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Dennis, Carol Azumah; Aubrey-Smith, Fiona; Álvarez, Inma; Waterhouse, Philippa and Ferguson, Gillian (2024). Professional doctorates reconciling academic and professional knowledge: towards a diffractive re-reading. Higher Education Research & Development, 43(7) pp. 1525–1539.

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Ferguson, Gillian and Sicat, Sherwyn (2024). Practice education in social work. In: Wareing, Mark Philip ed. Practice Supervision and Assessment in Nursing, Health and Social Care. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 116–126.

Ferguson, Gillian and Vicary, Sarah (2024). Introducing a holistic model for Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis in social work practice and research. In: Authentic Care in Health and Social Care, and Education Conference, 28 Jun 2024, University of Greenwich: Institute of Life Course Development, London, UK.

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Ferguson, Gillian and Giddings, Lindsay (2024). Social work education, regulation and the climate emergency – responsibility and action. In: BASW Conference 2024: A Sustainable Future for Social Work, 18-19 Jun 2024, Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.

Ferguson, Gillian and Vicary, Sarah (2024). Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), social work education, continuing professional learning and development (CPLD).

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Ferguson, Gillian (2024). Learning in an extraordinary job – professional development matters in social work. In: Newly Qualified Social Worker Conference 2024, 12 Sep 2024, University of Dundee, Scotland.

Ferguson, Gillian (2024). Ziggy Stardust, a complex web, and extraordinary work: reconceptualising professional learning for social workers. In: BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting, 8-12 Sep 2024, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Ferguson, Gillian (2024). The power of IPA: Ziggy Stardust, extraordinary jobs and a professional learning ecosystem. In: Social Work IPA Research Network (SWIPA Inaugural Symposium), 11 Oct 2024, The Open University, Online.

Ferguson, Gillian (2023). "When David Bowie created Ziggy Stardust" Reconceptualising workplace learning for social workers. The Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning: Papers from the International Conference on Practice Teaching and Field Education in Health and Social Work, 20(1) pp. 67–87.

Ferguson, Gillian (2023). [Book Review] Out of the shadows: the role of social workers in disasters edited by Angie Bartoli, Maris Stratulis and Rebekah Pierre. Social Work Education: The International Journal, 42(1) pp. 161–162.

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Ferguson, Gillian (2022). The importance of workplace learning for social workers.

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Ferguson, Gillian (2021). “When David Bowie created Ziggy Stardust” The Lived Experiences of Social Workers Learning Through Work. Doctor of Education (EdD) thesis The Open University.

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McCulloch, Trish; Grant, Scott; Daly, Maura; Sen, Robin and Ferguson, Gillian (2024). Embedding Learning as a Practice of Value: Learning from the Experiences of Early Career Social Workers in Scotland. The British Journal of Social Work, 54(7) pp. 2977–2995.

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Page, Sarah; Ferguson, Gillian; Shanley, Kirsty and Horton Ifekoya, Ayana (2024). Learning in non-assessed, virtual and alternate environments. In: Wareing, Mark Philip ed. Practice Supervision and Assessment in Nursing, Health and Social Care. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 194–203.

Rai, Lucy; Ferguson, Gillian and Giddings, Lindsay (2024). Writing as Social Work: Thematic Review of the Literature. British Journal of Social Work (Early access).

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Vicary, Sarah and Ferguson, Gillian (2024). Social Work Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: A Methodological Approach for Practice and Research. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education.

Wareing, Mark Philip and Ferguson, Gillian (2024). Learning environments. In: Wareing, Mark Philip ed. Practice Supervision and Assessment in Nursing, Health and Social Care. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 27–39.