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Personal profile
Teaching
I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). My current teaching is around policy development. I have broader teaching interests is residential child care, ethics and social work theory and a particular interest in professional education.
Biography
I was a practitioner and manager in residential child care settings for almost 20 years before entering academia. My first academic post was at the University of Strathclyde, where I set up and taught a Masters programme in residential child care. In 2005, I moved to the University of Edinburgh as lecturer, and subsequently, senior lecturer, in social work. I served as head of social work there from 2013 - 2017. I joined the University of Dundee as Professor of Social Work in 2017. My wife and I are respite and foster carers, which maintains a link with direct care practice.
Research
I have a broad range of research and writing interests. I have published three books on residential child care, one of which is translated into Japanese, and two edited volumes on moral panics and on social work in a changing Scotland. I am writing a further book on the stories of boys (now men) who were brought up in a residential school in the 1980s. I regularly publish articles in high ranking journals. My writing and research interests lie in the areas of care and upbringing, social pedagogy, social work ethics and theorising social work. I have a particular current interest in historical abuse in residential child care.
I would be interested in supervising PhDs in any of the above areas, or more broadly, through negotiation.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Higher Education Academy
2015 → 2016
Award Date: 28 Jul 2016
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
2007 → 2013
Award Date: 14 Nov 2013
Master of Education, University of Edinburgh
1987 → 1991
Award Date: 31 Oct 1991
University of Stirling
1985 → 1987
Award Date: 29 Jun 1987
Master of Arts, University of St Andrews
Oct 1977 → Jul 1981
Award Date: 9 Jul 1981
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African Social Work Writing Workshop(with Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Nigeria)
Ingram, R., Levy, S. & Smith, M.
31/01/20 → 29/09/21
Project: Research
Research output
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Beyond a single story: peripheral histories of boys brought up in a residential school
Smith, M., 16 Feb 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ethics and Social Welfare. p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Blog post. Experience and Evidence - Where the Twain Meet
MacLeod, M. & Smith, M., 17 Mar 2022, Common Weal.Research output: Other contribution
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Caring For All
The Common Weal Care Reform Group, Dalzell, C., Hill, J., Kempe, N., MacLeod, M., McAlpine, R., Smith, M., Turbett, C. & Watson, N., 22 Feb 2022, Glasgow, UK: Common Weal. 64 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Connecting Across the Generations
Smith, M., Jun 2022, Caring To Connect: Child and Youth Care publishing simplified. Freeman, J. (ed.). CYC-Net Press, p. 92-96 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Age-Friendly Ecosystems for Community Participation: A Rapid Realist Review
Sixsmith, J., Menezes, D., Cranwell, M., Chau, I., Smith, M., Levy, S., Scrutton, P. & Fang, M. L., Sep 2021, Dundee: University of Dundee. 27 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open AccessFile87 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Intergenerational Age Friendly Ecosystems for Inclusive Ageing
Sixsmith, Judith (Recipient), Fang, Mei (Recipient), Levy, Susan (Recipient) & Smith, Mark (Recipient), 1 Apr 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Methodologies for Education for Sustainability (EfS)
Barrable, Alexia (Recipient), Levy, Susan (Recipient), Lakin, Liz (Recipient), Smith, Mark (Recipient) & Mercieca, Duncan (Recipient), 17 Sep 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Review of Social Work Education, How can universities best select the right people for social work programmes?
Cree, V. (Recipient), Levy, Susan (Recipient), Clapton, G. (Recipient), Morrison, F. (Recipient), Smith, Mark (Recipient) & Ingram, Richard (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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British Academy African Social Work Writing Workshops
Susan Levy (Chair), Uzoma Okoye (Organiser), Richard Ingram (Organiser), Mark Smith (Organiser) & Hugh McLaughlin (Organiser)
12 Apr 2021 → 14 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Supporting Community Participation for Older People
Judith Sixsmith (Chair), Mei Fang (Chair), Susan Levy (Organiser), Mark Smith (Organiser), Marianne Cranwell (Organiser), Debbie Menezes (Organiser), Pat Scrutton (Organiser) & Isaac Chau (Organiser)
1 Jul 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - work on advisory panels
Press / Media
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Common Weal Calls for a National Care Service - FMQs - 24/02/22
24/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Ministers vision for care branded a "betrayal" of Scotland
20/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Common Weal sets out plans for new Scottish care service to run alongside NHS
28/01/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research