Ms Lindsay Gibson
- Lecturer in Education (School of Education)
Biography
Lindsay joined the University of Glasgow in March 2023 and is a member of the Pedagogy, Praxis and Faith Research and Teaching Group in the School of Education.
In 2004 Lindsay graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a Masters degree in Pure Chemistry. After spending several years working as a research scientist for Merck, Lindsay returned to Strathclyde University and was awarded her PGDE (Secondary Chemistry teaching with Science) in 2011.
Prior to taking up the post of full-time Lecturer in Teacher Education, Lindsay worked part-time as an Associate Tutor with the School of Education (from August 2017) where she was a seminar tutor on the many courses on the MEduc primary and PGDE programmes.
Publications
2026
Gibson, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and Zhang, Kaili C.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-5527
(2026)
Against school? a response to Ball and Collet-Sabé’s critical perspectives on education and schooling.
Home School Researcher, 40(2),
Mar 20.
Gibson, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and Soussi, Eilidh
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6186-3846
(2026)
Mattering as a Core Need in Children and Adolescents: Theoretical, Clinical, and Research Perspectives. By Gorden L. Flett. Pp 352. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 2025. £53.10 (pbk), £48.01 (ebk). ISBN: 978-1-4338-4278-8(pbk), ISBN: 978-1433842795 (ebk).
British Journal of Educational Studies,
(doi: 10.1080/00071005.2026.2632473)[Book Review]
(Early Online Publication)
Zhang, Kaili C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-5527 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2026)
Beyond education and care: reframing elective home education as a multifaceted approach.
Journal of School Choice,
(doi: 10.1080/15582159.2026.2623685)
(Early Online Publication)
Gibson, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and Zhang, Kaili
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-5527
(2026)
Beyond Education and Care: Reframing Homeschooling as a Multifaceted Educational Approach.
2026 International School Choice and Reform Conference (ISRC), Rome, Italy, 08-11 January 2026.
2025
Gibson, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445, Mclaren, Evelyn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523 and McKinney, Stephen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067
(2025)
Poverty Experienced by First-Year Students in Initial Teacher Education in Scotland.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-21 November 2025.
Mclaren, Evelyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523, Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and McKinney, Stephen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067
(2025)
Poverty Experienced by Teaching Students in Higher Education in Scotland.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-21 November 2025.
Soussi, Eilidh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6186-3846 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2025)
Are We Doing Enough to Support Our First-year Undergraduate Students in ITE? Reflections from Two New Course Leaders.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-21 Nov 2025.
Mclaren, Evelyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523, Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and McKinney, Stephen J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067
(2025)
Poverty experienced by initial teacher education students in Scotland.
Scottish Educational Review,
(doi: 10.1163/27730840-bja10027)
(Early Online Publication)
MacDonald, Ainsley, Smith, Clare ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2677-9991, Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445, Soler, Linnea
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4859-594X and Odedra, Smita
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-0468
(2025)
Rural vs Urban: Are There Differences in the Delivery of Practical Chemistry in Secondary Education in Scotland?
21st ISATT Biennial Conference, Glasgow, UK, 30 June - 4 July 2025.
McKinney, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067, McLaren, Evelyn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2025)
Beyond the Classroom: An Exploration of Hidden Poverty Experienced by Student Teachers in Scotland.
21st Biennial Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers & Teaching (ISATT 2025), Glasgow, Scotland, 30 June - 04 July 2025.
Zhang, Kaili C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-5527 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2025)
What Should Be Part of An Initial Teacher Education Curriculum? An International Comparison.
21st ISATT Biennial Conference, Glasgow, UK, 30 June - 4 July 2025.
Soussi, Eilidh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6186-3846, Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and Anderson, Sarah
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9084-7413
(2025)
How practitioner enquiry can empower a school’s workforce.
Tes Magazine, 2025,
23 June.
Gibson, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445, McKinney, Stephen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067 and Mclaren, Evelyn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523
(2025)
Poverty Experienced by Students in Higher Education.
Scotland’s Community of Access and Participation Practitioners (SCAPP) Conference 2025, Glasgow, Scotland, 27 May 2025.
McKinney, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067, Mclaren, Evelyn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2025)
Student poverty.
Open House, 329,
2024
Gibson, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445, Mclaren, Evelyn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523 and McKinney, Stephen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067
(2024)
Poverty Experienced by Students in Higher Education in Scotland.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2024.
Zhang, Kaili C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-5527 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2024)
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Home-Educating Families with Young Children in the UK: The Untold Stories.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2024.
Mclaren, Evelyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523, Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and McKinney, Stephen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067
(2024)
Poverty Experienced by Students on an ITE Programme in Scotland.
11th LSME International Research Conference, Online, 12-13 Nov 2024.
Mclaren, Evelyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523, Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and McKinney, Stephen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067
(2024)
Poverty Experienced by Students on an ITE Programme in Scotland.
SERA Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2024.
Zhang, Kaili C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-5527 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2024)
Exploring the lived experiences of home-educating families with young children in the UK: the untold stories.
European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 14(9),
pp. 2598-2615.
(doi: 10.3390/ejihpe14090171)
(PMID:39329839)
Articles
Gibson, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and Zhang, Kaili C.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-5527
(2026)
Against school? a response to Ball and Collet-Sabé’s critical perspectives on education and schooling.
Home School Researcher, 40(2),
Mar 20.
Zhang, Kaili C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-5527 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2026)
Beyond education and care: reframing elective home education as a multifaceted approach.
Journal of School Choice,
(doi: 10.1080/15582159.2026.2623685)
(Early Online Publication)
Mclaren, Evelyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523, Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and McKinney, Stephen J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067
(2025)
Poverty experienced by initial teacher education students in Scotland.
Scottish Educational Review,
(doi: 10.1163/27730840-bja10027)
(Early Online Publication)
Soussi, Eilidh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6186-3846, Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and Anderson, Sarah
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9084-7413
(2025)
How practitioner enquiry can empower a school’s workforce.
Tes Magazine, 2025,
23 June.
McKinney, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067, Mclaren, Evelyn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2025)
Student poverty.
Open House, 329,
Zhang, Kaili C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-5527 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2024)
Exploring the lived experiences of home-educating families with young children in the UK: the untold stories.
European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 14(9),
pp. 2598-2615.
(doi: 10.3390/ejihpe14090171)
(PMID:39329839)
Book Reviews
Gibson, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and Soussi, Eilidh
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6186-3846
(2026)
Mattering as a Core Need in Children and Adolescents: Theoretical, Clinical, and Research Perspectives. By Gorden L. Flett. Pp 352. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 2025. £53.10 (pbk), £48.01 (ebk). ISBN: 978-1-4338-4278-8(pbk), ISBN: 978-1433842795 (ebk).
British Journal of Educational Studies,
(doi: 10.1080/00071005.2026.2632473)[Book Review]
(Early Online Publication)
Conference or Workshop Item
Gibson, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and Zhang, Kaili
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-5527
(2026)
Beyond Education and Care: Reframing Homeschooling as a Multifaceted Educational Approach.
2026 International School Choice and Reform Conference (ISRC), Rome, Italy, 08-11 January 2026.
Gibson, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445, Mclaren, Evelyn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523 and McKinney, Stephen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067
(2025)
Poverty Experienced by First-Year Students in Initial Teacher Education in Scotland.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-21 November 2025.
Mclaren, Evelyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523, Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and McKinney, Stephen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067
(2025)
Poverty Experienced by Teaching Students in Higher Education in Scotland.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-21 November 2025.
Soussi, Eilidh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6186-3846 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2025)
Are We Doing Enough to Support Our First-year Undergraduate Students in ITE? Reflections from Two New Course Leaders.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2025, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-21 Nov 2025.
MacDonald, Ainsley, Smith, Clare ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2677-9991, Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445, Soler, Linnea
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4859-594X and Odedra, Smita
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-0468
(2025)
Rural vs Urban: Are There Differences in the Delivery of Practical Chemistry in Secondary Education in Scotland?
21st ISATT Biennial Conference, Glasgow, UK, 30 June - 4 July 2025.
McKinney, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067, McLaren, Evelyn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2025)
Beyond the Classroom: An Exploration of Hidden Poverty Experienced by Student Teachers in Scotland.
21st Biennial Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers & Teaching (ISATT 2025), Glasgow, Scotland, 30 June - 04 July 2025.
Zhang, Kaili C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-5527 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2025)
What Should Be Part of An Initial Teacher Education Curriculum? An International Comparison.
21st ISATT Biennial Conference, Glasgow, UK, 30 June - 4 July 2025.
Gibson, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445, McKinney, Stephen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067 and Mclaren, Evelyn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523
(2025)
Poverty Experienced by Students in Higher Education.
Scotland’s Community of Access and Participation Practitioners (SCAPP) Conference 2025, Glasgow, Scotland, 27 May 2025.
Gibson, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445, Mclaren, Evelyn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523 and McKinney, Stephen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067
(2024)
Poverty Experienced by Students in Higher Education in Scotland.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2024.
Zhang, Kaili C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-5527 and Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445
(2024)
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Home-Educating Families with Young Children in the UK: The Untold Stories.
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2024.
Mclaren, Evelyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523, Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and McKinney, Stephen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067
(2024)
Poverty Experienced by Students on an ITE Programme in Scotland.
11th LSME International Research Conference, Online, 12-13 Nov 2024.
Mclaren, Evelyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523, Gibson, Lindsay
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1394-3445 and McKinney, Stephen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067
(2024)
Poverty Experienced by Students on an ITE Programme in Scotland.
SERA Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2024.
Teaching
- Education in Practice 1A : Learning and Values and Theories of Child Development
- Education in Practice 1B: Theories of Child Development
- Course Leader for Fundamentals of Education 1A and 1B
- PDGE Becoming a Teacher
- PGDE Curriculum and Pedagogies Primary Science
