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Dr Carol Smith is a Bicentennial Education Fellow at the Institute for Education, Teaching and Leadership (IETL) within the Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh. She has extensive experience in primary education spanning over two decades, including teaching, management, and teacher induction roles in Scottish schools. Her academic roles include contributions to teacher training programs at the University of Stirling and her current focus on undergraduate and postgraduate primary education programs at Edinburgh.
Education:
- Doctor of Education, University of Edinburgh (2023)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Research, Stirling University (2012)
- Masters in Education (Professional Enquiry), Stirling University (2005)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Early Years Education, Northern College (1997)
- Bachelor of Education, Moray House School of Education (1984)
Research Focus: Dr Smith specializes in early years education, emphasizing children’s lived experiences in primary schooling, spatial design in education, and play-based learning. Her doctoral research employed ethnographic methods to explore the perspectives of 5-year-olds transitioning into compulsory education in Scotland.
