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Examining the relationship between parent/carer's attitudes, beliefs and their child's future participation in physics (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, K., & Hamer, J. (2022). Examining the relationship between parent/carer's attitudes, beliefs and their child's future participation in physics. International Journal of Science Education, 44(2), 201-222. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2021.2021457

Despite girls enjoying and being good at physics, the proportion of girls studying physics and going into physics related careers still lags behind that of boys. A large volume of research exists on the factors related to the uptake of girls into phy... Read More about Examining the relationship between parent/carer's attitudes, beliefs and their child's future participation in physics.

The unintended consequences of school inspection: the prevalence of inspection side-effects in Austria, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland (2017)
Journal Article
Jones, K. L., Tymms, P., Kemethofer, D., O’Hara, J., McNamara, G., Huber, S., Myrberg, E., Skedsmo, G., & Greger, D. (2017). The unintended consequences of school inspection: the prevalence of inspection side-effects in Austria, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. Oxford Review of Education, 43(6), 805-822. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2017.1352499

It has been widely documented that accountability systems, including school inspections, bring with them unintended side effects. These unintended effects are often negative and have the potential to undo the intended positive effects. However the em... Read More about The unintended consequences of school inspection: the prevalence of inspection side-effects in Austria, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Ofsted's role in promoting school improvement: The mechanisms of the school inspection system in England (2014)
Journal Article
Jones, K., & Tymms, P. (2014). Ofsted's role in promoting school improvement: The mechanisms of the school inspection system in England. Oxford Review of Education, 40(3), 315-330. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2014.911726

Most countries across Europe now have their own Inspectorate as part of a school improvement and accountability system. However there has been little research on the impact of school inspections or on the aspects of school inspections that maximise t... Read More about Ofsted's role in promoting school improvement: The mechanisms of the school inspection system in England.

Examining Changing Attitudes in Secondary School Science (2007)
Journal Article
Barmby, P., Kind, P., & Jones, K. (2008). Examining Changing Attitudes in Secondary School Science. International Journal of Science Education, 30(8), 1075-1093. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690701344966

This study, carried out in England, examined the variation of attitudes towards science over the first three years of secondary schooling and with gender. The study in question was part of an evaluation of the "Lab in a Lorry" project, and involved 9... Read More about Examining Changing Attitudes in Secondary School Science.

Developing attitudes towards science measures (2007)
Journal Article
Kind, P., Jones, K., & Barmby, P. (2007). Developing attitudes towards science measures. International Journal of Science Education, 29(7), 871-893. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690600909091

In this study, we describe the development of measures used to examine pupils' attitudes towards science. In particular, separate measures for attitudes towards the following areas were developed: learning science in school, practical work in science... Read More about Developing attitudes towards science measures.