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Megan McKenzie is a lecturer at the University of Dundee. She also completed her Undergraduate MA (Hons) Education at the University of Dundee as well as completing her Masters in Early Years Education at the University of Dundee.
Her current interests are:
-Early years
-Care
-Transition
-Play
-Children's voices and listening
Before joining the School of Education and Social Work, she had experiences teaching in primary, both in the UK and abroad. Megan also has experience working in Early Learning and Childcare, again both in the UK and abroad.
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):
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Eliciting Children's Voices Through Creative And Playful Research Methods
Burke, L. (Investigator), Jindal-Snape, D. (Investigator), McKenzie, M. (Investigator), Mercieca, D. (Investigator), Wallace, M. (Investigator) & Whyte, S. (Investigator)
26/11/22 → 25/04/23
Project: Research
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Conceptualising Play
Burke, L. (Investigator), Jindal-Snape, D. (Investigator), Joyce, T. (Investigator), Keatch, B. (Investigator), Lindsay, A. (Investigator) & McKenzie, M. (Investigator)
15/08/22 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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Spaces for play: Listening to children's voices
Burke, L. (Lead / Corresponding author), Jindal-Snape, D., Lindsay, A., Whyte, S., Wallace, M., Mercieca, D., McKenzie, M. & Keatch, B., 29 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Education 3-13. 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Care in Early Learning and Childcare Transitions
McKenzie, M. (Lead / Corresponding author), 20 Sept 2023, In: International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions. 2, 1, p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘Don't call it a workforce, call it a profession!’: Perceptions of Scottish Early Years Professionals on Their Roles from Past to Future
Joyce, T., McKenzie, M., Lindsay, A. & Asi, D. (Lead / Corresponding author), 24 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Education 3-13. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Primary Head Teachers’ Construction and Re-negotiation of Care in COVID-19 Lockdown in Scotland
Ferguson, P., McKenzie, M., Mercieca, D. (Lead / Corresponding author), Mercieca, D. P. & Sutherland, L., Feb 2022, Education Leadership and the COVID-19 Crisis. Young, M. D., Byrne-Jimenez, M. & Grogan, M. (eds.). Switzerland: Frontiers Media S.A., p. 154-166 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Practitioners' perspectives on their role in sustaining relationships with children
Thomson, P., Lindsay, A. (Research group member), Asi, D. (Research group member), Joyce, T. (Research group member) & McKenzie, M. (Research group member), 10 Sept 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Activities
- 3 Oral presentation
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Professionalism, care and play
McKenzie, M. (Speaker)
10 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Care in Early Learning and Childcare
McKenzie, M. (Speaker)
2 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Teachers’ multiple and multi-dimensional transitions due to COVID-19: The story so far…
Jindal-Snape, D. (Speaker), Hannah, B. (Speaker), McKenzie, M. (Speaker), Mercieca, D. (Speaker) & Mercieca, D. (Speaker)
12 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation