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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., Tymms, P., Kemethofer, D., O’Hara, J., McNamara, G., Huber, S., …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.

Side Effects of School Inspection; Motivations and Contexts for Strategic Responses (2016)
Book Chapter
Ehren, M., Jones, K., & Perryman, J. (2016). Side Effects of School Inspection; Motivations and Contexts for Strategic Responses. In M. Ehren (Ed.), Methods and modalities of effective school inspections (87-109). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31003-9_5

This chapter introduces three categories of unintended consequences from school inspections: (1) intended strategic behaviour where schools manipulate the inspection assessment through window dressing, misrepresentation or gaming, (2) unintended stra... Read More about Side Effects of School Inspection; Motivations and Contexts for Strategic Responses.

The unintended consequences of school inspection: the prevalence of inspection side-effects in Austria, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Jones, K., Tymms, P., Kemethofer, D., O'Hara, J., McNamara, G., Huber, S., …Gregger, D. (2014). The unintended consequences of school inspection: the prevalence of inspection side-effects in Austria, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. . https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2017.1352499

The Unintended Effects of School Inspection (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Jones, K., Tymms, P., Kemethofer, D., O’Hara, J., Skedsmo, G., Myrberg, E., & Huber, S. (2014, October). The Unintended Effects of School Inspection. Paper presented at EES, Dublin, Ireland

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.