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Dr Catherine Francis

Dr Catherine Francis
Dr Catherine Francis
Dr Catherine Francis

Senior Fellow (HEA)

Lecturer

Accepting PhDs

51cg
Email Address
catherine.francis1@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 274839
Office Address
505 MacRobert Building
Old Aberdeen Campus
581 King Street
AB24 5UA

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School/Department
School of Education

Biography

I am lecturer and researcher in the School of Education at the 51cg. I specialise in the intersections of nature, culture, and identity. A proponent of feminist thinkers such as Haraway and Pink and fascinated by Critical Realism I seek to challenge conventional perspectives and inspire transformative thinking in the student teachers I work with. Previously, as a schoolteacher for almost thirty years, I continually tried to spend more time outside with the children than in! Now, I am never happier than when sharing my passion for learning at work or out and about on my pony in local countryside.

Twa chiels rowed in a naturish bosie

Qualifications

  • BSc Honours Applied Biology 
    1986 - Bangor University 
  • PGCE Primary Education 
    1987 - University of Cambridge 
  • Chartered Teacher 
    2009 - GTCS 
  • PhD Education 
    2023 - Aberdeen University 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

GoAbroad Rep for SoE

Advance HE Mentor

PGDE Deputy Programme Director

PGDE Assessment Co-ordinator

External Memberships

SERA member

Latest Publications

  • Twa Chiels, rowed in a Naturish Bosie: A shared language of Embodied Learning in Nature

    Francis, C., Ross, J., Education in the North, Martin, H. (ed.)
    Contributions to Journals: Features
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Becoming Naturish: exploring children's embodied connections with nature

    Francis, C.
    51cg (PDF). 373 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Sustainability, environment and co-production: braided with frayed ends

    Curtis, E., Cross, B., Francis, C.
    Education in the North, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 1-3
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • On Sensorial Experiences at the Beach: Thinking with Haraway to Explore an Unfolding Sensory Knowing of Marine STEAM.

    Francis, C.
    Why science and art creativities matter: (re-)configuring STEAM for future-making education. Brill
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Becoming Naturish: Ways of coming to know nature in the primary school

    Francis, C. H.
    Place, Pedagogy and Play: Participation, Design and Research with Children. Khan, M., Bell, S., Wood, J. (eds.). Taylor & Francis/Routledge, pp. 108-123, 16 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

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Research

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Education.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

Education

  • Accepting PhDs
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Research Specialisms

  • Primary Education
  • Primary Teaching
  • Research and Study Skills in Education
  • Social Sciences
  • Epistemology

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.

Becoming Naturish; Ways of coming to know nature in the primary school.

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Teaching

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  • Twa Chiels, rowed in a Naturish Bosie: A shared language of Embodied Learning in Nature

    Francis, C., Ross, J., Education in the North, Martin, H. (ed.)
    Contributions to Journals: Features
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Becoming Naturish: exploring children's embodied connections with nature

    Francis, C.
    51cg (PDF). 373 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Sustainability, environment and co-production: braided with frayed ends

    Curtis, E., Cross, B., Francis, C.
    Education in the North, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 1-3
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • On Sensorial Experiences at the Beach: Thinking with Haraway to Explore an Unfolding Sensory Knowing of Marine STEAM.

    Francis, C.
    Why science and art creativities matter: (re-)configuring STEAM for future-making education. Brill
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Becoming Naturish: Ways of coming to know nature in the primary school

    Francis, C. H.
    Place, Pedagogy and Play: Participation, Design and Research with Children. Khan, M., Bell, S., Wood, J. (eds.). Taylor & Francis/Routledge, pp. 108-123, 16 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • On Sensorial Experiences at the Beach: Thinking with Haraway to Explore and Unfolding Sensory Knowing of Marine STEAM

    Francis, C. H.
    Why Science and Art Creativities Matter: (Re) Configuring STEAM for Future-Making Education. Brill, pp. 381-401, 20 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Sustainability for Whom? The Politics of Imagining Environmental Change in Education

    Francis, C., Martin, H. (ed.), Education in the North
    Education in the North, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 95-96
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

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