Staff
Gordon Gibson
Dip.C.E., BA, MA, MPhil
Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader, Media Theory with Production
gordon.gibson@uws.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1292 886251
Fax: +44 (0) 1292 886371
Room: J140
Research Interests
Language in use: discourses in media and popular culture / Scottish culture / Non-standard language and its social and cultural meanings / Literature and its relationships with the media / American literature in its cultural context
Publications
- 1992 ‘Student Teachers’ Views on Gender Issues in Education,’ published by Craigie College of Education.
- 1997 (with E. Miller) ‘Writing OUR Poetry,’ in The Primary English Magazine, Vol. 2 No. 3
- 1997 (with A. Gifford) ‘Confronting Dissonances: Scottish Literature and Language in thePrimary and Early Secondary Stages,’ in MacGillivray, A. (ed.) Teaching Scottish Literature – Curriculum Applications and Planning Considerations, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press.
- 1998 ‘Scots Language and Teacher Training: Viewpoint 1’ in Niven, L. and Jackson, R. (eds.) The Scots Language: Its Place in Education, Dundee, Northern College of Education.
- 1998 ‘Keeping The Standard Flying’ in The Primary English Magazine, Vol. 4 No. 2
- 1998 (with M. Alston, B. Frame, J. Ovens), Assessment in the Classroom: Listening and Talking, Dundee, Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum.
- 2001 ‘John Byrne’s Slab Boys: Time, Place and Popular Culture,’ in Media Education Journal Issue 30 (Autumn 2001).
- 2002 (with J. Seeley, D. Kitchen, A. Gifford), Standard Grade English: Credit Book, General Book and Teacher’s Guide, Oxford, Heinemann Educational
- 2007, forthcoming Gordon Gibson and Sarah Neely, 'Scottish Television Drama and Parochial Representation' in Schoene, B. (Ed) The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature, Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press.
Conference Papers
- 2002 Teaching Children Creative Writing The end of an idea? Creativity in Question, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, March 2002
Research and Curriculum Development
- 1989 – 1990 Member of Scottish C.C.C. Review and Development Group No. 1, English Language 5-14.
- 1990 – 1992 Associate Member, Scottish C.C.C. Primary Executive Committee.
- 1991 – 1996 Member of Advisory Committee of the Assessment of Achievement Project (English).
- 1993 Consultant to The Open University School of Education on the review of Language and Literacy course at Masters level.
- 1995 – 1997 Member of advisory group working on an SOEID project to develop CD ROM materials supporting the development of literacy in young pupils in primary schools.
- 1995 – 1998 Consultant to SOEID in the preparation of national guidance to schools on the assessment of Listening and Talking, 5-14.
- 1997 – 1998 Member of Scottish C.C.C. Review Group, ‘Scottish Culture and the Curriculum.’
Other Relevant Professional Activities
- 1991- 2001 Involved in planning, developing and implementing work on Media Education in the Primary School as part of the B. Ed (Hons.) Degree at Craigie College / University of the West of Scotland.
- 1993 – 1997 External Examiner, Additional teaching Qualification (Primary), Faculty of Education, University of Strathclyde.
- 1996 – Contributor to planning and teaching of B.A. programs within the School of Media, University of the West of Scotland.
- 2001 – 2002 Associate Reviewer, HMI aspect review of the teaching of literacy in teacher education (Scottish Executive project)
- 2000 - External Examiner, Access Courses in Scottish Literature, Department of Adult and Continuing Education, University of Glasgow.
- 2001 - Programme Leader, M. A. in Scottish Creative and Cultural Industries
- 2002 - Programme Leader, B.A. Media : Theory with Production.