Marilyn Leask

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Marilyn Leask
Born
Marilyn Markwell

1950
EducationCambridge Institute of Education/UEA
De Montfort University, UK

Marilyn Leask (born 1950) [1] is an academic and author who researches in education in the UK. She is Professor of Education at De Montfort University, and was previously Professor of Educational Knowledge Management at the University of Bedfordshire and a professor at Brunel University. Many of her works involve the educational use of information and communications technology (ICT).

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Education and career

She received a Diploma in Radiography from the Australasian Institute of Radiologists and Radiographers, a BA from the Open University, a PGCE from the Institute of Education, University of London (now UCL IOE), an MPhil from the Cambridge Institute of Education/UEA and a PhD from De Montfort University, UK.[ citation needed ]

Leask worked as a teacher and government policy officer. [2] She has written several books for Routledge and is the series editor, with Susan Capel, of the book series, Learning to Teach in the Secondary School, [3] used in training secondary-school teachers in the UK. [4]

She then moved into academia, holding positions at the University of Bedfordshire and Brunel University. As of 2021, she is Visiting Professor of Education in the School of Applied Social Sciences at De Montfort University, Leicester. [2]

Leask was a trustee of the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust. [5]

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References

  1. "Leask, Marilyn (1950–)". Trove . National Library of Australia . Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Professor Marilyn Leask". De Montfort University . Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. "Book Series: Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School Series". Routledge . Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. Purnell, Liane (17 July 2009). "Learning to Teach in the Secondary School (Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School Series)". ESCalate: Education Subject Centre. The Higher Education Academy. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "AGM 2015 – Search continues for New B&MK Waterway Trust Directors". b-mkwaterway.org.uk.
  6. Perry, Pauline (1993). "Book Review: The Search for Quality: Planning for Improvement and Managing Change". British Journal of Educational Studies. 41 (2): 189. doi:10.2307/3121630. ISSN   0007-1005. JSTOR   3121630.
  7. Brown, Jean (1 September 1999). "Book Review: Development Planning and School Improvement for Middle Managers". School Effectiveness and School Improvement. Informa UK Limited. 10 (3): 367–370. doi:10.1076/sesi.10.3.367.3501. ISSN   0924-3453.
  8. Reviews of Keybytes for Teachers: