Jane McKay
Pronouns:
She/Her
Institution
Glasgow Caledonian University
Job Title
Senior Lecturer and Learning Developer
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Accreditations
Research Title:
The influence of perfectionism on student learning: Implications and recommendations for learning developers.
Academic Publications:
McKay, J., Williams, K. and Stewart, J. (2024) ‘You just want a break from the hatred of failure: the lived experience of being a student physiotherapist perfectionist and considerations for educators’ Advances in Health Sciences Education, 29(3), pp.893-918.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-023-10287-y
Conference:
McKay, J., Williams, K. (2019). Understanding perfectionism in students: Hercules’ Muscles or Achilles Heel? ALDinHE 2019: The Learning Development Conference, Exeter, 16-18th April, 2019.
Further Research Funding:
GCU Strategy for Innovation Project £5000: HArnessing Perfectionism PositivelY (HAPPY): A partnership approach to promoting learner agency and health.
Blogs / Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jane-mckay-tackling-the-destruction-of-perfectionism/id1642738543?i=1000674281042; https://aldinhe.ac.uk/loveld-magazine-issue-4/
Other:
I now embed the knowledge gained from the project in my teaching and one-to-one work with students. I have also run staff CPD related to it.