Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I am interested in Digital Literacy, Picturebook Apps as a means of children accessing Children's Literature and Using Classic Novels and Poetry titles to inspire Children's Writing.
Education/Academic qualification
HEA Fellowship, Higher Education Academy
1 Sept 2017 → …
Award Date: 1 Sept 2017
HEA Fellowship
Award Date: 1 Sept 2017
BA Honours Philosophy, Bristol University
1 Sept 1988 → 31 Jul 1991
Award Date: 31 Jul 1991
MA in Primary Education, University of Roehampton
1 Sept 1998 → 30 Apr 2002
External positions
Member of UKLA website and publications committee, United Kingdom Literacy Association
1 Sept 2017 → …
Link Tutor, St Mary's University, Twickenham
1 Sept 2014 → …
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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Research on Trainee Teachers' Perceptions of Reading for Pleasure
Harrison, A. (PI), Cremin, T. (PI), McDonald, R. (PI) & Bearne, E. (PI)
6/03/20 → 5/03/21
Project: Research
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Engaging with digital books: A very holistic Hungry Caterpillar
Harrison, A. & Bell , A., 1 Sept 2021, Digital Literacies in Education: Teaching, Learning and Assessment in 21st Century Classrooms . Dowdall, C. & Burnett, C. (eds.). Leicester: UKLA, p. 12-17 5 p. Case Study One . (Ideas in Practice).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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I didn't know how to do reading-so I pressed the volume all up and it was reading to me!
Harrison, A., 1 Mar 2018, English 4-11, Spring 2018, 62, p. 2 4 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article
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‘River Banks’, ‘Railway Children’ and ‘Rabbit Holes’: Using classics creatively in the primary classroom, recent research and practical perspectives
Harrison, A. & Webster, A., 7 Jul 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other
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‘A Very Holistic Caterpillar’
Harrison, A., 4 Nov 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Activities
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Sibling responses to digital & print storyworld texts
Harrison, A. (Speaker)
23 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Invited talk for an academic audience
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Siblings’ Responses to Print and Digital Picturebooks – a work in progress
Harrison, A. (Speaker)
13 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Invited talk for an academic audience
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Reading for Pleasure
Harrison, A. (Speaker)
16 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Invited talk for an academic audience
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Had just settled down for a long winter's nap. Scarlett's embodied responses to T'was the Night Before Christmas by Clement C Moore Print and Digital
Harrison, A. (Speaker) & Hennessey, S. (Speaker)
19 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Oral presentation for an academic audience
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Digital = Democratic?
Harrison, A. (Speaker) & Twiner , A. (Speaker)
2 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Oral presentation for an academic audience