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The role of parents in young people’s education — a critical review of the causal evidence (2015)
Journal Article
See, B., & Gorard, S. (2015). The role of parents in young people’s education — a critical review of the causal evidence. Oxford Review of Education, 41(3), 346-366. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2015.1031648

There is currently a considerable body of research suggesting that parental involvement is linked to young people’s attainment at school. It is also generally agreed that a number of factors such as parental background, attention, warmth and parentin... Read More about The role of parents in young people’s education — a critical review of the causal evidence.

Context and Implications Document for: Rethinking ‘quantitative’ methods and the development of new researchers (2015)
Journal Article
Gorard, S. (2015). Context and Implications Document for: Rethinking ‘quantitative’ methods and the development of new researchers. Review of Education, 3(1), 97-99. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3042

This guide accompanies the following article: Stephen Gorard. Rethinking ‘quantitative’ methods and the development of new researchers, Review of Education, DOI:10.1002/rev3.3041

A proposal for judging the trustworthiness of research findings (2015)
Journal Article
Gorard, S. (online). A proposal for judging the trustworthiness of research findings

This paper offers a procedure for, and a description of the elements involved in judging how trustworthy a research finding is. The idea could be of value to the users of research evidence and to researchers themselves when setting out to create trus... Read More about A proposal for judging the trustworthiness of research findings.

An absolute deviation approach to assessing correlation (2015)
Journal Article
Gorard, S. (2015). An absolute deviation approach to assessing correlation. British journal of education, society & behavioural science, 5(1), 73-81. https://doi.org/10.9734/bjesbs/2015/11381

This paper describes two possible alternatives to the more traditional Pearson’s R correlation coefficient, both based on using the mean absolute deviation, rather than the standard deviation, as a measure of dispersion. Pearson’s R is well-establish... Read More about An absolute deviation approach to assessing correlation.

An Evaluation of the ‘Switch-on Reading’ Literacy Catch-up Programme (2014)
Journal Article
Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., & See, B. (2015). An Evaluation of the ‘Switch-on Reading’ Literacy Catch-up Programme. British Educational Research Journal, 41(4), 596-612. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3157

This paper is based on one of the first completed studies funded by the Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF). EEF was set up in response to repeated demands for clearer evidence on school improvement. The paper presents the results of an intensive... Read More about An Evaluation of the ‘Switch-on Reading’ Literacy Catch-up Programme.

Is a summer school programme a promising intervention in preparation for transition from primary to secondary school? (2014)
Journal Article
Siddiqui, N., Gorard, S., & See, B. (2014). Is a summer school programme a promising intervention in preparation for transition from primary to secondary school?. International Education Studies, 7(7), 125-135. https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v7n7p125

In England, some children have not reached what are considered to be expected levels in literacy and maths by the time they move from primary to secondary school. This is more likely for children living in disadvantaged areas. One proposal to address... Read More about Is a summer school programme a promising intervention in preparation for transition from primary to secondary school?.