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Schools that make a difference to post-compulsory uptake of physical science subjects: some comparative case studies in England (2013)
Journal Article
Bennett, J., Lubben, F., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2013). Schools that make a difference to post-compulsory uptake of physical science subjects: some comparative case studies in England. International Journal of Science Education, 35, 663--689. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2011.641131

This paper presents the findings of the qualitative component of a combined methods research study that explores a range of individual and school factors that influence the uptake of chemistry and physics in post-compulsory study in England. The firs... Read More about Schools that make a difference to post-compulsory uptake of physical science subjects: some comparative case studies in England.

Creating citizenship communities (2012)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., Davies, I., Sundraram, V., Breslin, T., Bramley, G., & Thorpe, T. (2012). Creating citizenship communities. Journal of social science education (Internet), 11, 108--119. https://doi.org/10.2390/jsse-v11-i3-93

The project ?Creating Citizenship Communities? is funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and is being conducted by a partnership team from the Department of Education, University of York and the National Foundation for Educational Research. This ar... Read More about Creating citizenship communities.

Cultural reproduction, cultural mobility, cultural resource, or trivial effect?: a comparative approach to cultural capital and educational performance (2012)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., & Xu, J. (2012). Cultural reproduction, cultural mobility, cultural resource, or trivial effect?: a comparative approach to cultural capital and educational performance. Comparative Education Review, 56, 98--124. https://doi.org/10.1086/661289

We assess explanations for the associations between cultural capital (especially cultural activities and cultural possessions) and educational performance of schooled adolescents in 22 Western industrialized countries based on data from the Programme... Read More about Cultural reproduction, cultural mobility, cultural resource, or trivial effect?: a comparative approach to cultural capital and educational performance.

Single-mother families, maternal employment and children's literacy achievement: a study of 10 countries (2012)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G. (2012). Single-mother families, maternal employment and children's literacy achievement: a study of 10 countries. Education and Society, 30, 23--42. https://doi.org/10.7459/es/30.3.03

Labour force participation maybe particularly problematic for single-mothers. By working, mothers increase their family?s financial capital and consequently make more money available for educational resources. However, employment often results in the... Read More about Single-mother families, maternal employment and children's literacy achievement: a study of 10 countries.

The arts and achievement in at-risk youth: findings from four longitudinal studies (2012)
Report
Catterall, J. S., Dumais, S. A., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2012). The arts and achievement in at-risk youth: findings from four longitudinal studies. National Endowment for the Arts

This report examines the academic and civic behavior outcomes of teenagers and young adults who have engaged deeply with the arts in or out of school. In several small-group studies, children and teenagers who participated in arts education programs... Read More about The arts and achievement in at-risk youth: findings from four longitudinal studies.

Post 16 physics and chemistry uptake: combining large-scale secondary analysis with in-depth qualitative methods (2011)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., Lubben, F., & Bennett, J. (2011). Post 16 physics and chemistry uptake: combining large-scale secondary analysis with in-depth qualitative methods. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 34, 289--307. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727X.2011.609550

Quantitative secondary analysis of large-scale data can be combined with in-depth qualitative methods. In this paper, we discuss the role of this combined methods approach in examining the uptake of physics and chemistry in post compulsory schooling... Read More about Post 16 physics and chemistry uptake: combining large-scale secondary analysis with in-depth qualitative methods.