All Outputs (5)

True experimental designs (2017)
Book Chapter
Torgerson, C., & Torgerson, D. (2017). True experimental designs. In D. Wyse, N. Selwyn, E. Smith, & L. Suter (Eds.), The BERA/SAGE Handbook of Educational Research. SAGE Publications

Experimental trials and ‘what works?’ in education: The case of grammar for writing (2017)
Journal Article
Wyse, D., & Torgerson, C. (2017). Experimental trials and ‘what works?’ in education: The case of grammar for writing. British Educational Research Journal, 43(6), 1019-1047. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3315

The place of evidence to inform educational effectiveness has received increasing attention internationally in the last two decades. An important contribution to evidence-informed policy has been greater attention to experimental trials including ran... Read More about Experimental trials and ‘what works?’ in education: The case of grammar for writing.

Do Electronic Cigarettes Increase Cigarette Smoking in UK Adolescents? Evidence from a 12-month Prospective Study (2017)
Journal Article
Conner, M., Grogan, S., Simms-Ellis, R., Flett, K., Sykes-Muskett, B., Cowap, L., …Siddiqi, K. (2018). Do Electronic Cigarettes Increase Cigarette Smoking in UK Adolescents? Evidence from a 12-month Prospective Study. Tobacco Control, 27(4), 365-372. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053539

Background In cross-sectional surveys, increasing numbers of adolescents report using both electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and cigarettes. This study assessed whether adolescent e-cigarette use was associated prospectively with initiation or esc... Read More about Do Electronic Cigarettes Increase Cigarette Smoking in UK Adolescents? Evidence from a 12-month Prospective Study.

Are we failing young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs)? A systematic review and meta-analysis of re-engagement interventions (2017)
Journal Article
Mawn, L., Oliver, E., Akhtar, N., Bambra, C., Torgerson, C., Bridle, C., & Stain, H. (2017). Are we failing young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs)? A systematic review and meta-analysis of re-engagement interventions. Systematic Reviews, 6, Article 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0394-2

Background: Youth comprise 40% of the world’s unemployed, a status associated with adverse wellbeing and social, health, and economic costs. This systematic review and meta-analysis review synthesises the literature on the effectiveness of interventi... Read More about Are we failing young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs)? A systematic review and meta-analysis of re-engagement interventions.

A systematic review of the effective continuing professional development training of welfare professionals (2017)
Report
Torgerson, C., Nielsen, C., Gascoine, L., Filges, T., Moore, I., Nielsen, B., & Jørgensen, F. (2017). A systematic review of the effective continuing professional development training of welfare professionals. [No known commissioning body]

The quality of the professional development of education and welfare professionals working with children and young people (for example, pre-school teachers or ‘pedagogues’, school teachers, teaching assistants, social workers, psychologists, police o... Read More about A systematic review of the effective continuing professional development training of welfare professionals.