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Christine is a research associate in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences.

Her doctoral research focused on the implementation and use of educational technologies in early years settings. A key element was the link between practitioners’ technological and pedagogical beliefs. She used qualitative and quantitative research methods, including working with early years practitioners on action research projects.

Christine taught for eight years in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and Northumberland. She supported schools across Northumberland to use ICT effectively before joining the Northern Grid for Learning. As eLearning Manager she provided support and training to primary, secondary and special schools across the North East and UK. She also led a group of eLearning consultants to develop digital resources for teachers and pupils. Christine completed an MBA in Education in 2006, at Keele University.

 Christine has worked as an education consultant and freelance researcher. She has contributed to a range of projects, conducting and analysing qualitative and quantitative research with universities, nurseries, schools and colleges.

Christine is working on:

a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of language interventions for pre-school children in nursery contexts with significant language difficulties.

and international project working across the UK, Lebanon, Jordan, The West Bank and Egypt.

working with Health Visitors and Early Years Practitioners to support young children's language development.

The Pengwin Project working with the Welsh Government to review interventions for early years children.

Christine has taught across Education and Speech and Language Sciences. Recent modules include:

§ MSc Clinical Linguistics Evidence Based Practice: Scientific Writing (SPE8307), Research Project Management (SPE8320)

§  EDU2009: Social Constructions of Childhood: Childhood and Technology, Childhood and Play, Childhood and Digital Play.

§  EDU1007: Social Policy and Learning: Education and Early Years Provision

• Articles

  • Jack C, Ashton E, Conn K, Letts C, Pert S, Preston E, Rose N, Stringer H, McKean C. . Child Language Teaching and Therapy 2024, 40(3), 256-277.
  • Jack C. . International Journal of Research and Method in Education 2021, 44(5), 555-556.
  • Jack C, Higgins SE. . International Journal of Early Years Education 2019, 27(3), 222-237.
  • Jack C, Higgins SE. . Research in Learning Technology 2019, 27, 1-17.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Jack C, Ashton E, Conn K, Letts C, Pert S, Preston E, Rose N, Stringer H, McKean C. . In: British Educational Research Association. 2023, Aston University, Birmingham: British Educational Research Association.
  • Jack C, Ashton E, Conn K, Letts C, Pert S, Preston E, Rose N, Stringer H, McKean C. . In: European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference. 2023, Estoril Convention Center, Estoril.
  • Jack C, Ashton E, Conn K, Letts C, Pert S, Armstrong E, Rose N, Stringer H, McKean C. . In: Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Conference 2023: Embracing the future together. 2023, Online: Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
  • McKean C, Jack C, Pert S, Stringer H, Letts C, Armstrong E, Ashton E, Conn K, Trebacz A, Sandham J, Rose N, Rush R, Masidlover M. . In: Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Conference 2023: Embracing the future together. 2023, Online: Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
  • Ashton E, Ahmed S, Czaplewska E, Jack C, Letts C, Pert S, Warriach Z, McKean C. Working with bilingual clients: what we have learned. In: North East SLT Research Network. 2022. In Preparation.
  • Jack C, Ashton E, Conn K, Letts C, Pert S, Preston E, Rose N, Sandham J, Stringer H, Trebacz A, Wareham H, McKean C. . In: North East SLT Research Network Research Update Meeting. 2022, 缅北禁地 upon Tyne.
  • Ashton E, Jack C, Letts C, Pert S, McKean C. . In: Early Childhood Voices Conference 2022 (ECV2022). 2022, Charles Sturt University.
  • Preston E, Rose N, Ashton E, Conn K, Jack C, Letts C, Pert S, Ridgeway O, Sandham J, Stringer H, Trebacz A, Wareham H, McKean C. Developing a spoken sentence scoring measure for use in early language development. In: North East SLT Research Network. 2022. In Preparation.
  • Letts C, Pert S, Czaplewska E, Ashton E, Benson K, Preston E, Stringer H, Trebacz A, Wareham H, McKean C, Jack C. . In: NALDIC 28 Conference 2020: Multilingual Britain: Successes, challenges and future directions. 2020, Virtual: National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum.
  • McKean C, Stringer H, Letts C, Pert S, Masidlover M, Jack C, Trebacz A, Wareham H, Preston E, Baker J, Benson K. . In: North East SLT Research Network: Symposium. 2020, North East SLT Research Network.
  • Jack C. . In: Imagining Better Education: 2018 IBE Conference. 2018, Durham: School of Education, Durham University.

• Online Publication

  • McKean C, Benson K, Jack C, Letts CA, Pert S, Preston E, Trebacz A, Stringer H, Wareham H. . BioMed Central Ltd, 2020. Available at: .