Outputs (2)

The teacher as street-level bureaucrat: science teacher’s discretionary decision-making in a time of reform (2022)
Journal Article
Hall, M., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2022). The teacher as street-level bureaucrat: science teacher’s discretionary decision-making in a time of reform. International Journal of Science Education, 44(6), 980-999. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2022.2059588

This article explores teacher discretion in the context of the English 2014 science curriculum and assessment reforms. The study positions primary and secondary school science teachers as ?street-level bureaucrats? in which they are not just mere imp... Read More about The teacher as street-level bureaucrat: science teacher’s discretionary decision-making in a time of reform.

Country and school family composition's effects on mathematics achievement (2022)
Journal Article
Bokhove, C., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2022). Country and school family composition's effects on mathematics achievement. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 33(2), 280-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2021.2012207

Family structures are associated with achievement outcomes, but the percentage of children residing in different family structures has changed over time. In this paper, we revisit data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to... Read More about Country and school family composition's effects on mathematics achievement.