Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Expertise
- Scots Language
- Scottish Studies
- Continuing Professional Development and Learning in Education
Research Interests
Karen is Associate Dean, Education at UHI. Previously she was Head of Initial Teacher Education at Hull, and Deputy Associate Dean, and Subject Group Lead, Education, Stirling. Beginning her career as an English teacher in Scottish Secondary schools, from 2005 Karen has led modules and programmes in ITE and Research Methods at Newcastle, Durham and Strathclyde Universities.
Karen is a socio- and applied linguist. Her research focus is Scots Language in Scottish education, and more broadly minority languages in education contexts, UK and globally, through the lens of social justice. She is interested in a range of methodological approaches, including the application of Critical Discourse Analysis.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Scots Language Karen and Lilian Part 1: The 93% Club Edinburgh Podcast
Lowing, K., 3 Sept 2024Research output: Other contribution
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Scots Language Karen and Lilian Part 2: The 93% Club Edinburgh Podcast
Lowing, K., 3 Nov 2024Research output: Other contribution
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Still ‘Speaking Properly’: Scots Language in Education policy and practice
Lowing, K., 27 Sept 2019, (Unpublished) Languaging in Times of Change conference. Vol. 42. p. 65-100 (Scottish Language).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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The Scots Language and its cultural and social capital in Scottish schools: a case study of Scots in Scottish secondary classrooms
Lowing, K., 1 Dec 2017, In: Scottish Language. 36, p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'To see oursels as ithers see us': Constructions of Scotland's place and identity within a changing Scottish curriculum and context
Lowing, K., 31 Jul 2017, Students, Places and Identities in English and the Arts: Creative Spaces in Education. Taylor and Francis Ltd., p. 123-134 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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‘ ‘Ane Instruction for Bairnis to be Learnit in Scottis’: A Study of Scots Language in the Scottish Secondary School.’
Lowing, K., 2014Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis (not awarded by UHI)
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Blogs and e-Portfolios: can they support reflection, evidencing and dialogue in teacher training?
Lowing, K., Cotterill, S., Karl, C., Lofthouse, R., Mackay, C., McShane, J., Stancliffe, D. & Wright, D., 1 Jun 2010, In: Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. Association for Learning Development in Higher EducationResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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