Sarah MacQuarrie
Biographic Data
| ID | 6155641 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah MacQuarrie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | MacQuarrie |
| SIGNATURE | MACQUARRIE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0950-3037 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Opening up conversations, exploring early adolescent children's perceptions of loneliness
Advocating for a holistic culture of school wellbeing—an evaluation of the Well Schools whole school approach to pupil and teacher wellbeing
Introduction Supporting wellbeing within education settings is vital. Whole school approaches present a holistic and integrated mechanism that recognises school staff, the school community, and pupils. The Well Schools whole school approach to supporting teacher and pupil wellbeing provides a framework that guides planning, policy, and practice while allowing for bespoke and socially valid approaches suitable for each school community. Method A c…
Exploring personality traits and mental toughness in early career teachers in England
While some teachers thrive, in similar circumstances other teachers encounter considerable difficulties. This is particularly concerning in England, where high numbers of teachers with five or fewer years' experience leave the profession to take another job outside of teaching, and pupil numbers are outpacing teacher numbers (Bryan & Price, 2025; Menzies, 2023). The power of personality traits in predicting a broad range of performance and achiev…
Exploring physical, subjective and psychological wellbeing profile membership in adolescents
The results evidence that physical, subjective and psychological wellbeing are closely inter-related, this finding coupled with increased physical activity in the higher wellbeing group signify physical health and activity are important components of overall wellbeing and should form part of a holistic approach to school wellbeing curriculums
Working memory training
There is promising empirical evidence regarding the effect of working memory training for students’ learning. However, this evidence primarily comes from laboratory contexts, which limits understanding of what this training involves and how such knowledge can have value in education. Further, there is considerable heterogeneity across such studies that make it difficult for researchers to determine optimal conditions for working memory training a…
Making Provision for First-Hand Nature-Based Learning Within a Botanic Garden
This paper reports on a study of nature play in two botanic gardens where there are normally strict rules about touching and handling plants. Features of nature-based play and learning are presented, and the available evidence is drawn together as the basis for a series of nature interventions trialed within a botanic garden. Data were recorded using three methods: time-sampled observations, annotation of intervention-specific maps, and follow-up…
Perspectives of Care Experienced Young People Regarding Their Academic Experiences in Further Education
Background The academic attainment of care experienced young people (CEYP) is consistently reported as below the national average. Studies emphasize associations between low academic attainment and poor life outcomes. Most research relating to CEYP and education, has highlighted the impact of educational barriers and opportunities on their progression and subsequent attainment. Although, this research is almost exclusively concerned with schoolin…
Implementation of assessment reform
The introduction of assessment orientated policy in 2016 marks a significant change in Scottish education as it will establish standardised national testing. Teachers in Gaelic medium education are well placed to offer insights as they have had considerable autonomy regarding assessment and this paper is the first to consider the impact of this specific reform in Scotland. Three linked themes emerged from thematic analysis based on focus group da…
Defying expectations
This paper tackles the important question of practitioner engagement and is the first to present an overview of relevant Gaelic medium education (GME) research. Following the formal inception in 1985, GME is now more widely available across Scotland. An overview of GME is presented and situates provision within the other Celtic minority languages of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. While considerable achievements have been achieved…
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Defying expectations
This paper tackles the important question of practitioner engagement and is the first to present an overview of relevant Gaelic medium education (GME) research. Following the formal inception in 1985, GME is now more widely available across Scotland. An overview of GME is presented and situates provision within the other Celtic minority languages of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. While considerable achievements have been achieved…
Implementation of assessment reform
The introduction of assessment orientated policy in 2016 marks a significant change in Scottish education as it will establish standardised national testing. Teachers in Gaelic medium education are well placed to offer insights as they have had considerable autonomy regarding assessment and this paper is the first to consider the impact of this specific reform in Scotland. Three linked themes emerged from thematic analysis based on focus group da…
Making Provision for First-Hand Nature-Based Learning Within a Botanic Garden
This paper reports on a study of nature play in two botanic gardens where there are normally strict rules about touching and handling plants. Features of nature-based play and learning are presented, and the available evidence is drawn together as the basis for a series of nature interventions trialed within a botanic garden. Data were recorded using three methods: time-sampled observations, annotation of intervention-specific maps, and follow-up…
Perspectives of Care Experienced Young People Regarding Their Academic Experiences in Further Education
Background The academic attainment of care experienced young people (CEYP) is consistently reported as below the national average. Studies emphasize associations between low academic attainment and poor life outcomes. Most research relating to CEYP and education, has highlighted the impact of educational barriers and opportunities on their progression and subsequent attainment. Although, this research is almost exclusively concerned with schoolin…
Working memory training
There is promising empirical evidence regarding the effect of working memory training for students’ learning. However, this evidence primarily comes from laboratory contexts, which limits understanding of what this training involves and how such knowledge can have value in education. Further, there is considerable heterogeneity across such studies that make it difficult for researchers to determine optimal conditions for working memory training a…
Exploring physical, subjective and psychological wellbeing profile membership in adolescents
The results evidence that physical, subjective and psychological wellbeing are closely inter-related, this finding coupled with increased physical activity in the higher wellbeing group signify physical health and activity are important components of overall wellbeing and should form part of a holistic approach to school wellbeing curriculums
Advocating for a holistic culture of school wellbeing—an evaluation of the Well Schools whole school approach to pupil and teacher wellbeing
Introduction Supporting wellbeing within education settings is vital. Whole school approaches present a holistic and integrated mechanism that recognises school staff, the school community, and pupils. The Well Schools whole school approach to supporting teacher and pupil wellbeing provides a framework that guides planning, policy, and practice while allowing for bespoke and socially valid approaches suitable for each school community. Method A c…
Exploring personality traits and mental toughness in early career teachers in England
While some teachers thrive, in similar circumstances other teachers encounter considerable difficulties. This is particularly concerning in England, where high numbers of teachers with five or fewer years' experience leave the profession to take another job outside of teaching, and pupil numbers are outpacing teacher numbers (Bryan & Price, 2025; Menzies, 2023). The power of personality traits in predicting a broad range of performance and achiev…
Opening up conversations, exploring early adolescent children's perceptions of loneliness
Psychology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (2 works)