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Ms Linda Piggott

Lecturer

Degree: BA; PGCE, Leeds; MA, Lancaster

Associated research centres and groups: Centre for Disability Research CeDR, Disability Studies, Researching Equity Access and Participation (REAP)

Current Teaching

I currently conveneonefull unit moduleon the Criminology Degree;

ASSc 218 Understanding Criminal Justice: this course aims ot provide an introduction to the policies and practice of the police, courts, prisons and probation service

Research Interests

Recent research experience;

• Associate Researcher with the ESRC TLRP research project into the learning experience of disabled students in Higher Education, for Lancaster University and The University of Central Lancashire

• Associate Researcher with the Researching Equity, Access and Participation (REAP) research group in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University

REAP: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/reap/

• Member of The Applied Social Science Unit for Research & Evaluation (ASSURE) through which I am undertaking research in relation to Learning Disability Services in partenership with the Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University

My work is focused around the government's social inclusion agenda. The research methods used include surveys, interviews, focus groups and action research. Recent publications include theoretical analyses of government policy in relation to disability and education and employment.

Career details

I am a Teaching Fellow in Criminology at Lancaster University . I have taught on the Criminology degree courses in the Department of Applied Social Science here at Lancaster since 1998. I currently convene third year modules relating to violence, prisons and probation, and punishment.

I am an Open Studies tutor in the Department of Continuing Education, Lancaster University , where I offer a course on Social Science Research Methods

My PGCE was specifically related to the teaching of children with special needs and I have wide experience of working with people with physical and learning disabilities.

Recent publications

Grover, C.and Piggott, L (2007)'Social security, employment and disabled people: Critical reflections on A new deal for welfare' Disability and Society, 22, 7

Piggott, Land Houghton, A. (2007)'Disability and transitions from education to work' The International Journal of Lifelong Education, Special Edition, 26, 5, 573-587

Riddell, S. Weedon, E., Fuller. M, Healey, M. Hurst, A.., Kelly, K. and Piggott, L. (2006) 'Managerialism, equalities and access for disabled students' Higher Education - published online

Grover, C. and Piggott, L. (2005), 'Disabled people, the reserve army of labour and welfare reform', Disability and Society, vol. 20, no. 7.

Piggott, L., Sapey, B., and Wilenius, F. (2005) Out of touch: local government and disabled people's employment needs, Disability and Society, 20, no. 6.

Associated Keywords: Adult learning, Applied Social Science, Civil society, Community care, Comparative criminal justice, Compulsory education, Conflict, Crime and society, Crime control, Criminal justice, Criminal justice policy, Criminology, Cultural & historical criminology, Disability, Disability and employment, Disability and teaching and learning, Disability and welfare, Disability and widening access, Disability studies, Gender and criminal justice, Higher education HE, Higher education policy, Learning, Learning disabilities, Policy, Research methods, Social exclusion, Social inequalities, Social justice, Social policy, Social policy and criminology

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