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Statistical and Correlational Techniques (2017)
Book Chapter
Gorard, S. (2017). Statistical and Correlational Techniques. In R. Coe, J. Arthur, L. Hedges, & M. Waring (Eds.), Research methods and methodologies in education (119-124). (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications

This chapter presents a simple introduction to some of the uses of numbers in education research, illustrating a few of the many and varied research questions that can be addressed with numeric evidence. It is important to realise that using numbers... Read More about Statistical and Correlational Techniques.

An analysis of school-based contextual indicators for possible use in widening participation (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., & Boliver, V. (2017). An analysis of school-based contextual indicators for possible use in widening participation

This paper looks at the National Pupil Database for England in terms of variables that could be used by universities to help them assess undergraduate applications. Where a young person is obviously disadvantaged, this can be taken into account in co... Read More about An analysis of school-based contextual indicators for possible use in widening participation.

Which are the most suitable contextual indicators for use in widening participation to HE? (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Gorard, S., Boliver, V., Siddiqui, N., Banerjee, P., & Morris, R. (2017). Which are the most suitable contextual indicators for use in widening participation to HE?

UK universities are increasingly making decisions about undergraduate admissions with reference to various contextual indicators which are intended to identify whether or not an applicant comes from a disadvantaged family, neighbourhood or school env... Read More about Which are the most suitable contextual indicators for use in widening participation to HE?.

Comparing government and private schools in Pakistan: the way forward for universal education (2017)
Journal Article
Siddiqui, N., & Gorard, S. (2017). Comparing government and private schools in Pakistan: the way forward for universal education. International Journal of Educational Research, 82, 159-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2017.01.007

This paper presents an analysis of children’s proficiency in English, reading and maths on the basis of a citizen-led household survey run by the Annual Statistics of Education Report (ASER) in Pakistan in 2014. Our main analysis involves a sub-group... Read More about Comparing government and private schools in Pakistan: the way forward for universal education.

An analysis of contextual and other indicators of HE students for possible use in widening participation (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., & Boliver, V. (2017). An analysis of contextual and other indicators of HE students for possible use in widening participation

This paper looks at the HESA statistics for all students at university at HEIs in England from 2008/9 to 2011/12, linked to the National Pupil Database (NPD), with records for all pupils in England who ended Key Stage 4 (KS4) in 2006.This limits the... Read More about An analysis of contextual and other indicators of HE students for possible use in widening participation.

Non-cognitive impacts of Philosophy for Children (2017)
Report
Siddiqui, N., Gorard, S., & See, B. (2017). Non-cognitive impacts of Philosophy for Children. [No known commissioning body]

Schools are places where children can learn behaviour, skills and attitudes that have lifelong relevance, in addition to the formal curriculum of subjects. In England, despite a continuing emphasis on attainment, there are clear moves to consider als... Read More about Non-cognitive impacts of Philosophy for Children.

An introduction to the importance of research design (2017)
Book Chapter
Gorard, S. (2017). An introduction to the importance of research design. In D. Wyse, N. Selwyn, E. Smith, & L. Suter (Eds.), The BERA/SAGE handbook of educational research (203-212). SAGE Publications

How should numeric data be analysed? (2017)
Book Chapter
Gorard, S. (2017). How should numeric data be analysed?. In D. Wyse, N. Selwyn, E. Smith, & L. Suter (Eds.), The BERA/SAGE handbook of educational research (753-768). SAGE Publications

Can ‘Philosophy for Children’ improve primary school attainment? (2016)
Journal Article
Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., & See, B. (2017). Can ‘Philosophy for Children’ improve primary school attainment?. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 51(1), 5-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.12227

There are tensions within formal education between imparting knowledge and the development of skills for handling that knowledge. In the primary school sector, the latter can also be squeezed out of the curriculum by a focus on basic skills such as l... Read More about Can ‘Philosophy for Children’ improve primary school attainment?.

Grammar schools in England: a new approach to analysing their intakes and outcomes (2016)
Report
Gorard, S., & Siddiqui, N. (2016). Grammar schools in England: a new approach to analysing their intakes and outcomes. [No known commissioning body]

This paper forms part of a larger investigation of indicators of disadvantage and how they may be improved or supplemented in order to track school intakes and results better. Here our evolving dataset based on the National Pupil Database in England... Read More about Grammar schools in England: a new approach to analysing their intakes and outcomes.

The most effective approaches to teaching in primary schools: Rigorous evidence on effective teaching (2016)
Book
Gorard, S., See, B., & Morris, R. (2016). The most effective approaches to teaching in primary schools: Rigorous evidence on effective teaching. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing

This is a wide-ranging review of the evidence on effective teaching approaches for primary age children. It evaluates the evidence carefully, leading to summaries of what is known to work, what is not known to work, and what is known to be harmful. T... Read More about The most effective approaches to teaching in primary schools: Rigorous evidence on effective teaching.

What works and what fails? Evidence from seven popular literacy ‘catch-up’ schemes for the transition to secondary school in England (2016)
Journal Article
Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., & See, B. (2017). What works and what fails? Evidence from seven popular literacy ‘catch-up’ schemes for the transition to secondary school in England. Research Papers in Education, 32(5), 626-648. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2016.1225811

There are concerns that too many young people, from disadvantaged backgrounds, are moving into secondary education in the UK, and elsewhere, without the necessary literacy skills to make progress with the wider secondary school curriculum. A large nu... Read More about What works and what fails? Evidence from seven popular literacy ‘catch-up’ schemes for the transition to secondary school in England.

How prepared do newly-qualified teachers feel? Differences between routes and settings (2016)
Journal Article
Gorard, S. (2017). How prepared do newly-qualified teachers feel? Differences between routes and settings. Journal of Education for Teaching, 43(1), 3-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2016.1220700

Does it matter whether teachers are trained in schools or universities? In England, there is an ongoing change in the balance of routes to becoming a newly qualified teacher (NQT). Given this, and widely-reported problems with teacher supply, it is i... Read More about How prepared do newly-qualified teachers feel? Differences between routes and settings.

Damaging real lives through obstinacy: re-emphasising why significance testing is wrong (2016)
Journal Article
Gorard, S. (2016). Damaging real lives through obstinacy: re-emphasising why significance testing is wrong. Sociological Research Online, 21(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.3857

This paper reminds readers of the absurdity of statistical significance testing, despite its continued widespread use as a supposed method for analysing numeric data. There have been complaints about the poor quality of research employing significanc... Read More about Damaging real lives through obstinacy: re-emphasising why significance testing is wrong.