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Valerie Fraser

Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Biography

Val taught English in secondary schools for a number of years in Britain and for a period in British Columbia, Canada. She was an Education Officer for Nottinghamshire Local Education Authority before she joined the School of Education. She currently teaches part-time on the English PGCE course.

Val also works as a consultant for two Local Authorities as an Elective Home Education Adviser. This involves monitoring the educational provision for children and, where appropriate, liaising with other agencies within Children's Services to ensure that the Every Child Matters agenda is being met. In this role she takes the lead on Safeguarding Issues.

Research Summary

Her main research interest is in children's reading. This is with respect to the early years and emerging literacy abilities and with older children where reading development issues are the main… read more

Recent Publications

  • FRASER, V. and WESTBROOK, J., 2004. Teaching Reading. In: The Complete Guide to Becoming an English Teacher 260-282
  • FRASER, V. and CLARKE, S., 2004. Teaching Poetry. In: The Complete Guide to Becoming an English Teacher Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd, London. 322-335
  • FRASER, V. and CLARKE, S., 2004. Media Studies. In: The Complete Guide to Becoming an English Teacher Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd, London.
  • DICKINSON, P. and FRASER, V., 2004. Children's Literature and Narrative in Texts. In: The Complete Guide to Becoming an English Teacher Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd, London.

Current Research

Her main research interest is in children's reading. This is with respect to the early years and emerging literacy abilities and with older children where reading development issues are the main focus. She also has conducted research into parents as teachers and in the professional development of beginning and newly qualified teachers. These represent the areas in which she has published.

  • FRASER, V. and WESTBROOK, J., 2004. Teaching Reading. In: The Complete Guide to Becoming an English Teacher 260-282
  • FRASER, V. and CLARKE, S., 2004. Teaching Poetry. In: The Complete Guide to Becoming an English Teacher Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd, London. 322-335
  • FRASER, V. and CLARKE, S., 2004. Media Studies. In: The Complete Guide to Becoming an English Teacher Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd, London.
  • DICKINSON, P. and FRASER, V., 2004. Children's Literature and Narrative in Texts. In: The Complete Guide to Becoming an English Teacher Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd, London.
  • DYMOKE, S. and FRASER, V., 2004. Teaching AS/A2 English Literature. In: The Complete Guide to Becomming an English Teacher Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd, London. 451-461
  • FRASER, V. and FISHER, T., 2001. Beginning Teachers' Needs and Voices: A UK Perspective on the Role of Higher Education in Supporting the Professionalism of New Teachers International Journal of Educational Policy, Research and Practice.
  • FRASER, V., 2000. Communities in Search of Values: Articulation of shared principles in initial teacher training. In: Education for Values: Morals, Ethics and Citizenship in Contemporary Teaching 186-200
  • FRASER, V., 1999. The importance of story for education Education Today. VOL 49(PART 2), 16-20
  • FRASER, V., 1999. Values Education and Values in Education (Monica J. Taylor) Journal of Moral Education. VOL 28(NUMBER 4), 512-514
  • FRASER, V., 1999. The Importance of Story for Pre-School Children's Reading Profiles Use of English. VOL 51(NUMBER 1), 53-63
  • BISHOP, P.E., FISHER, T. and FRASER, V., 1998. The Career Entry Profile and Beyond: Supporting the Newly Qualified Teacher CPD Update. 2(2), 6-9
  • FRASER, V., 1998. Review of Read It To Me Now: Learning at Home and at School by Hilary Minns Education Today. 48(2), 59-60
  • FRASER, V., 1998. The Importance of Story in Children's Learning: the lessons of Research Use of English. VOL 50(NUMBER 1), 25-36
  • FRASER, V., 1998. Review of Learning from Children Who Read at an Early Age Children's Social & Economics Education. 3(1),
  • FRASER, V., 1997. Literacy begins at home: the reading andwiting behaviours of pre-school children In: Cultures for Learning, Actas Proceedings. 105-114

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