Dr Gavin Heron

Lecturer

Social Work

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Personal statement

Has expertise in:

  • teaching and learning

  • student assessment and feedback practices

  • equality and discrimination

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Research Interests

My research interests focus on social work education. This includes students’ ability to convey critical thinking in their written work, the way race issues are understood by students, use of assessment tools and the effective delivery of feedback.

Professional Activities

What do I Not Know? AI, Risk and Probation
Participant
12/3/2025
Justice Leaders Workshop: AI and Risk Decision-Making
Organiser
1/11/2024
Working with Uncertainty - Applying the Learning
Organiser
25/6/2024
Working with Uncertainty: Training in ChatGPT
Organiser
18/6/2024
Working with Uncertainty
Organiser
3/6/2024
International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children
Participant
27/6/2017

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Projects

Digital Storytelling, Accomodated Children and Children's Hearings
Heron, Gavin (Principal Investigator) Steckley, Laura (Co-investigator)
27-Jan-2015 - 25-Jan-2015
Exploring the influence of feedback on student social workers' understanding of child care and protection
Heron, Gavin (Principal Investigator) Duncalf, Zachari (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2011 - 31-Jan-2013

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Contact

Dr Gavin Heron
Lecturer
Social Work

Email: gavin.heron@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8644