Dr Katie Hunter
Research Associate
Education
Personal statement
Personal statement
I am a research associate in the School of Education interested in understanding innovation in educational settings and exploring localised responses to addressing social inequality. I am Co-Director of Intergenerational Mentoring Network, Cic which develops research-informed practical projects to support schools and communities serving high numbers of pupils from working-class backgrounds. Past and current projects include the following themes:
- Understanding working-class pupil experiences of navigating post-school transitions and orientating to Higher Education
- Developing Intergenerational Mentoring to support working-class transitions to Higher Education and the professions
- Developing Intergenerational Mentoring to support literacy development in primary schools
- Adapting a social practice model of adult literacy for adults with learning difficulties
- Exploring the availability of music education for under 25 year olds in different localities
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Prize And Awards
- HASS Impact Award
- Recipient
- 1/11/2020
- Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Research Impact and Knowledge Exchange Competition
- Recipient
- 3/10/2017
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Publications
- Beyond the pandemic : poverty and school education in Scotland
- McKinney Stephen J, Graham Archie, Hall Stuart, Hunter Katie, Jaap Angela, Lowden Kevin, MacDougall Lindsay, McKendrick John H, Mtika Peter, Moscardini Lio, Reid Lisamarie, Ritchie Michelle, Robson Dean, Shanks Rachel, Stettin Sebastian, Wilson Alastair
- Scottish Educational Review Vol 54, pp. 238-264 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1163/27730840-20231002
- Access and emergence : a case study of a working-class journey into studying medicine
- Wilson Alastair, Hunter Katie
- Scottish Educational Review Vol 54, pp. 194-215 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1163/27730840-20231009
- Widening the gap? The challenges for equitable music education in Scotland
- Wilson Alastair, Hunter Katie, Moscardini Lio
- Support for Learning Vol 35, pp. 473-492 (2020)
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9604.12328
- Intergenerational Mentoring and Widening Participation in Higher Education
- Wilson Alastair, Hunter Katie, McArthur Katie
- (2018)
- The role of intergenerational relationships in challenging educational inequality : improving participation of working-class pupils in higher education
- Hunter Katie, Wilson Alastair, McArthur Katherine
- Journal of Intergenerational Relationships Vol 16, pp. 5-25 (2018)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2018.1404382
- Mentor suitability and mentoring relationship quality : lessons from the Glasgow Intergenerational Mentoring Network
- McArthur Katherine, Wilson Alastair, Hunter Katie
- Journal of Community Psychology Vol 45, pp. 646-657 (2017)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21884
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Projects
- What’s Going On Now? research project by Creative Scotland
- Wilson, Alastair (Principal Investigator) Hunter, Katie (Researcher)
- What’s Going on Now? An audit of youth music in Scotland
- 01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2018
- Mentoring research & development
- Wilson, Alastair (Principal Investigator) Hunter, Katie (Researcher)
- 01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2021
- Glasgow intergenerational mentoring network
- Wilson, Alastair (Principal Investigator) Hunter, Katie (Researcher)
- 01-Jan-2014 - 31-Jan-2017
- Intergenerational mentoring for LAC - Looked After Children RSM
- Wilson, Alastair (Principal Investigator) Hunter, Katie (Researcher)
- 01-Jan-2014 - 31-Jan-2016
- Developing an intergenerational mentoring project for looked after children and young people
- Wilson, Alastair (Principal Investigator) Hunter, Katie (Researcher)
- 15-Jan-2013 - 14-Jan-2015
- STRATHCLYDE - ESRC STANDARD RESEARCH TRANSITION STANDARD QUOTA DTG | Hunter, Katie
- Wilson, Alastair (Principal Investigator) Sime, Daniela (Co-investigator) Hunter, Katie (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2009 - 09-Jan-2019