A former law lecturer with a Masters in Legal Studies, Dr Shanks moved from employment and welfare rights work to lifelong learning and teacher professional learning over 15 years ago. She is currently one of the editors of Human Rights Education Review and is an Associate Director of the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science.
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