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Deputy Director of CREID / Senior Research Fellow
Education, Community and Society (ECS)
elisabet.weedon@ed.ac.uk
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Publications
Authored and edited books
- Riddell, S., Markowitsch, J. and Weedon, E. (Eds.), 2012
Lifelong learning in Europe: Equity and efficiency in the balance
Bristol: Policy Press.
- Fuller, M., Georgeson, J., Healey, M., Hurst, A., Kelly, K., Riddell, S., Roberts, H. and Weedon, E., 2009
Improving Disabled students’ learning: experiences and outcomes
London: Routledge.
- Holford, J., Riddell, S., Weedon, E., Litjens, J. and Hannan, G., 2008
Patterns of Lifelong Learning: Policy and Practice in an Expanding Europe
LIT Verlag Munster-Hamburg-Berlin-Wien-London-Zurich.
Chapters in Books
- Riddell, S. and Weedon, E., 2012
Lifelong learning and the generation of human capital
in Lifelong learning in Europe: Equity and efficiency in the balance, Eds. Riddell, S., Markowitsch, J. and Weedon, E., Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 1-16.
- Riddell, S. and Weedon, E., 2012
Lifelong learning and the wider European socioeconomic context
in Lifelong learning in Europe: Equity and efficiency in the balance, Eds. Riddell, S., Markowitsch, J. and Weedon, E., Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 17-38.
- Weedon, E. and Riddell, S., 2012
Reducing or reinforcing inequality: assessing the impact of European policy on widening access to higher education
in Lifelong learning in Europe: Equity and efficiency in the balance, Riddell, S., Markowitsch, J. and Weedon, E., Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 125-50.
- Riddell, S., Weedon, E. and Harris, N., 2012
Special and additional support needs in England and Scotland – current dilemmas and solutions
in Special Educational Needs: A Guide for Inclusive Practice, Eds. Peer, L. and Reid, G., London: Sage.
- Weedon, E. and Riddell, S. 2011
‘Social justice, inclusion and lifelong learning in Scotland: the experiences of adult learners’
in Lifelong Learning and Social Justice: Communities, Work and Identities, Ed. Jackson, S., Leicester: NIACE
- Riddell, S. and Weedon, E., 2011
‘Resolving additional support needs disputes in Scotland: contesting professionalism and rights’
in Resolving Disputes about Educational Provision: a Comparative Perspective on Special Educational Needs, Ed. Harris, N. & Riddell, S., Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate
- Weedon, E. and Riddell, S. 2007
‘To those who have shall be given?’ Differing expectations of support among dyslexic students’
in The Pedagogy of Lifelong Learning, Eds. Osborne, M., Houston, M. & Toman, N., pp. 26-40, London: Routledge.
- Weedon, E. & Cowan, J., 2002
The Kolb Cycle, reflection and all that ... What is new?
in Improving Student Learning: Theory and Practice – Ten Years On, Ed. C. Rust, Oxford: the Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development.
- Weedon, E. and Cowan, J., 2001
Commenting electronically on students’ reflective journals: How can we explore its effectiveness?
in Improving Student Learning using Learning Technology, Ed. C. Rust, Oxford: the Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development.
Refereed Journal Articles
- Weedon, E. and Tett, L., 2013 (forthcoming)
Union learning representatives: micro, meso and macro level workplace learning opportunities
International Journal of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning.
- Weedon, E. and Tett, L., 2013
Plugging a gap? Soft skills courses and learning for work
International Journal of Lifelong Education. DOI: 10.1080/02601370.2013.773572.
- Wright, K., Stead, J., Riddell, S. and Weedon, E., 2012
Parental experiences of dealing with disputes in Additional Support Needs in Scotland: why are parents not engaging with mediation?
International Journal of Inclusive Education, Vol. 16(11-12), pp. 1099-1114. DOI:10.1080/13603116.2010.548103.
- Riddell, S. and Weedon, E. 2010
Reforming special education in Scotland: tensions between discourses of professionalism and rights
Cambridge Journal of Education, Vol. 40(2), pp. 113-131.
- Riddell, S., Harris, N., Smith, E. and Weedon, E. 2010
Dispute resolution in additional and special educational needs: Local authority perspectives
Journal of Education Policy, Vol. 25: 1, pp. 55-73.
- Riddell, S., Stead, J., Weedon, E. and Wright, K. 2010
Additional support needs reforms and social justice in Scotland
International Studies in Sociology of Education, Vol. 20: 3, pp. 179-199.
- Weedon, E. and Riddell, S. 2009
Additional support needs and approaches to dispute resolution: the perspectives of Scottish parents
Scottish Education Review, Vol. 41: 2, pp. 62-81.
- Riddell, S., Ahlgren, L. and Weedon, E. 2009
Equity and lifelong learning: Lessons from workplace learning in Scottish SMEs
International Journal of Lifelong Education, Vol. 28: 6, pp. 763-777.
- Riddell, S. and Weedon, E. 2009
Approaches to dispute resolution in additional support needs in Scotland
European Journal of Special Needs Education, Vol. 24: 4, pp. 355-369
- Kane, J., McCluskey, G., Maguire, R., Lloyd, G., Stead, J., Riddell, S. and Weedon, E., 2009
Generating an inclusive ethos? Exploring the impact of restorative practices in Scottish Schools
International Journal of Inclusive Education, Vol. 13: 3, pp. 231–251.
- Kane, J., Lloyd, G., McCluskey, G., Riddell, S., Stead, J. and Weedon, E., 2008
Collaborative Evaluation: Balancing Rigour and Relevance in a research study of Restorative Practices in Schools in Scotland
International Journal of Research and Method in Education, Vol. 31: 2, pp. 99-111.
- McCluskey, G., Lloyd, G., Kane, J., Riddell, S., Stead, J. and Weedon, E. 2008
Can Restorative Practices in Schools make a Difference?
Educational Review, Vol. 60: 4, pp. 405-417
- McCluskey, G., Lloyd, G., Stead, J., Kane, J., Riddell, S. and Weedon, E. 2008
‘I was dead restorative today’ from Restorative Justice to Restorative Approaches in School
Cambridge Journal of Education, Vol. 38: 2, pp. 199-217
- Weedon, E., Riddell, S, Ahlgren, L. and Litjens, J. 2008
‘If you happen to the be the right age, have the right colour, no disability … you’re sorted’: social audit and equality policy for staff in Scottish Further Education Colleges.
Scottish Educational Review, Vol. 40: 1, pp. 54-65
- McCluskey, G., Lloyd, G., Stead, J., Kane, J., Riddell, S. and Weedon, E., 2008
‘I was dead restorative today’ from Restorative Justice to Restorative Approaches in School
Cambridge Journal of Education, Vol. 38: 2, pp. 199-216
- Riddell, S., Weedon, E. Fuller, M., Healey, M., Hurst, A., Kelly, K. and Piggott, L. 2007
‘Managerialism and equalities: tensions within widening access policies for disabled students in UK universities’
Higher Education, Vol. 54: 4, pp. 615-628
- Kane, J., McCluskey, G., Maguire, R., Lloyd, G., Stead, J., Riddell, S. and Weedon, E. 2007
Generating an inclusive ethos? Exploring the impact of restorative practices in Scottish Schools
International Journal of Inclusive Education, Vol. 13: 3, pp. 231-251
- Minty, I., Weedon, E., Morss, K. and Cannell, P. 2007
Developing research capabilities in FE lecturers through practitioner led action research.
Practice and Evidence of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Vol. 2: 1, pp. 64-78.
- Riddell, S. and Weedon, E. 2006
What counts as a reasonable adjustment? Dyslexic students and the concept of fair assessment
International Studies in Sociology of Education, Vol. 16: 1, pp. 57-73.
- Timmis, S., O’Learly, R., Weedon, E., Harrison, C. & Martin, K. 2004
Different shoes, same footprints?: A cross-disciplinary evaluation of students’ online learning experiences – preliminary findings from the SOLE project.
Journal of Interactive Media in Education, Vol. 11, pp. 1-19
- George, J. & Weedon, E. 2001
Credit transfer: what does it mean? A SCOTCAT case study.
Journal of Access and Credit Studies, Vol. 3: 1, pp.29-41
- Bhattarcharya, B., Cowan, J. & Weedon, E. 2000
Action Research: a means to more effective teaching and learning.
Innovations in Education and Training International, Vol. 37: 4,pp. 314-322
- Weedon, E. 2000
Do you read this the way I read this?
British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 31: 3, pp. 185-197
- Weedon, E. 1999
Student Led Study Groups in FE: Are they Feasible and Beneficial?
Policy and Practice: Studies of the FE Sector, Vol .1 (paper in book)
- Weedon, E. 1997
A new framework for conceptualising distance learning.
Open learning, Vol. 12: 1, pp. 40-45
Refereed and Published Conference Proceedings
Commissioned Reports
- Riddell, S., Mitchell, S., Steven, M., Weedon, E., Wright, K. and Kong, F., 2012
Communication Matters: Improving Communication in Additional Support Needs. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, Common Ground Mediation, Resolve ASL.
- Riddell, S., Ahlgren, L., McCluskey, G. and Weedon, E. 2009
Religious education in a multicultural society: Scotland national report, Report for the Religious Education in a Multicultural Society (REMC) project, Framework 7 European Commission.
- Riddell, S. Ferrie, J., Mulderrig, J., Watson, N. and Weedon, E. 2008
Report of a Feasibility Study into Setting up a Scottish Centre for Research on Equality and Human Rights Report to the Scottish Funding Council
Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
- Holford, J., Riddell, S., Weedon, E., Hannah, G. and Litjens J.
2007
Patterns of Policy in thirteen European countries: a review of lifelong learning policy and practices in Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Flanders, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Scotland and Slovenia, LLL 2010 Report of Sub-project 1
European Commission.
- Kane, J., Lloyd, G., McCluskey, G., Riddell, S., Stead, J. and Weedon, E. 2007
Restorative Practices in Three Scottish Councils: Final Report of the Evaluation of the first two years of the Pilot Projects 2004 – 2006
Edinburgh: Scottish Executive
This article was published on May 30, 2013