Maurice Galton
E-mail Address: mg266@cam.ac.uk
Phone: 01223 767512
Qualifications
B.Sc., M.Sc., M.Ed., Ph.D.
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
Emeritus Professor, University of Leicester
Visiting Professor, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Profile
Former Dean of Education and Continuing Education at the University of Leicester, joined Homerton College in 1999 as Associate Director of Research.
Is best known for his research into primary classroom practice which began as co-Director of the ORACLE (Observation and Classroom Learning Evaluation) project on teaching and learning in the primary classroom (1975-80).
Since then he has directed the following projects all funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC):
Group Work in the Primary Classroom (1980-83)
Primary Teachers' Assessments in the Arts (1985-88)
Implementing the National Curriculum in Small Schools (1991-94))
Replicating the ORACLE study (1995-98))
Grouping and Group work (2000-2004)
Also funded by the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE): Curriculum Provision in the Small Rural Primary School (1982-85) and the Impact on Pupil Progress of Transfer and Transition (1989- ). He was consultant to the Council of Europe (1982-87), National Curriculum Council (1989) Hong Kong Council for National Academic Awards (1992) and the National Council for Educational Technology (NCET) (1995-98).
Research Topics
Primary Classroom practice including the use of ICT
Transfer from Primary to Secondary school
Teacher Expertise
Current Research Projects
The Impact of Transition and Transfer on Pupils' Progress and Attainment
funded by DfES; co-director with John Gray and Jean Rudduck, 1999-2002
Grouping and Group Work: the SPRING (Social Pedagogy Research into Grouping)
funded by ESRC as part of the TLRP initiative, 2000-2004
Primary teachers working conditions
funded by the National Union of Teachers, co-director John McBeath, 2001-2002
REPORT DOWNLOAD: A Life in Teaching? The Impact of Change on Primary Teachers' Working Lives (NUTreport.pdf) (1Mb)
Mentor support for Teacher Researchers
funded by the Teacher Training Agency, 2000-2002
Management of ICT in Primary Schools
funded by BECTa, 2001-2002
Publications
Maurice Galton and John MacBeath with Susan Steward, Charlotte Page and Janet Edwards (2004) 'A Life in Secondary Teaching: Finding Time for Learning' (pdf file 2.3Mb), Cambridge: Cambridge Printing (Report for National Union of Teachers)
Hargreaves, L. and Galton, (January 2002) 'Transfer from the Primary School: 20 Years On'. London: Routledge
Galton, M., Hargreaves, L., Comber, C., Pell, T, and Wall, D. (1999) 'Inside the Primary Classroom: 20 Years On', London: Routledge
Galton, M (1995) 'Crisis in the Primary Classroom'. London: David Fulton Publishers
Galton, M. and Moon, R. (eds) (1994) 'Handbook of Teacher Education in Europe', London: David Fulton for the Council of Europe
Galton, M. and Williamson, J. (1992) 'Group Work in the Primary Classroom'. London: Routledge
Galton, M. and Patrick, H. (1990) 'Curriculum Provision in the Small Primary School'. London: Routledge
Galton, M. (1989) 'Teaching in the Primary School'. London: David Fulton Publishers
Galton, M. and Blyth, A. (1989) (eds) 'Handbook of Primary Education in Europe'. London: David Fulton Publishers for the Council of Europe
Galton, M., Simon, B. and Croll, P. (1980) 'Inside the Primary Classroom'. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul
Galton, M. and Simon, B. (eds) (1980) 'Progress and Performance in the Primary Classroom'. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul