Colleen McLaughlin
Position/Status
Deputy Head of Faculty (PPD, Masters and PhD) Senior Lecturer
E-mail Address
cm10009@cam.ac.uk
Phone
01223 767628
Qualifications
BEd, MEd, MA (Cantab), PhD
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts
- Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- National Association of Pastoral Care in Education
- British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Academic Area/Links
- Commonwealth Centre for Education
- Care in education, counselling, psychology and well-being
- Teacher and practitioner research
- Personal, social and emotional development and education
Research Topics
- Emotional well-being and adolescent mental health
- Health and HIV/Aids education, particularly in African contexts
- School-university partnerships in educational research
- School exclusions
- Personal, social and emotional education in schools
- Bystander behaviour in school bullying
Current Research Projects
- Emotional Well-being, School Experience and Adolescent Mental Health for the Nuffield Foundation
- HIV/Aids and Education - African Sexual Knowledges
- Practitioner Research and Enquiry
- School-university Partnerships in Educational Research
Course Involvement
- Counselling Courses - Introductory, Diploma and Masters
- SUPER partnership MEd
- MPhil and PhD supervision
Recent Publications
Books
McLaughlin, C., Black-Hawkins, K., and McIntyre, D. (2008) Networking Practitioner Research. London: Routledge
McLaughlin, C., Black Hawkins, K., Brindley, S., McIntyre, D. and Taber, K. (2006) Researching Schools: Stories from a Schools–University Partnership for Educational Research. London: Routledge
McLaughlin, C. with Alexander, E. (2005) Reframing Personal, Social and Emotional Education: Agency, Participation and Dialogue. London: NAPCE for the National Children's Bureau
McLaughlin, C and Byers, R. (2001) Personal and Social Development For All. London: David Fulton
Articles
McLaughlin, C. (2008) 'Emotional Well-Being And Its Relationship To Schools And Classrooms: A Critical Reflection', British Journal of Guidance and Counselling.36, (4), 353-366
McLaughlin, C. and Black-Hawkins, K. (2007) 'School-university partnerships for educational research - distinctions, dilemmas and challenges. The Curriculum Journal, 18(3), 327-341
McLaughlin, C. (2007) Turning the Tanker Around. Raising Achievement. May 2007, London: Optimus Publishing for Antidote. Pp. 8-9
Plummer, G. and McLaughlin, C. (2006) 'Authentic Alignment for Research and Enquiry: Effective Partnerships between Networked Learning Communities and Universities.' Paper for the National College of School Leadership - Networked Learning Communities. Available online at www.ncsl.org.uk/networked/index.cfm
Chapters in books
McLaughlin, C. (forthcoming) 'Networks of researching schools: lessons from one study.' In Campbell, A. and Groundwater-Smith, S. (Eds.) Connecting Inquiry and Professional Learning in Education: Joining the Dots. London: Routledge
McLaughlin, C. (forthcoming) 'Teacher Research in the UK: Its Architecture and Development. In Hollenbach, N. & Tillmann, K.-J. (Eds.) (2009) Schulpraxis entwickeln: Praxisforschung aus nationaler und internationaler Perspektive. Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt.
McLaughlin, C. (2008) 'Re-forming the connections: the personal, social and cognitive in learning and young people's lives' in Kerry, T. and Huat, CM. (Eds.) International Perspectives in Education. London: Continuum
McLaughlin, C. (2007) 'Pastoral Care: Care for Pupils as Learners, Persons and Citizens' in Genderwatch. Still watching… London: Trentham books