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Meeting the Challenge of Chemical Language Barriers in University Level Chemistry Education (2018)
Journal Article
Rees, S., Kind, V., & Newton, D. (2019). Meeting the Challenge of Chemical Language Barriers in University Level Chemistry Education. Israel Journal of Chemistry, 59(6-7), 470-477. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201800079

The specific yet varied challenges chemical language presents to students learning the subject are widely recognised. However, to effectively engage a student population becoming increasingly diverse in terms of culture, language and prior knowledge... Read More about Meeting the Challenge of Chemical Language Barriers in University Level Chemistry Education.

Profiles of Creativity (2018)
Journal Article
Newton, D. (2018). Profiles of Creativity. International journal for talent development and creativity, 6(1-2), 211-220

Teachers’ pedagogies and strategies of engagement (2018)
Journal Article
Davies, L., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2018). Teachers’ pedagogies and strategies of engagement. International journal for talent development and creativity, 6(1-2), 169-180

Engagement of students in their learning is a positive approach to enhance their educational experience. Engagement is, however, a broad term with a variety of meanings. When attempting to engage students in order to raise their academic attainment i... Read More about Teachers’ pedagogies and strategies of engagement.

A study of children’s classroom questions in relation to elementary science teaching (2018)
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Newton, D., Newton, L., & Abrams, P. (2018). A study of children’s classroom questions in relation to elementary science teaching. International journal for talent development and creativity, 6(1-2), 39-50

Scientific enquiry is a creative process, commonly beginning with a question or problem, then generating a tentative answer or solution, and testing it. In the classroom, the question, perhaps in the form of a problem, is generally given, ready-made,... Read More about A study of children’s classroom questions in relation to elementary science teaching.

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in education research –methodological debates, questions, challenges (2018)
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Styles, B., & Torgerson, C. (2018). Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in education research –methodological debates, questions, challenges. Educational Research, 60(3), 255-264. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2018.1500194

This Special Issue of Educational Research shines a spotlight on a key research design in the 21st Century in the field of education research: the randomised controlled trial (RCT) or ‘true’ experiment. The six papers included here explore the histor... Read More about Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in education research –methodological debates, questions, challenges.

An Essay on Internationalism in Foreign Language Education (2018)
Journal Article
Byram, M. (2018). An Essay on Internationalism in Foreign Language Education. Intercultural Communication Education, 1(2), 64-82. https://doi.org/10.29140/ice.v1n2.54

This essay is an attempt to introduce into the discourse of Foreign Language Education the concept and phenomenon of internationalism. It begins with an analysis of the ways in which education systems promote nationalism and "national citizenship," a... Read More about An Essay on Internationalism in Foreign Language Education.

What is educational technology and how is it being used to support teaching and learning in the early years? (2018)
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Jack, C., & Higgins, S. (2019). What is educational technology and how is it being used to support teaching and learning in the early years?. International Journal of Early Years Education, 27(3), 222-237. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669760.2018.1504754

There are many digital technologies available to support teaching and learning. Historically the focus has tended to be on computers, but this has extended to include interactive whiteboards and tablets. As well as these technologies, which were orig... Read More about What is educational technology and how is it being used to support teaching and learning in the early years?.

Gendered differences in international graduates’ mobility, identity and career development (2018)
Journal Article
Moskal, M. (2020). Gendered differences in international graduates’ mobility, identity and career development. Social and Cultural Geography, 21(3), 421-440. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2018.1499039

Although there is an abundance of research on international students’ experiences of adapting to a new learning and living environment in their receiving countries and at universities abroad, their post-study transitions have rarely been studied. Thi... Read More about Gendered differences in international graduates’ mobility, identity and career development.

Probing the amalgam: the relationship between science teachers’ content, pedagogical and pedagogical content knowledge (2018)
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Neumann, K., Kind, V., & Harms, U. (2019). Probing the amalgam: the relationship between science teachers’ content, pedagogical and pedagogical content knowledge. International Journal of Science Education, 41(7), 847-861. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2018.1497217

This Special Issue aims to present evidence about the relationships between content knowledge (CK), pedagogical knowledge (PK) and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK); the development of these types of knowledge in novice and experienced secondary sc... Read More about Probing the amalgam: the relationship between science teachers’ content, pedagogical and pedagogical content knowledge.

There is only research: the liberating impact of just doing research (2018)
Journal Article
Gorard, S., & Siddiqui, N. (2018). There is only research: the liberating impact of just doing research. International journal of multiple research approaches, 10(1), 328-333. https://doi.org/10.29034/ijmra.v10n1a21

Based on reading a very large number of research reports, and conducting a wide range of different projects, this article illustrates a simple yet inclusive model of research. Research is considered as a cyclical activity with various designs and met... Read More about There is only research: the liberating impact of just doing research.

Affect and ipsative approaches as a counter to Pedagogic Frailty: The guardian of traditional models of student success (2018)
Journal Article
Rattray, J. (2018). Affect and ipsative approaches as a counter to Pedagogic Frailty: The guardian of traditional models of student success. Higher Education Research & Development, 37(7), 1489-1500. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2018.1494141

In this article, I consider how the neoliberal discourses surrounding higher education have resulted in an increasingly risk-averse culture of learning and teaching. Students are frequently reluctant to engage with troublesome or challenging knowledg... Read More about Affect and ipsative approaches as a counter to Pedagogic Frailty: The guardian of traditional models of student success.

Selection on attainment? Local authorities, pupil backgrounds, attainment and grammar school opportunities (2018)
Journal Article
Lu, B. (2020). Selection on attainment? Local authorities, pupil backgrounds, attainment and grammar school opportunities. Educational Review, 72(1), 68-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2018.1483893

This paper uses the National Pupil Database to explore how grammar school opportunities vary among pupil groups, and how grammar school opportunities correlate with the Local Authorities (LAs), pupil backgrounds and attainment. The results show that... Read More about Selection on attainment? Local authorities, pupil backgrounds, attainment and grammar school opportunities.

Some basic observations on conducting a systematic review: A brief reply to Goldstein, Vatalaro and Yair (2018)
Journal Article
See, B., & Gorard, S. (2018). Some basic observations on conducting a systematic review: A brief reply to Goldstein, Vatalaro and Yair. Journal of Children's Services, 13(2), 57-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/jcs-11-2017-0051

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a response to Goldstein et al.’s (2017) attempted rebuttal of the authors’ prior paper in this journal (See and Gorard 2015). Design/methodology/approach: The prior paper reported a systematic review o... Read More about Some basic observations on conducting a systematic review: A brief reply to Goldstein, Vatalaro and Yair.

The importance of process evaluation for randomised control trials in education (2018)
Journal Article
Siddiqui, N., Gorard, S., & See, B. (2018). The importance of process evaluation for randomised control trials in education. Educational Research, 60(3), 357-370. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2018.1493349

Background: Educational interventions are often complex, and their outcomes could be due to factors not focused on in the impact evaluation. Therefore, educational evaluations using a randomised control trial (RCT) design approach need to go beyond o... Read More about The importance of process evaluation for randomised control trials in education.

Deferential trespassing: Looking through and at an intersectional lens (2018)
Journal Article
Beckmann, J. (2018). Deferential trespassing: Looking through and at an intersectional lens. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2018(161), https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20243

In this article, I comment on the prospect of integrating an intersectionality perspective into the developmental sciences. I do this by sharing impressions, insights, and questions that have emerged whilst attempting to look at and to look through a... Read More about Deferential trespassing: Looking through and at an intersectional lens.

The current influence of the CEFR in secondary education: teachers’ perceptions (2018)
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Díez-Bedmar, M. B., & Byram, M. (2019). The current influence of the CEFR in secondary education: teachers’ perceptions. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 32(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2018.1493492

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) began to have an influence on language teaching some 20 years ago. However, in spite of the title referring to learning, teaching and assessment of languages, the CEFR has had a far more... Read More about The current influence of the CEFR in secondary education: teachers’ perceptions.

Adolescent constructions of gendered identities: the role of sport and (physical) education (2018)
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Metcalfe, S. (2018). Adolescent constructions of gendered identities: the role of sport and (physical) education. Sport, Education and Society, 23(7), 681-693. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2018.1493574

Participation in sport and Physical Education (PE) has historically been heavily gendered, and the glorification of masculinity and sporting prowess is viewed as a potentially negative influence on participation for both males and females. This paper... Read More about Adolescent constructions of gendered identities: the role of sport and (physical) education.