Teachers and Teaching

Elizabeth A.C. Rushton is Head of the Education Division at the University of Stirling, UK and Honorary Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University College London, UK.Brian J. Johnston is Director of Initial Teacher Education at the University of Stirling, UK.Dr Andrea Priestley is a lecturer in Initial Teacher Education at the University of Stirling, UK.

• 1. Introduction, Elizabeth Rushton, Brian Johnston and Andrea Priestley (University of Stirling, Scotland)2. What is education? John I’Anson (University of Stirling, Scotland)3. Teaching in troubled times: Or, what becoming posthuman taught me about education for social justice, Kay Sidebottom (University of Stirling, Scotland)4. Leadership and sustainability education, Romina Madrid Miranda and Elizabeth Rushton (University of Stirling, Scotland) and Letizia Riddel (Auchenharvie Academy School, UK)5. Anti-racist education: From theory to practice, Rowena Arshad (University of Edinburgh, Scotland), Katie Hunter (St Thomas of Aquinas Roman Catholic High School, Scotland), Lena Carter (Argyll and Bute Council, Scotland) and Hirra Mahmood (Glassary Primary School, Scotland)6. Decoloniality in education: Context, challenges and practical opportunities for teachers and teaching, Haira Gandolfi (University of Cambridge, UK) and Mélina Valdelièvre (Education Scotland)7. Children’s rights and agency, Andrea Priestley, Brian Johnson and Sophie Cathcart (University of Stirling, Scotland)8. Negotiating professional standards through professional learning as a teacher, Colin Meikle, (Craigmount High School, Scotland) and Aileen Ireland (University of Stirling, Scotland)9. Exploring teacher identity and teachers' professional lives through policy texts, Elizabeth Rushton (University of Stirling, Scotland), Emma Towers (King’s College London, UK) and Zoè Robertson (University of Edinburgh, Scotland)10. More-than-human teachers: What can we learn from nature?, Lou Mycroft (Independent imbrication Researcher, UK) and Kay Sidebottom (University of Stirling, Scotland)11. Teacher agency: An essential prerequisite for effective teaching, Mark Priestley and Stephanie Thomson (University of Stirling, Scotland)12. Social justice and subject knowledge: The role of university partnerships in developing history teaching in schools, Joseph Smith (University of Stirling, Scotland), Katherine Burns (University of Aberystwyth, UK), Peggy Brunache and Christine Whyte (University of Glasgow, Scotland), Katie Hunter (St Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic High School, Scotland) and Diana Paton (University of Edinburgh, Scotland)13. Place-responsive outdoor teaching and learning at a time of nature emergency, Greg Mannion and Sophia Georgescu (University of Stirling, Scotland), Claire Ramjan (University of Glasgow, Scotland)14. Three myths about creativity: What teachers need to know, Barbara Schuler and Maureen K. Michael (University of Stirling, Scotland)15. Play in its own right? Insights from early childhood education, Katarina Ribaeus, Magdalena Raivio, Karolina Kjellberg, Majvor Dahlgren Levin and Janni Karlsson (Karlstad University, Sweden)16. Using the outdoors to support inquiry-based learning: Learning from experiences in secondary school settings, Claire Ramjan (University of Glasgow, Scotland) and Ashley Fenwick (University of Stirling, Scotland)17. Inclusion and inclusive practices: Developing as inclusive educators in the twenty-first century, Di Cantali and Donna Dey (Dundee University, Scotland)18. Smooth journey? Navigating the sea? How metaphors might situate students' transitions from further to higher education, Deborah O’Neill and Sarah Galloway (University of Stirling, Scotland)19. Conclusion, Elizabeth Rushton, Brian Johnston and Andrea Priestley (University of Stirling, Scotland)