Dr Louise Campbell

Dr Louise Campbell is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Dundee. She teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, focusing on research methods in education, globalisation and education, and the impact of policy on teachers’ practice. She has held a number of leadership roles, including Lead for PGDE Secondary English, Convenor for the PGDE Secondary programme, and Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law. She is Academic Lead for Initial Teacher Education programmes.

Dr Campbell is an extended member of the Scottish Council of Deans of Education, where she works with colleagues from teacher education institutions around Scotland to engage with systemic issues for teacher education. She is also a member of the Scottish Government’s Advisory Group on Relationships and Behaviour in Schools and the Scottish Government’s Research Advisory Group for the cyclical survey on Behaviour in Scottish Schools.

An active researcher, Dr Campbell’s research examines the intersection between teacher education policy and classroom practice. She undertakes both empirical research and conceptual/philosophical work that focuses on education policy and the professional learning and practice of teachers across various domains. Dr Campbell’s work has been published in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals including International Journal of Education Research, British Educational Research Journal, Oxford Review of Education,  Journal of Philosophy of Education, Research Papers in Education, Teacher Development, Journal of Education for Teaching, Research in Post-Compulsory Education, Discover Education, Pastoral Care in Education, Ethics and Education and Educational Philosophy and Theory.

In addition to regularly sharing her work at fora in the United Kingdom, Dr Campbell welcomes invitations to share her work with international audiences and has presented her research at conferences around the world, including the Teacher Education Policy in Europe Conferences in Zwolle, Netherlands and in Krakow, Poland. She has also presented at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement in Vina del Mar in Chile. 

In terms of other external engagement, Dr Campbell serves on the editorial board of Improving Schools and undertakes peer review for a range of high-quality journals, including Teaching and Teacher Education, Journal of Educational Change, Education Policy Analysis Archives, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, and Professional Development in Education. She has been an external advisor to the Teaching Council (Ireland) and has sat on Professional Recognition panels for the General Teaching Council for Scotland. 

Details of publications and other professional activities can be found on her Discovery profile.