Rory McDowall Clark

Senior Lecturer Centre for Early Childhood

Institute of Education

Contact Details

email: r.clark@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 855261


Qualifications
MA (Contemporary Studies)
BA (Hons)
Cert Ed (Nursery, Infant, Junior)

Teaching & Research

Teaching Interests

Gender
Sociology of childhood
Language and literacy

Research Interests

Continuing professional development; Early years leadership

Professional Bodies

TACTYC

Publications

McDowall Clark, R. (2010) Childhood in Society for Early Childhood Studies. Exeter: Learning Matters.

McDowall Clark , R. and Baylis, S. (2010) ‘The new professionals: leading for change’, in M. Reed and N. Canning (eds), Reflective Practice in the Early Years. London: Sage Publications.

McDowall Clark , R. and Baylis, S. (forthcoming) ‘Go softly…’: the reality of ‘leading practice’ in early years settings’, in M. Reed and N. Canning (eds), Quality Improvement and Change in the Early Years. London: Sage Publications.

McDowall Clark, R & Murray, J (forthcoming) Reconceptualising leadership: leadership in the early years. Buckingham: Open University Press

McDowall Clark, R & Hanson, K (2007) The Early Years Network: a case study in continuing professional development. Journal of the European Teacher Education Network (JETEN), 3: 13-21

External Responsibilities