BIOGRAPHY
Margaret Scanlon joined the Department of Applied Social Studies in the Summer of 2008 as a Researcher on the youth policy project Civil Society, Youth and Youth Policy in Modern Ireland. In July 2008 she was awarded a doctorate from the Institute of Education (IoE), University of London. Prior to joining UCC, Margaret worked as a researcher on two projects at the IoE, one of which was concerned with children's out-of-school learning (2000-2001) and the second project focused on digital learning resources and government policy in this area (2002-3). She has also worked at the National Foundation for Educational Research and South Bank University, London. Her research interests include: youth work; the history of youth movements; out-of-school learning; children's literature and non-fiction; youth and media.
Research Interests
youth work; the history of youth movements in Ireland and the UK; youth justice; informal education; youth and media; children's books and other media.
Publications
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2003) | Education, Entertainment and Learning in the Home. Buckingham, D., Scanlon, M.; (2003) Education, Entertainment and Learning in the Home. Buckingham, England: Open University Press. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2012) | 'Child Outcasts' Powell, F., Geoghegan, M., Scanlon, M. and Swirak, K. (2012) 'Child Outcasts' In: D. Lynch and K. Burns (eds). Children's Rights and Child Protection. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details] | |
| (2001) | '`Selling the digital dream: marketing educational technology to teachers and parents'' Buckingham, D., Scanlon, M. and Sefton-Green, J. ; (2001) '`Selling the digital dream: marketing educational technology to teachers and parents'' In: Loveless, A. and Ellis, V (eds). ICT, Pedagogy and the Curriculum. London: Routledge. [Details] | |
| (2000) | '`Introduction to Social Research Methods'' Scanlon, M.; (2000) '`Introduction to Social Research Methods'' In: Wilkinson, D (eds). The Researcher's Toolkit: a guide to practitioner research. London: Routledge. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2004) | 'Home learning and the educational marketplace' Scanlon, M. and Buckingham, D. ; (2004) 'Home learning and the educational marketplace' [Details] | |
| (2005) | 'Motivating Maths? Digital games and mathematical learning' Scanlon, M., Buckingham, D. ; (2005) 'Motivating Maths? Digital games and mathematical learning' [Details] | |
| (2005) | 'Selling learning: towards a political economy of edutainment media' Buckingham, D., Scanlon, M.; (2005) 'Selling learning: towards a political economy of edutainment media' [Details] | |
| (2004) | 'Connecting the family? Educational web sites and learning in the home' Buckingham, D., Scanlon, M.; (2004) 'Connecting the family? Educational web sites and learning in the home' [Details] | |
| (2003) | 'Debating the digital curriculum: intersections of the public and private in educational and cultural policy' Scanlon, M., Buckingham, D.; (2003) 'Debating the digital curriculum: intersections of the public and private in educational and cultural policy' [Details] | |
| (2002) | 'Popular Histories: education and entertainment in information books for children' Scanlon, M., Buckingham, D.; (2002) 'Popular Histories: education and entertainment in information books for children' [Details] | |
| (2001) | 'Parental Pedagogies: an analysis of British edutainment magazines for young children' Buckingham, D., Scanlon, M.; (2001) 'Parental Pedagogies: an analysis of British edutainment magazines for young children' [Details] |
Other Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2011) | 'Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Social Work' Halton, C. Powell, F.W. & Scanlon,M. (2011) 'Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Social Work' The Irish Social Worker, . [Details] | |
| (2001) | 'The impact of OFSTED inspections: the experience of special measures schools' Scanlon; (2001) 'The impact of OFSTED inspections: the experience of special measures schools' Topic, (25) . [Details] |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2010) | Meeting youth needs in the 21st century: youth work, young people and youth policy, Scanlon, M.; (2010) History of youth movements. [Oral Presentation], Meeting youth needs in the 21st century: youth work, young people and youth policy, University College, Cork , 12-MAY-10 - 12-MAY-10 | |
| (2010) | The Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature 2010 Conference: Sound Image Text, Scanlon, M.; (2010) History beyond the classroom: humour and horror in children's history books. [Oral Presentation], The Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature 2010 Conference: Sound Image Text, Trinity College, Dublin , 05-MAR-10 - 06-MAR-10 | |
| (2009) | The British Society for the History of Science Annual Conference 2009, Scanlon, M.; (2009) What is history?. [Oral Presentation], The British Society for the History of Science Annual Conference 2009, University of Leicester, England , 02-JUL-09 - 05-JUL-09 | |
| (2001) | American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Scanlon, M.; (2001) Children's history books and learning in the home. [Oral Presentation], American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Seattle, USA , 10-APR-01 - 14-APR-01 |
Published Reports
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2010) | Working with Young People: a national study of youth work provision and policy in contemporary Ireland. Powell, F; Geoghegan, M; Scanlon, M; Swirak, K; (2010) Working with Young People: a national study of youth work provision and policy in contemporary Ireland. Institute for Social Science in the 21st Century, Cork. [Details] | |
| (1999) | Improving the effectiveness of school governing bodies. Scanlon, M., Earley, P., Evans, J.; (1999) Improving the effectiveness of school governing bodies. Department of Education and Employment, London. [Details] | |
| (1999) | The impact of OFSTED inspections. Scanlon; (1999) The impact of OFSTED inspections. National Foundation for Educational Research, Slough, England. [Details] |
Contact details
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Postdoctoral Researcher - M.Scanlon@ucc.ie
- Applied Social Studies
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland - +353-21-490-3000