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Developing Maths Lesson Planning and Frameworks: Mastery, Logic and Reasoning in the Classroom (2023)
Book
Wang, Y., Dawson, J., & Brown, C. (2024). Developing Maths Lesson Planning and Frameworks: Mastery, Logic and Reasoning in the Classroom. Open University Press

This book supports teacher trainees as they help students develop maths reasoning skills. It uses the Causal Connectivity Framework and enhances the knowledge and skills of trainees in sequencing teaching content with cumulative knowledge and underst... Read More about Developing Maths Lesson Planning and Frameworks: Mastery, Logic and Reasoning in the Classroom.

Reviewing the evidence base on school leadership, culture, climate and structure for teacher retention (2023)
Report
Nguyen, D., See, B. H., Brown, C., & Kokotsaki, D. (2023). Reviewing the evidence base on school leadership, culture, climate and structure for teacher retention. Education Edowment Foundation

Teacher retention has been a persistent challenge internationally and in England. Failure to recruit and retain qualified teachers may result in teacher shortage that has a negative effect on student learning. This issue is exacerbated in challenging... Read More about Reviewing the evidence base on school leadership, culture, climate and structure for teacher retention.

Open innovation networks: a driver for knowledge mobilisation in schools? (2023)
Journal Article
Pietsch, M., Brown, C., Aydin, B., & Cramer, C. (2023). Open innovation networks: a driver for knowledge mobilisation in schools?. Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 8(3), 202-218. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPCC-02-2023-0012

Purpose
In organisational and innovation research, the term “open innovation” refers to the inflow and outflow of knowledge to and from organisations: with open innovation theory suggesting active exchanges of knowledge with external actors leads to... Read More about Open innovation networks: a driver for knowledge mobilisation in schools?.

Improving mathematical reasoning – the professional development challenge (2022)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., & Brown, C. (2022). Improving mathematical reasoning – the professional development challenge. Professional development today, 22(4),

Yuqian Wang and Chris Brown highlight how crucial it is for schools to make explicit plans to improve mathematical reasoning, even in lower primary settings. Their research outlines the professional development that can be employed in support.

Research informed educational practice: how to help educators engage with research for the common good (Practica educativa informada por la investigacion: Cómo ayudar a los educadores comprometerse con la investigacion para el bien comun) (2022)
Journal Article
Brown, C., & Ion, G. (2022). Research informed educational practice: how to help educators engage with research for the common good (Practica educativa informada por la investigacion: Cómo ayudar a los educadores comprometerse con la investigacion para el bien comun). Revista de educación (Madrid. Internet), 397(10), 239-260. https://doi.org/10.4438/1988-592x-re-2022-397-546

This paper examines research informed educational practice (RIEP) and how RIEP can become an integral part of how education systems operate. First RIEP is considered within the broader context of ‘research for the common good’. The paper then discuss... Read More about Research informed educational practice: how to help educators engage with research for the common good (Practica educativa informada por la investigacion: Cómo ayudar a los educadores comprometerse con la investigacion para el bien comun).

Facilitating the ideas-informed society: a systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Brown, C., Luzmore, R., & Groß Ophoff, J. (2022). Facilitating the ideas-informed society: a systematic review. Emerald Open Research, 4, Article 25. https://doi.org/10.35241/emeraldopenres.14729.1

Background: The concept of the ideas-informed society represents a desired situation in which: 1) citizens see value in staying up to date, and 2) citizens regularly keep themselves up to date by actively engaging with new ideas, developments and cla... Read More about Facilitating the ideas-informed society: a systematic review.

Facilitating research-informed educational practice for inclusion. Survey findings from 147 teachers and school leaders in England (2022)
Journal Article
Brown, C., MacGregor, S., Flood, J., & Malin, J. (2022). Facilitating research-informed educational practice for inclusion. Survey findings from 147 teachers and school leaders in England. Frontiers in Education, 7, Article 890832. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.890832

This paper considers the engagement by teachers and school leaders in England in educational practices that are both ‘research-informed’ and supportive of inclusive education. We do so by seeking to understand the benefits, costs, and signifying fact... Read More about Facilitating research-informed educational practice for inclusion. Survey findings from 147 teachers and school leaders in England.

Achieving the ideas informed society: a Structural Equation Model for England (2022)
Journal Article
Brown, C., Groß-Ophoff, J., Chadwick, K., & Parkinson, S. (2022). Achieving the ideas informed society: a Structural Equation Model for England. Emerald Open Research, 4(4), https://doi.org/10.35241/emeraldopenres.14487.1

Background: Democratic societies thrive when citizens actively and critically engage with new ideas, developments and claims to truth. Not only can such practices result in more effective choice-making, but they can also lead to widespread support fo... Read More about Achieving the ideas informed society: a Structural Equation Model for England.

Exploring the role of Positive Leadership for Mobilizing Innovative Practices: a social network approach (2021)
Journal Article
MacGregor, S., Brown, C., & Flood, J. (2021). Exploring the role of Positive Leadership for Mobilizing Innovative Practices: a social network approach. Studia paedagogica (Brno. On-line), 26(2), 31-48. https://doi.org/10.5817/sp2021-2-2

An emerging body of literature suggests the importance of positive leadership for school and district improvement (e.g., Cherkowski, 2018; Louis & Murphy, 2018). A number of lines of evidence have converged upon how positive leadership principles can... Read More about Exploring the role of Positive Leadership for Mobilizing Innovative Practices: a social network approach.