Paul Hamilton

Teaching Fellow in History Education

Institute for Education, Teaching and Leadership
Moray house School of Education and Sport
University of Edinburgh

Email: paul.hamilton@ed.ac.uk

Moray House School of Education and Sport

Street: Moray House School of Education and Sport
Institute for Education, Teaching and Leadership
Rm. 204, Charteris Land
Holyrood Road
City: Edinburgh
Post code: EH8 8AQ

Biography

Background

Paul is a Teaching Fellow in History Education at Moray House School of Education and Sport with responsibility for the delivery of PGDE Secondary (History). Prior to joining the University of Edinburgh, Paul taught history in secondary schools for thirteen years in the West of Scotland, as well as implementing and delivering the National Progression Award in Legal Studies for S6 pupils in West Dunbartonshire.

For three years, Paul was an Associate Tutor at the University of Glasgow's School of Education, supervising students on the MSc Educational Studies course. Paul is currently in the final stages of his EdD research at the University of Strathclyde, preparing a thesis that will examine the experiences of young people who participate in First World War battlefield tours.

Qualifications

LL.B (Hons)

M.A. (Historical Studies)

PGDE Secondary Education (History)

EdD [In Progress]

Responsibilities & affiliations

Vice-Chair, Skylark IX Recovery Trust

Education & Training Committee Member, Law Society of Scotland

Teaching & PhD supervision

Postgraduate teaching

PGDE History (Curriculum & Pedagogy)

Professional Studies (PGDE Secondary)

Research

Research summary

History Education: Paul has a strong research interest in the pedagogy of history - in particular the teaching of conflict and associated topics that are regarded by some as being 'difficult histories'.

Legal Education: Paul has worked with others at various institutions and organisations to develop approaches to legal education for school-aged pupils. In particular, issues of accessibility with regards to admission for the LL.B and Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Studies.

Current research interests

Paul's current doctoral research is focused upon the experiences of young people who visit the former battlefields of the First World War. It has its foundations in education, but is interdisciplinary, with aspects of history, archaeology and psychology. Where many similar studies have looked at aspects of battlefield tourism from a cultural perspective, Paul's research is interpretive through the experiences of young people and their consideration of remembrance, commemoration and memorialisation.