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Dr Gillian Hampden-Thompson's Outputs (65)

The teacher as street-level bureaucrat: science teacher’s discretionary decision-making in a time of reform (2022)
Journal Article
Hall, M., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2022). The teacher as street-level bureaucrat: science teacher’s discretionary decision-making in a time of reform. International Journal of Science Education, 44(6), 980-999. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2022.2059588

This article explores teacher discretion in the context of the English 2014 science curriculum and assessment reforms. The study positions primary and secondary school science teachers as ?street-level bureaucrats? in which they are not just mere imp... Read More about The teacher as street-level bureaucrat: science teacher’s discretionary decision-making in a time of reform.

Country and school family composition's effects on mathematics achievement (2022)
Journal Article
Bokhove, C., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2022). Country and school family composition's effects on mathematics achievement. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 33(2), 280-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2021.2012207

Family structures are associated with achievement outcomes, but the percentage of children residing in different family structures has changed over time. In this paper, we revisit data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to... Read More about Country and school family composition's effects on mathematics achievement.

Primary school pupils? emotional experiences of synchronous audio-led online one-to-one tuition (2019)
Journal Article
Humphry, D., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2019). Primary school pupils? emotional experiences of synchronous audio-led online one-to-one tuition. Computers & Education, 135, 100--112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2019.03.003

Understanding the emotional aspects of pedagogical approaches for primary-aged school children engaged in synchronous audio-led one-to-one online tuition is the focus of this qualitative research study. Data are drawn from the process evaluation elem... Read More about Primary school pupils? emotional experiences of synchronous audio-led online one-to-one tuition.

Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England? (2017)
Journal Article
Wakeling, P., Hampden-Thompson, G., & Hancock, S. (2017). Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England?. British Educational Research Journal, 43(6), 1149-1167. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3304

Changes to undergraduate student funding arrangements in England have prompted concerns that increased indebtedness will deter graduates from postgraduate study. While it is clear that student debt has increased substantially in recent years, interna... Read More about Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England?.

Cornerstone Adoption Support Programme: evaluation report (2017)
Report
Luckock, B., Sims, L., Whiting, R., Meleyal, L., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2017). Cornerstone Adoption Support Programme: evaluation report. Department for Education

Report on the effects of the programme on children and adoptive parents, and overall adoption services.

Islington ‘Doing What Counts: Measuring What Matters’ evaluation (2017)
Report
Luckock, B., Hickle, K., Hampden-Thompson, G., & Dickens, R. (2017). Islington ‘Doing What Counts: Measuring What Matters’ evaluation. Department for Education

The report evaluates the success of the project which aimed to improve outcomes for children and families that involved a statutory assessment of need in the London Borough of Islington.

Coram’s 'permanence improvement' project (2017)
Report
Luckock, B., Whiting, R., Meleyal, L., Sims, L., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2017). Coram’s 'permanence improvement' project. Department For Education

Research on improvements to the adoption services of 2 local authorities, including the development of a new diagnostic tool for special guardianship orders and the creation of a ?permanence improvement? academy. The project was intended to support c... Read More about Coram’s 'permanence improvement' project.

An evaluation of the AdOPt parenting programme (2017)
Report
Harold, G., Hampden-Thompson, G., Bjedov, M. R., & Sellers, R. (2017). An evaluation of the AdOPt parenting programme. Department For Education

This report provides findings from an evaluation of the AdOpt parenting programme and its effectiveness in improving parenting capabilities among participating parents.

School-family relationships, school satisfaction and the academic achievement of young people (2016)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., & Galindo, C. (2017). School-family relationships, school satisfaction and the academic achievement of young people. Educational Review, 69(2), 248-265. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2016.1207613

Families? perceptions of, and interactions with, schools and teachers can play an essential role in young people?s educational outcomes. According to Bronfenbrenner?s (1979) ecological systems theory, young people grow within multiple nested systems... Read More about School-family relationships, school satisfaction and the academic achievement of young people.

Teachers’ views on students’ experiences of community involvement and citizenship education (2015)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., Jeffes, J., Lord, P., Bramley, G., Davies, I., Tsouroufli, M., & Sundaram, V. (2015). Teachers’ views on students’ experiences of community involvement and citizenship education. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 10(1), 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1177/1746197914568854

Based upon the findings of a national survey of school coordinators and leaders on citizenship and community cohesion, this research indicates that teachers perceive their students to feel a sense of belonging to multiple communities, each with their... Read More about Teachers’ views on students’ experiences of community involvement and citizenship education.

Understanding the student: consortium research on PGT access and motivations (2015)
Book Chapter
Wakeling, P., Hancock, S., Hampden-Thompson, G., & Coxhead, A. (2015). Understanding the student: consortium research on PGT access and motivations. In T. Srike, & J. Toyne (Eds.), Widening Access to Postgraduate Study and Fair Access to the Professions: working together to ensure fair access to postgraduate taught education (56-74). University of Sheffield

Technical supplement to the understanding the Student Strand Report (2015)
Report
Hancock, S., Wakeling, P., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2015). Technical supplement to the understanding the Student Strand Report. The University of Sheffield

The growing consensus over the economic, social and cultural benefits of postgraduate study has not been matched by a detailed understanding of who progresses to postgraduate study, and why. Similarly limited is our understanding of the barriers to p... Read More about Technical supplement to the understanding the Student Strand Report.

Family structure instability and the educational persistence of young people in England (2015)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., & Galindo, C. (2015). Family structure instability and the educational persistence of young people in England. British Educational Research Journal, 41(5), 749-766. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3179

Research in the area of family structure and educational outcomes has often failed to account for instability in family structure. Furthermore, prior research in this area has been dominated by North American studies with a smaller body emerging from... Read More about Family structure instability and the educational persistence of young people in England.

Online maths tuition: trial protocol (2014)
Report
Torgerson, D. J., Torgerson, C., Hampden-Thompson, G., Mitchell, N., Buckley, H. L., Heaps, C., …Ainsworth, H. R. (2014). Online maths tuition: trial protocol. Education Endowment Foundation

Creating citizenship communities: education, young people and the role of schools (2014)
Book
Davies, I., Sundaram, V., Hampden-Thompson, G., Tsuouroufli, M., Bramley, G., Breslin, T., & Thorpe, T. (2014). Creating citizenship communities: education, young people and the role of schools. Palgrave MacMillan

This book addresses what is globally acknowledged to be one of the most fundamental and pressing concerns in contemporary society: the ways in which education can help young people understand - and play a full and active part - in contemporary societ... Read More about Creating citizenship communities: education, young people and the role of schools.

Diversity, difference, and communities in English secondary schools (2014)
Journal Article
Tsouroufli, M., Davies, I., Hampden-Thompson, G., Sundaram, V., Lord, P., & Jeffes, J. (2014). Diversity, difference, and communities in English secondary schools. International Journal of Community Diversity, 13, 1-17

This paper discusses secondary school pupils? understandings and experiences of diversity and communities in England. It draws on qualitative data from a field study conducted in 8 schools as part of a larger project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Fou... Read More about Diversity, difference, and communities in English secondary schools.

Teaching approach and success in A-level biology: comparing student attainment in context-based, concept-based and mixed approaches to teaching A-level biology. Report to the Nuffield Foundation. York: Department of Education, University of York (2013)
Report
Braund, M., Bennett, J., Hampden-Thompson, G., & Main, G. (2013). Teaching approach and success in A-level biology: comparing student attainment in context-based, concept-based and mixed approaches to teaching A-level biology. Report to the Nuffield Foundation. York: Department of Education, University of York. University of York

UNRWA school dropout: an agency wide study (2013)
Report
Hampden-Thompson, G. (2013). UNRWA school dropout: an agency wide study. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

This report presents the findings of an agency wide study of drop out of students in UNRWA schools, both at elementary and preparatory levels. The study was undertaken by UNRWA educationalists in the five Fields of its operation, led by the Education... Read More about UNRWA school dropout: an agency wide study.

A cross-national analysis of parental involvement and student literacy (2013)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., Guzman, L., & Lippman, L. (2013). A cross-national analysis of parental involvement and student literacy. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 54, 246--266. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020715213501183

Using data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), we examine the association between parental involvement and student literacy in 21 countries. We consider how the nature of the association between parental involvement and st... Read More about A cross-national analysis of parental involvement and student literacy.

Schools that make a difference to post-compulsory uptake of physical science subjects: some comparative case studies in England (2013)
Journal Article
Bennett, J., Lubben, F., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2013). Schools that make a difference to post-compulsory uptake of physical science subjects: some comparative case studies in England. International Journal of Science Education, 35, 663--689. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2011.641131

This paper presents the findings of the qualitative component of a combined methods research study that explores a range of individual and school factors that influence the uptake of chemistry and physics in post-compulsory study in England. The firs... Read More about Schools that make a difference to post-compulsory uptake of physical science subjects: some comparative case studies in England.

Family policy, family structure, and children's educational achievement (2013)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G. (2013). Family policy, family structure, and children's educational achievement. Social Science Research, 42, 804--817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.01.005

This study explored the interface between policy, the family, and educational outcomes. More specifically, this research examined how the association between single motherhood and children?s literacy achievement is affected by a country?s family poli... Read More about Family policy, family structure, and children's educational achievement.

Young people?s community engagement: what does research-based and other literature tell us about young people?s perspectives and the impact of schools? contributions? (2013)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., Davies, I., Calhoun, J., Bramley, G., Tsouroufli, M., Sundaram, V., …Jeffes, J. (2013). Young people?s community engagement: what does research-based and other literature tell us about young people?s perspectives and the impact of schools? contributions?. British Journal of Educational Studies, 61, 327--343. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2013.808316

This narrative synthesis based on a literature review undertaken for the project ?Creating Citizenship Communities? (funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation) includes discussion, principally, about what research evidence tells us about young people?... Read More about Young people?s community engagement: what does research-based and other literature tell us about young people?s perspectives and the impact of schools? contributions?.

Developing quantitative research skills and conceptualising an integrated approach to teaching research methods to education students (2013)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., & Sundaram, V. (2013). Developing quantitative research skills and conceptualising an integrated approach to teaching research methods to education students. AISHE-J: The All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 5, 901--924

Increasingly, research methods in a core component of many undergraduate social science programmes. Education is no exception. Engaging students and developing their research skills, particularly in the area of quantitative methods, is challenging. T... Read More about Developing quantitative research skills and conceptualising an integrated approach to teaching research methods to education students.

Science teaching and learning activities and students' engagement in science (2013)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., & Bennet, J. (2013). Science teaching and learning activities and students' engagement in science. International Journal of Science Education, 35, 1325--1343. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2011.608093

The purpose of this analysis is to describe the variation in students' reports of engagement in science across science teaching and learning activities. In addition, this study examines student and school characteristics that may be associated with s... Read More about Science teaching and learning activities and students' engagement in science.

Cultural reproduction, cultural mobility, cultural resource, or trivial effect?: a comparative approach to cultural capital and educational performance (2012)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., & Xu, J. (2012). Cultural reproduction, cultural mobility, cultural resource, or trivial effect?: a comparative approach to cultural capital and educational performance. Comparative Education Review, 56, 98--124. https://doi.org/10.1086/661289

We assess explanations for the associations between cultural capital (especially cultural activities and cultural possessions) and educational performance of schooled adolescents in 22 Western industrialized countries based on data from the Programme... Read More about Cultural reproduction, cultural mobility, cultural resource, or trivial effect?: a comparative approach to cultural capital and educational performance.

Single-mother families, maternal employment and children's literacy achievement: a study of 10 countries (2012)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G. (2012). Single-mother families, maternal employment and children's literacy achievement: a study of 10 countries. Education and Society, 30, 23--42. https://doi.org/10.7459/es/30.3.03

Labour force participation maybe particularly problematic for single-mothers. By working, mothers increase their family?s financial capital and consequently make more money available for educational resources. However, employment often results in the... Read More about Single-mother families, maternal employment and children's literacy achievement: a study of 10 countries.

Creating citizenship communities (2012)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., Davies, I., Sundraram, V., Breslin, T., Bramley, G., & Thorpe, T. (2012). Creating citizenship communities. Journal of social science education (Internet), 11, 108--119. https://doi.org/10.2390/jsse-v11-i3-93

The project ?Creating Citizenship Communities? is funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and is being conducted by a partnership team from the Department of Education, University of York and the National Foundation for Educational Research. This ar... Read More about Creating citizenship communities.

The arts and achievement in at-risk youth: findings from four longitudinal studies (2012)
Report
Catterall, J. S., Dumais, S. A., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2012). The arts and achievement in at-risk youth: findings from four longitudinal studies. National Endowment for the Arts

This report examines the academic and civic behavior outcomes of teenagers and young adults who have engaged deeply with the arts in or out of school. In several small-group studies, children and teenagers who participated in arts education programs... Read More about The arts and achievement in at-risk youth: findings from four longitudinal studies.

Post 16 physics and chemistry uptake: combining large-scale secondary analysis with in-depth qualitative methods (2011)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., Lubben, F., & Bennett, J. (2011). Post 16 physics and chemistry uptake: combining large-scale secondary analysis with in-depth qualitative methods. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 34, 289--307. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727X.2011.609550

Quantitative secondary analysis of large-scale data can be combined with in-depth qualitative methods. In this paper, we discuss the role of this combined methods approach in examining the uptake of physics and chemistry in post compulsory schooling... Read More about Post 16 physics and chemistry uptake: combining large-scale secondary analysis with in-depth qualitative methods.

Citizenship education in Japan (2010)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., Davies, I., & Mizuyama, M. (2010). Citizenship education in Japan. Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 9, 170--178. https://doi.org/10.2304/csee.2010.9.3.170

Japan is experiencing a period of fundamental debate about - and significant modification of - education. The authors argue that it is important to gain further understanding about citizenship education from a range of contexts. Their reflections are... Read More about Citizenship education in Japan.

Course credit accrual and dropping out of high school, by student characteristics (2009)
Report
Hampden-Thompson, G., Warkentien, S., & Bruce, D. (2009). Course credit accrual and dropping out of high school, by student characteristics. US Department of Education

This Statistics in Brief uses data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) to examine the number of credits earned by high school students and the relationship between course credit accrual and dropping out. Findings indicate that hi... Read More about Course credit accrual and dropping out of high school, by student characteristics.

Single parents (2009)
Book Chapter
Hampden-Thompson, G. (2009). Single parents. In R. A. Shweder, T. R. Bidell, A. C. Dailey, S. D. Dixon, P. J. Miller, & J. Modell (Eds.), The child: an encyclopaedic companion. University of Chicago Press

Are two better than one?: a comparative study of achievement gaps and family structure (2009)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G. (2009). Are two better than one?: a comparative study of achievement gaps and family structure. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 39, 517-537. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057920802366372

Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the size of the literacy achievement gap between 15-year-old students from two-parent and those from single-mother households were compared across 18 industrialized nations. Thi... Read More about Are two better than one?: a comparative study of achievement gaps and family structure.

Expectations and reports of homework for public school students in the first, third and fifth grades (2008)
Report
Warkentien, S., Fenster, M., Hampden-Thompson, G., & Walston, J. (2008). Expectations and reports of homework for public school students in the first, third and fifth grades. US Department of Education

This brief uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) to examine (1) the amount of time that students? public school teachers expected them to spend on reading/language arts and mathematics homework... Read More about Expectations and reports of homework for public school students in the first, third and fifth grades.

Mathematics achievement of language-minority students during the elementary years (2008)
Report
Hampden-Thompson, G., Mulligan, G., Kinukawa, A., & Halle, T. (2008). Mathematics achievement of language-minority students during the elementary years. U.S. Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences

This Issue Brief uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) to examine the scores of public-school language-minority students on a mathematics assessment in 1st grade, as well as the gain in their sc... Read More about Mathematics achievement of language-minority students during the elementary years.

Attrition of mathematics and science teachers (2008)
Report
Hampden-Thompson, G., Herring, W. L., & Kienzl, G. (2008). Attrition of mathematics and science teachers. US Department of Education

Using data from the Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), this Issue Brief reports on trends in the attrition of public school mathematics and science teachers over a 16-year period and examines the reasons given by mathematics and science teachers for lea... Read More about Attrition of mathematics and science teachers.

Cultural capital: what does it offer students? A cross-national analysis (2008)
Book Chapter
Hampden-Thompson, G., Guzman, L., & Lippman, L. (2008). Cultural capital: what does it offer students? A cross-national analysis. In J. Zajda, K. Biraimah, & W. Gaudelli (Eds.), Education and social inequality in global culture (155--180). Kluwer Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6927-7%5C_10

This study continues the refinement of the cultural capital concept, addressing gaps in existing scholarship by analyzing data from two major international datasets: the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Third International... Read More about Cultural capital: what does it offer students? A cross-national analysis.

Description and employment criteria of instructional paraprofessionals (2007)
Report
Hampden-Thompson, G., Diehl, J., & Kinukawa, A. (2007). Description and employment criteria of instructional paraprofessionals. US Department of Education

This Issue Brief (1) offers a descriptive portrait of the distribution of instructional paraprofessionals in all public elementary and secondary schools by instructional responsibility and selected school characteristics and (2) examines the educatio... Read More about Description and employment criteria of instructional paraprofessionals.

The condition of education, 2007 (2007)
Report
Hampden-Thompson, G., Planty, M., Provasnik, S., Hussar, W., Synder, T., Kena, G., …Choy, S. (2007). The condition of education, 2007. US Department of Education

"The Condition of Education, 2007" summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 48 indicators on the status and condition of education and a special analysis on high school coursetakin... Read More about The condition of education, 2007.

School and parent interaction by household language and poverty status: 2002-03 (2006)
Report
Hampden-Thompson, G., Enyeart, C., Diehl, J., & Scotchmer, M. (2006). School and parent interaction by household language and poverty status: 2002-03. US Department of Education

Language minority parents may face a number of challenges when trying to communicate or become involved with their child?s school. This Issue Brief describes school-to-home communication practices and opportunities for parent involvement at school as... Read More about School and parent interaction by household language and poverty status: 2002-03.

Variation in the relationship between non school factors and student achievement on international assessments (2006)
Report
Hampden-Thompson, G., & Johnston, J. (2006). Variation in the relationship between non school factors and student achievement on international assessments. US Department of Education

This Statistics in Brief uses NCES data to describe differences in nonschool factors that are related to student achievement. The data are from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003, an international assessment of 15-year olds... Read More about Variation in the relationship between non school factors and student achievement on international assessments.

Does family policy environment moderate the effect of single-parenthood on children's academic achievement? A study of 14 European countries (2005)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., & Pong, S. (2005). Does family policy environment moderate the effect of single-parenthood on children's academic achievement? A study of 14 European countries. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 36, 227--248

This paper examines whether national family and welfare policies reduce or exacerbate the effects of single-parenthood on a child's educational achievement. Using the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS), we compare 5th grade students f... Read More about Does family policy environment moderate the effect of single-parenthood on children's academic achievement? A study of 14 European countries.

The condition of education, 2005 (2005)
Report
Hampden-Thompson, G., Wirt, J., Choy, S., Rooney, P., Hussar, W., & Provasnik, S. (2005). The condition of education, 2005. U.S. Government Printing Office

This document summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 40 indicators on the status and condition of education and a special analysis of the mobility of elementary and secondary sch... Read More about The condition of education, 2005.

Family policies and children's school achievement in single- versus two-parent families (2003)
Journal Article
Pong, S., Dronkers, J., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2003). Family policies and children's school achievement in single- versus two-parent families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 65, 681. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00681.x

We investigate the gap in math and science achievement of third- and fourth-graders who live with a single parent versus those who live with two parents in 11 countries. The United States and New Zealand rank last among the countries we compare in te... Read More about Family policies and children's school achievement in single- versus two-parent families.