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Karen Lowing

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Karen Lowing

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-8800

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    United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

Scots Language / Minority Languages in Education; Language and Social Justice

20082026

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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. 

Research links

Scottish Council of Deans of Education Member

Editorial Board Member for Northern Scotland Journal (NOR)

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):

  1. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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