George Head

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United Kingdom

Staff Profile

Senior Lecturer (Social Justice Place and Lifelong Education)

George Head teaches, researches and publishes in Support for Learning and Inclusive Education. Within this area he has a special interest in the learning of children and young people with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (SEBD).

Research interests

Behaviour Support and Learning; Inclusion and Support for Learning; Collaboration; Moving Image Education

Selected Publications:

Article

Takala, M., Haussttätter, R.S., Ahl, A., and Head, G. (2012) Inclusion seen by student teachers in special education: differences among Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish students. European Journal of Teacher Education, 35 (3). pp. 305-325. ISSN 0261-9768 (doi:10.1080/02619768.2011.654333)

Head, G. (2009) Let me edutain you: Moving image education and young people not in education, employment or training. Education in the North, 17 .

Head, G., and Pirrie, A. (2007) The place of special schools in a policy climate of inclusion. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 7 (2). 90-96 . ISSN 1471-3802 (doi:10.1111/j.1471-3802.2007.00084.x)

Pirrie, A., and Head, G. (2007) Martians in the playground: researching special educational needs. Oxford review of Education, 33 (1). pp. 19-31. ISSN 0305-4985 (doi:10.1080/03054980601119441)

Head, G., and Jamieson, S. (2006) Taking a line for a walk: including school refusers. Pastoral Care in Education, 24 (3). pp. 32-40. ISSN 0264-3944

Head, G. (2005) Better learning - better behaviour. Scottish Educational Review, 37 (2). pp. 94-103. ISSN 0141-9072

Head, G. (2005) Verillon's Trio and Wenger's Community: learning in technology education. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 15 (1). pp. 33-45. ISSN 0957-7572 (doi:10.1007/s10798-004-6194-3)

Kane, J., Head, G., and Cogan, N. (2004) Towards inclusion? Models of behaviour support in secondary schools in one education authority in Scotland. British Journal of Special Education, 31 (2). pp. 68-74. ISSN 0952-3383 (doi:10.1111/j.0952-3383.2004.00331.x)

Head, G. (2003) Effective collaboration: deep collaboration as an essential element of the learning process. Journal of Educational Enquiry, 4 (2). ISSN 1444-5530

Head, G., Kane, J., and Cogan, N. (2003) Behaviour support in secondary schools: what works for schools? Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 8 (1). pp. 33-42. ISSN 1741-2692 (doi:10.1177/13632752030081004)

Book

Lowden, K., Devlin, A.M., Hall, S., Head, G., and Lewin, J. (2009) Production of case studies of the delivery of skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work. Series: Education and lifelong learning (Scotland. Social Research) . Scottish Government Social Research. ISBN 9780755975181

Book Section

Head, G. (2012) Working Together for Better Learning. In: Head, G., Hill, M., Lockyer, A., Reid, B. and Taylor, R. (eds.) Professionals, Children and Community: Working together. Pearson Publishing.

Head, G. (2011) Inclusion and Pedagogy. In: McMahon, M., Forde, C. and Martin, M. (eds.) Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching. Sage, London. ISBN 9781849201278

Condie, R., Head, G., and Forde, C. (2008) Taking gender forward. In: Forde, C. (ed.) Tackling Gender Inequality: Raising Pupil Achievement. Series: Policy and Practice in Education, 20 . Dunedin Academic Press, Edinburgh, pp. 67-72. ISBN 9781903765746

Edited Book

Hill, M., Head, G., Lockyer, A., Reid, B. and Taylor, R., (Eds.) (2012) Children's Services: Working Together. Pearson Publishing. ISBN 9781408237250