Mary Elizabeth Smith BSc, PGCE, PhD
Programme Director for Secondary PGCE
Main research interests: Cultural diversity issues in education; Teacher education
M ain teaching interests: Science PGCE; MEd in Science Education (Sligo); PhDs in science/ education related topics
International experience:
Principal UK researcher for an EU (5th Framework) funded project: Dual Citizenship, Governance and Education: A Challenge to the European Nation-State (DCE). The project partners are University of Joensuu, Finland (lead partner); University of Manchester; University of Paris 8, France; University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany; University of Haifa, Israel; University of Tartu, Estonia; University of Porto, Portugal; and Infocenter, Greece.
Selected recent publications:
Smith, M. E., (2000) The Role of the Tutor in Initial Teacher Education, 'Mentoring and Tutoring', 8.2 pp137-144
Smith, M. E. and Reid, D., (2000) Considering the concept of the 'Collaborative Model' of a Secondary Post graduate Certificate in Education Course, 'Mentoring and Tutoring', 8.3 pp 251-260
Smith, M. E., and Skinner, G., (2002). Pluralism and Science Education. Multicultural Teaching, 20.2 pp 40 - 46