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Enjoyment of music and GCSE uptake: Survey findings from three North East schools in England (2024)
Journal Article
Whitford, H., & Kokotsaki, D. (2024). Enjoyment of music and GCSE uptake: Survey findings from three North East schools in England. British Journal of Music Education, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265051723000438

In recent years, music education has seen a decline in the number of students choosing to continue their studies at Key Stage 4 (14-16 year old students) and choose music as a GCSE option in England. Whilst the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), a school... Read More about Enjoyment of music and GCSE uptake: Survey findings from three North East schools in England.

An exploration of doctoral students’ resilience and coping strategies using Grounded Theory as the analytic lens (2023)
Journal Article
Kokotsaki, D. (2023). An exploration of doctoral students’ resilience and coping strategies using Grounded Theory as the analytic lens. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 18, 173-198. https://doi.org/10.28945/5137

Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to explore doctoral students’ perceived resilience and the coping strategies they choose to employ to overcome challenging circumstances during their studies. Background: Doctoral students often experience barriers which... Read More about An exploration of doctoral students’ resilience and coping strategies using Grounded Theory as the analytic lens.

Students’ attitudes to school music and perceived barriers to GCSE music uptake: a phenomenographic approach (2023)
Journal Article
Kokotsaki, D., & Whitford, H. (2024). Students’ attitudes to school music and perceived barriers to GCSE music uptake: a phenomenographic approach. British Journal of Music Education, 41, 31-50. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265051723000426

The study aimed to investigate how students in lower secondary schools in England perceive the subject of music in terms of its importance and enjoyment. Following findings from the first survey phase of the project, it specifically sought to shed li... Read More about Students’ attitudes to school music and perceived barriers to GCSE music uptake: a phenomenographic approach.

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.

Music Achievements of Being an English Chorister (2021)
Journal Article
Dong, L., & Kokotsaki, D. (2021). Music Achievements of Being an English Chorister. British Journal of Music Education, 38(3), 249-263. https://doi.org/10.1017/s026505172100019x

This study aims to highlight the uniqueness of the English choristers’ education, what special musical skills it passes on to youngsters, and how these may help them in later life. It investigates the perceptions of 30 ex-choristers who attended a br... Read More about Music Achievements of Being an English Chorister.

The Benefits of Music Workshop Participation for Pupils’ Wellbeing and Social Capital: The In2 Music Project Evaluation (2021)
Journal Article
Ward, S., James, S., James, K., Brown, C., Kokotsaki, D., & Wigham, J. (2023). The Benefits of Music Workshop Participation for Pupils’ Wellbeing and Social Capital: The In2 Music Project Evaluation. Arts Education Policy Review, 124(1), 37-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/10632913.2021.1903640

This paper reports on the evaluation of the In2 music project in Darlington, England. The project ran for seven weeks from January – March 2020 and involved Year 6 pupils from four primary schools (n = 103) and Year 7 pupils from one secondary school... Read More about The Benefits of Music Workshop Participation for Pupils’ Wellbeing and Social Capital: The In2 Music Project Evaluation.

Pupils' views about their learning in writing: a qualitative study of a primary school in the North East of England (2021)
Journal Article
Kokotsaki, D. (2022). Pupils' views about their learning in writing: a qualitative study of a primary school in the North East of England. Education 3-13, 50(2), 252-266. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2020.1849342

This study aims to explore pupils’ views on writing in primary school through focus group interviews conducted in the North East of England with children aged 7–11 years old. Pupils’ views templates were used to stimulate children’s ideas about their... Read More about Pupils' views about their learning in writing: a qualitative study of a primary school in the North East of England.

Teacher recruitment and retention: A critical review of international evidence of most promising interventions (2020)
Journal Article
See, B., Morris, R., Gorard, S., Kokotsaki, D., & Abdi, S. (2020). Teacher recruitment and retention: A critical review of international evidence of most promising interventions. Education Sciences, 10(10), Article 262. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10100262

Background: A raft of initiatives and reforms have been introduced in many countries to attract and recruit school teachers, many of which do not have a clear evidence base, so their effectiveness remains unclear. Prior research has been largely corr... Read More about Teacher recruitment and retention: A critical review of international evidence of most promising interventions.

A phenomenographic approach to understanding some Taiwanese music teachers' experiences of creativity in the classroom (2019)
Journal Article
Wiles, M. A., & Kokotsaki, D. (2021). A phenomenographic approach to understanding some Taiwanese music teachers' experiences of creativity in the classroom. Musicae Scientiae, 25(1), 111-139. https://doi.org/10.1177/1029864919852137

This study examines what creativity means to a group of Taiwanese music teachers and how it relates to their classroom experiences and teaching practices. The research followed a qualitative, interpretative approach. Interviews were used to gather da... Read More about A phenomenographic approach to understanding some Taiwanese music teachers' experiences of creativity in the classroom.

Primary school teachers’ conceptions of creativity in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in China (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, L., & Kokotsaki, D. (2018). Primary school teachers’ conceptions of creativity in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in China. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 29, 115-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2018.06.002

Teachers’ crucial role in realising creativity within their subject and providing more opportunities to foster creative abilities in pupils have been widely recognised. However, few studies have focused on what constitutes creativity in a particular... Read More about Primary school teachers’ conceptions of creativity in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in China.

How can the understanding of analysis of sonata form movements be deepened by the use of graphic representation? (2017)
Journal Article
Ferrari, D., Kokotsaki, D., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2017). How can the understanding of analysis of sonata form movements be deepened by the use of graphic representation?. The journal of music and meaning, 14, 1-20

The aim of the study presented in this paper is to explore the nature of understanding when learning music through the use of ‘graphic representations’ trialled in a learning conversation with a ten-year old flautist. It is argued that the powerful v... Read More about How can the understanding of analysis of sonata form movements be deepened by the use of graphic representation?.

Pupils' perceptions of attainment in music at the start of secondary school in England: a descriptive analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Kokotsaki, D. (2017). Pupils' perceptions of attainment in music at the start of secondary school in England: a descriptive analysis. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 5(5), 120-130. https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v5i5.2353

The provision of constructive feedback gives meaning to educational assessment and is an important requirement in every good educational system. In addition to the value of summative and formative judgements about a learner’s progress, when pupils ar... Read More about Pupils' perceptions of attainment in music at the start of secondary school in England: a descriptive analysis.

Engagement and creativity in music education (2016)
Book Chapter
Kokotsaki, D. (2016). Engagement and creativity in music education. In P. Kostagiolas, K. Martzoukou, & C. Lavranos (Eds) (Eds.), Trends in Music Information Seeking, Behaviour, and Retrieval for Creativity. IGI Global

Pupil voice and attitudes to music during the transition to secondary school (2016)
Journal Article
Kokotsaki, D. (2017). Pupil voice and attitudes to music during the transition to secondary school. British Journal of Music Education, 34(1), 5-39. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0265051716000279

Pupil voice research has been recognised in the last 15 years for its potential to re-shape the conditions of learning and help raise child engagement and standards of achievement. In music education, however, there still seems to exist a misalignmen... Read More about Pupil voice and attitudes to music during the transition to secondary school.

Project-based learning: a review of the literature (2016)
Journal Article
Kokotsaki, D., Menzies, V., & Wiggins, A. (2016). Project-based learning: a review of the literature. Improving Schools, 19(3), 267-277. https://doi.org/10.1177/1365480216659733

Project-based learning (PBL) is an active student-centred form of instruction which is characterised by students’ autonomy, constructive investigations, goal-setting, collaboration, communication and reflection within real-world practices. It has bee... Read More about Project-based learning: a review of the literature.

Impact of arts education on children’s learning and wider outcomes (2016)
Journal Article
See, B., & Kokotsaki, D. (2016). Impact of arts education on children’s learning and wider outcomes. Review of Education, 4(3), 234-262. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3070

Almost every educational system in the world regards numeracy and literacy as more important than the arts. In the UK arts interest groups and politicians have, for years, asked for arts education to be accorded the same priority arguing that arts co... Read More about Impact of arts education on children’s learning and wider outcomes.

Context and Implications Document for: Impact of arts education on children's learning and wider outcomes (2016)
Journal Article
See, B., & Kokotsaki, D. (2016). Context and Implications Document for: Impact of arts education on children's learning and wider outcomes. Review of Education, 4(3), 263-265. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3074

This guide accompanies the following article: Beng Huat See and Dimitra Kokotsaki, Impact of arts education on children's learning and wider outcomes, Review of Education, DOI: 10.1002/rev3.3070