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Do Supported Progression and Bursary Initiatives Improve Student Outcomes? (2024)
Book Chapter
Siddiqui, N. (in press). Do Supported Progression and Bursary Initiatives Improve Student Outcomes?. In V. Boliver, & N. Siddiqui (Eds.), Researching Social Inequalities in Higher Education: Access, Diversity and Inclusion. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003452430-3

Financial incentives have been widely implemented for the improvement of participation and subsequent educational outcomes of disadvantaged and underrepresented students in education. This chapter presents an evaluation of a well-designed and careful... Read More about Do Supported Progression and Bursary Initiatives Improve Student Outcomes?.

An evaluation of Code Club (2024)
Report
Siddiqui, N., Gorard, S., See, B. H., & Gazmuri, C. (2024). An evaluation of Code Club. Durham University Evidence Centre for Education

Code Club is a volunteer-led initiative run by the Raspberry Pi Foundation (RPF). The club activities are usually after-school programmes which offer opportunities for young people aged 9 to 13 to learn and develop skills for coding. The Raspberry Pi... Read More about An evaluation of Code Club.

Issues of Access, Diversity, and Inclusion In Contemporary Higher Education (2024)
Book Chapter
Siddiqui, N., & Boliver, V. (in press). Issues of Access, Diversity, and Inclusion In Contemporary Higher Education. In N. Siddiqui, & V. Boliver (Eds.), Researching Social Inequalities in Higher Education. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003452430

This book was originally conceived through conversations between academic researchers from across the career span who come together regularly to share knowledge, ideas, and research in progress as members of the Higher Education and Social Inequality... Read More about Issues of Access, Diversity, and Inclusion In Contemporary Higher Education.

Access to Higher Education (2024)
Book Chapter
Siddiqui, N., & Boliver, V. (in press). Access to Higher Education. In N. Siddiqui, & V. Boliver (Eds.), Researching Social Inequalities in Higher Education. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003452430-15

The book chapters delve into the sociology of higher education, shedding light on international challenges and barriers to higher education access. ­Despite the substantial growth in the higher education sector, access opportunities remain limited, a... Read More about Access to Higher Education.

Building research capacity through a pipeline (2024)
Book Chapter
Siddiqui, N., & Gorard, S. (2024). Building research capacity through a pipeline. In S. Gorard, & N. Siddiqui (Eds.), An International Approach to Developing Early Career Researchers: A Pipeline to Robust Education Research. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003455066

This book is unusual in having two related objectives. The overarching concern is about assisting the trajectories of researchers at every stage of their career, from conducting an MA thesis to promoted academic posts. And this is the explicit focus... Read More about Building research capacity through a pipeline.

What matters in early childhood education? A natural experiment assessing children’s cognitive and social-emotional learning? (2024)
Book Chapter
Siddiqui, N., Gorard, S., Dixon, P., See, B., Bulsari, S., Saeed, S., …Pandya, K. (2024). What matters in early childhood education? A natural experiment assessing children’s cognitive and social-emotional learning?. In S. Gorard, & N. Siddiqui (Eds.), An International Approach to Developing Early Career Researchers: A Pipeline to Robust Education Research. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003455066-4

This study addresses the impact of early childhood education in Pakistan and India. This is a natural experiment design where children of comparable age and household socioeconomic characteristics are in both groups of attending school and not attend... Read More about What matters in early childhood education? A natural experiment assessing children’s cognitive and social-emotional learning?.

An International Approach to Developing Early Career Researchers: A Pipeline to Robust Education Research (2024)
Book
Gorard, S., & Siddiqui, N. (Eds.). (2024). An International Approach to Developing Early Career Researchers: A Pipeline to Robust Education Research. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003455066

This edited volume illustrates the idea of a successful research capacity model, critically addressing preconceived notions of early career research projects’ impact and drawing together insights and implications around the encouragement of newer res... Read More about An International Approach to Developing Early Career Researchers: A Pipeline to Robust Education Research.

A survey of children’s learning and non-cognitive attitudes in England and Pakistan (2024)
Journal Article
Siddiqui, N., & Gorard, S. (online). A survey of children’s learning and non-cognitive attitudes in England and Pakistan. Educational Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2024.2331121

Children’s learning attitudes and social emotional skills can be shaped by their family background and school experiences. This study compares 832 children aged 10-11 years old attending primary and middle schools in England and Pakistan, who com... Read More about A survey of children’s learning and non-cognitive attitudes in England and Pakistan.

A report on the impact of RAAC closure on the exam cohorts of St Leonard’s Catholic School, County Durham (2024)
Report
Gorard, S., & Siddiqui, N. (2024). A report on the impact of RAAC closure on the exam cohorts of St Leonard’s Catholic School, County Durham. Durham: Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust

St Leonard’s School, Durham has been seriously affected by the RAAC crisis. It was one of only two secondary schools in England that was required to close completely in September 2023, and is reportedly the school most affected by RAAC. This report e... Read More about A report on the impact of RAAC closure on the exam cohorts of St Leonard’s Catholic School, County Durham.