

Publications

Publications list for Dr Ken McCulloch

This article was published on May 30, 2013