Kelly Baker

School of Education

EdD doctoral research student

ktbaker1@sheffield.ac.uk
The Wave

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Kelly Baker
School of Education
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
Qualifications

MA Library and Information Services Management - University of Sheffield (2021)

P.G.C.E Primary Education - University of Southampton (2004)

BA (Hons) Gothic Literature - University of Hertfordshire (2003)

Research interests

EdD current research: Prison libraries, literacy and reading and prisoner 'voice'

  • Literacy and reading engagement within the prison community; prisoner voice and agency
  • Reading for social mobility, wellbeing and mental health 
  • Prison family learning programmes 
  • Reading / literacy and its impact on recidivism
  • The role of the prison librarian
  • The prison library as a space for learning
  • The creative arts in prison settings
Professional activities and memberships

20 years' experience teaching in mainstream primary and secondary education and librarianship.

Now working for a leading UK reading charity, developing adult reading programmes, mainly in UK prison settings.