معرفی
Kevin J Lowden is a Senior Research Fellow at the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change within the University of Glasgow’s School of Education. He specializes in partnership working, collaborative action research, and educational equity. His research focuses on policy-practice intersections, particularly in STEM education, leadership, and systemic reform. A member of What Works Scotland and Scottish Work Package leader for the EU-funded YOUNG_ADULLLT project, he has led over 40 national/international research initiatives.
Affiliations:
- Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change
- What Works Scotland
- YOUNG_ADULLLT Project (EU Horizon 2020)
Research Interests: Partnership working, equity-driven education, leadership development, STEM initiatives, technology-enhanced learning, and collaborative action research methodologies. He emphasizes evidence-based policy transformation and teacher capacity-building through professional learning communities.
Grants & Projects:
- Principal Investigator: National Science/Technology CLPD Program Evaluation (2021–2024)
- School Improvement Partnership Programme (SIPP) Co-Investigator (2014–2016)
- Measuring Impact of Physical Education Policy (Education Scotland, 2014)
- Innovative Technology in Adult Education (Grundtvig Partnership, 2012–2014)
Supervision: Currently co-supervising PhD students exploring educational inequity, school partnerships, and technology in learning. Open to supervising research on policy-practice interfaces in education.
Labs/Teams: Active in Glasgow’s educational equity networks, including the Network for Social and Educational Equity.
