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Externally-funded Research and Evaluation projects completed since 2001

A Life in Teaching? The Impact of Change on Primary Teachers' Working Lives
Maurice Galton and John MacBeath
2001-2002
National Union of Teachers
REPORT DOWNLOAD: A Life in Teaching? The Impact of Change on Primary Teachers' Working Lives (NUTreport.pdf)

An Examination of the Coping Strategies used by Undergraduate Students with Dyslexia in the University of Cambridge
Martyn Rouse with Judith Jesky and Mary Marshall (Disability Resource Centre)
2003
University of Cambridge Disability Resource Centre

Assessment Systems for the Future: the Place of Assessment by Teachers
Mary James on behalf of the Assessment Reform Group
2003-2005
The Nuffield Foundation

Auditory Processing Skills, Phonological Awareness and Literacy Development in Monolingual and Bilingual Children

Usha Goswami
2005
European Commission FP6 MC

Boys' Performance in Modern Foreign Languages
Barry Jones and Jean Rudduck
1999-2001
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Bridges Across Boundaries: cross-disseminating quality development practices for schools in southern and eastern Europe
John MacBeath in partnership with seven countries
2004-2005
European Commission Socrates

Cambridge INDependent LEarning in the Foundation Stage
David Whitebread, Holly Anderson, Penny Coltman
2002-2004
Extended to July 2005
Cambridge Early Years Partnership

Cambridge Online Latin Project
Bob Lister in partnership with Granada Media and Cambridge University Press
2000-2006
Department for Education and Skills

Cambridge Schools-University Partnership for Educational Research (SUPER) Network

Colleen McLaughlin and Donald McIntyre
2001-2006
National College for School Leadership

Carpe Vitam Leadership for Learning Centre
John MacBeath
2002-2005
Wallenberg

Consulting Pupils about Teaching and Learning
ESRC TLRP Network

Jean Rudduck (Network Co-ordinator)
2000-2003
Economic and Social Research Council
Teaching and Learning Research Programme
Phase I

Constituent projects and their directors:

How teachers respond to pupil ideas on improving teaching and learning in different subjects
Donald McIntyre
Ways of consulting pupils about teaching and learning
John MacBeath
Pupil perspectives and participation: starting and sustaining the process
Michael Fielding (University of Sussex)
The potential of pupils to act as (co-)researchers into the process of teaching and learning
Michael Fielding (University of Sussex)
How the conditions of learning in school and classroom affect the identity and participation of different groups of pupils
Madeleine Arnot, Diane Reay
Breaking new ground: innovative school initiatives involving pupil consultation and participation
Julia Flutter
Issues in pupil voice and pupil learning
Julia Flutter

Consulting Pupils about Teaching and Learning:
Maximising Impact among User Communities
ESRC TLRP Phase 1 Network Extension

Jean Rudduck, Madeleine Arnot and Michael Fielding (University of Sussex)
2002-2003
ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme

Curriculum Models below Level 1
Lesley Dee, Lani Florian with Jill Porter and Christopher Robertson (University of Birmingham) and Mark Houlton (freelance consultant)
2002
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Developing Warranted Practice in the Use of ICT in Support of Teaching and Learning in Secondary School Subjects
Kenneth Ruthven
1999-2002 (extended to disseminate)
Wallenberg

Development of an Interactive Poleidoblocs CD-Rom
Julia Anghileri
2001-2002
The Margaret Lowenfeld Trust

Dialogic Teaching in Science Classrooms

Neil Mercer and Judith Kleine Staarman
2005-2007
ESRC

Dips in Pupil Progress in the Primary School
Chris Doddington and Jean Rudduck
1999-2001
Ofsted

Domestic Literacy in the Eighteenth Century: a study of Jane Johnson's nursery library
Morag Styles
2002-2004
British Academy

Educative Technologies in Kindergarten Context (KINDERET): Identification of the Needs and Setting up of Training Programmes
John Siraj-Blatchford
2002-2005
European Commission

Effects of Policy Change on Practice in Secondary Schools
John MacBeath and Maurice Galton
2003-2004
National Union of Teachers
REPORT DOWNLOAD: A Life in Secondary Teaching: Finding Time For Learning [aLiSTreport.pdf] (2.3Mb)

The Effects of Pupil Grouping at KS2/3

Maurice Galton
2006
DfES

Eliciting Situated Expertise in ICT-Integrated Mathematics and Science Teaching (SET-IT)
Kenneth Ruthven and Sara Hennessey
2002-2004
Data analysis and writing up continued through 2005
ESRC

Enhancing Quality of Life for People with Profound and Complex Learning Difficulties
Lesley Dee, Richard Byers, Lani Florian and Liz Maudslay (SKILL)
1999-2002
National Lottery Charities' Board

Euromaths Enrichment
Libby Jared and partners in Hungary and Denmark
2001-2003
European Commission

European Evaluation of the Kidsmart Initiative
John Siraj-Blatchford
2001-2003
IBM http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/downloads/kidsmart_eval_sum_English.pdf

Evaluation of 16-19 Collaboration
David Frost
2000-2002
Hertfordshire County Council

Evaluation of Haringey's Early Excellence Centre
Mary Jane Drummond
2001-2002
London Borough of Haringey

Evaluation of Luton's Flying Start Project
Mary Jane Drummond
2001-2002
Luton Borough Council

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nurture Groups
Richard Byers
2002-2003
Thetford Education Action Zone

Evaluation of the Enfield Inclusion Project
Martyn Rouse
2000-2002
London Borough of Enfield

Evaluation of the Pilot Project for Schools Facing Extremely Challenging Circumstances
John MacBeath, John Gray, David Frost, Sue Swaffield
2002-2005
Department for Education and Skills

Exploring teacher mediation of subject learing with ICT: A multimedia approach (T-MEDIA)

Sara Hennessy
2005-2007
ESRC

Follow-up to the Oracle Project
Maurice Galton
1999-2001
Leverhulme Trust

Gender and Achievement in Primary Schools
Madeleine Arnot and Jenny Willan
2001-2002
West Sussex County Council

Grouping and Group Work Project (SPRinG)
Maurice Galton, Peter Blatchford (University of London Institute of Education) and Peter Kutnick (University of Brighton)
2001-2004
Extended 2005
ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme Phase II

Heymath!
Toni Beardon and Jennifer Piggott
2000-2004
Intellexon, originally known as Marksform

Identity and Schooling: a longitudinal ethnography of pupil careers
Andrew Pollard and Ann Filer
1996-2001
Economic and Social Research Council

Impact of Transitions and Transfers on Pupil Progress
Maurice Galton, John Gray and Jean Rudduck
2000-2002
Department for Education and Skills

Implications of Visual Literacy
Morag Styles
1999-2001
Arts and Humanities Research Board

Inclusion and Student Achievement
Lani Florian and Martyn Rouse

2002-2005
Wallenberg

The Inclusion Engima

Maurice Galton and John MacBeath
2005-2007
National Union of Teachers

Interactive Whiteboards as Pedagogic Tools in Primary Schools

Neil Mercer and Judith Kleine Staarman in partnership with the Open University
2005-2007
ESRC

Investigating the Perception of Key Skills among Students and the Influence of Various Institutional Factors on Perception and Delivery
Lesley Dee and Tony Kelly
2000-2001
LSDA, formerly FEDA

Involving Parents in their Children's Education
John MacBeath
2000-2001
Scottish Executive Education Department (via University of Strathclyde)

Keywords in Primary Education
Chris Doddington

2002-2005
Wallenberg

Land Use-UK
Rex Walford
1997-2001
Dennis Curry Foundation and the School of Education

Learning How to Learn in Classrooms, Schools and Networks
Mary James, Colin Conner, Patrick Carmichael, Bob McCormick (Open University) and Dylan William (King's College, London)
2001-2004
ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme

Learning Without Limits
Susan Hart, Mary Jane Drummond and Donald McIntyre
1999-2001

Linguistics Factors, Phonological and Orthographic Processing in Dyslexia
Usha Goswami
2003
ESRC

Local Evaluation of Hertfordshire Progress File
Mary James
1999-2002
Hertfordshire LEA

M-Buttons - Multilingual Mathematics Context Help Development
Jennifer Piggott and Mike Pearson and partners in Hungary, Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Denmark and Latvia
2002-2004
European Commission FW5 Project

Manchester Metropolitan University's Mathematics in Context

Julia Anghileri2004-2007Gatsby Technical Education Projects

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship

Louise Guron
2006
European Commission

Mathematics Education Traditions of Europe (METE): a five-way comparative study
Paul Andrews
2001-2004
European Commission Socrates Action 6

Mathematics Enrichment Group of Projects (NRICH)

Jennifer Piggott
1996-2006
The University of Cambridge Local Examiniations Synidate, The Clothworkers' Foundation, the Royal Society, Millennium Maths Project, Intellexon

New Visions Induction to Headship Pilot Programme e-learning Research Study
Sue Brindley
2002-2003
National College for School Leadership

Newham Inclusive Education Review

Lani Florian
2003
Newham Education

Nurture Groups Project
Paul Cooper and Donald McIntyre
1998-2001
Department for Education and Employment, Calouste Gulbenkian, the Nuffield Foundation and the former School of Education

Pathfinders for Learners with Learning difficulties and/or disabilities
Lesley Dee and Richard Byers
2004-2006
National Institute of Continuing Education

Pedagogical, Psychological and Organisational Issues Related to the Promotion of Effective Learning using Poleidoblocs: a continuing study
Julia Anghileri
2001-2002
The Margaret Lowenfeld Trust

Personalised Learning Approaches

Maurice Galton
2006-2007
DfES via University of Sussex

Phonological Skills, Vocabulary Development and Reading Development in Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants
Usha Goswami
2003-2006
PPP Foundation

Predictors of Academic Performance: Ethnicity and Achievement at Cambridge University
Joan Whitehead and Jonathan Scales
2004-2005
University of Cambridge

Predictors of Academic Performance (Graduate Students)
Donald McIntyre and Joan Whitehead
2002-2003
University of Cambridge

Primary Maths Project
Jenny Piggott
1998-2004
The Clothworkers' Guild via the Royal Institution, Millennium Maths Project and University of Cambridge

Primary Teachers' Use of Interactive Teaching
Linda Hargreaves and Janet Moyles (Anglia Polytechnic University)
1999-2001
Economic and Social Research Council

Progression in Creative Learning
Pam Burnard
2005
Creative Partnership

Pupils as Researchers' Model for School Self-Evaluation and Improvement
John MacBeath and Gregor Sutherland
2003-2004
HCD Educational and General Charitable Trust

Pupil Participation in post-16 Learning
Colleen McLaughlin and Elise Alexander
2004
Essex LEA, Learning and Skills Council

Pupil Underachievement
David Frost and Michael Wharton
1998-2001
European Commission

Raising Boys' Achievement at School
Molly Warrington,
Mike Younger, John Gray and Jean Rudduck
2000-2004
Department for Education and Skills

Reinventing the Reception Year: a Success Story
Mary Jane Drummond with Janet Moyles (Anglia Polytechnic University)
2002-2003
Association of Teachers and Lecturers

Research and Development into Subject-based Professional Development for Teachers
John Gray and Sandra Leaton Gray
2003-2004
Villiers Park Educational Trust via The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
REPORT DOWNLOAD: An Enquiry into Continuing Professional Development for Teachers (CPD Report.pdf) (244k)

The Status of Teachers and the Teaching Profession

Linda Hargreaves, Donald McIntyre, Maurice Galton, Tim Everton2002-2006Department for Education and Skills

Students as Leaders
Jean Rudduck

2002-2005
Wallenberg

Support, Maintenance and Development of the DATEC Website
http://k1.ioe.ac.uk/cdl/DATEC
John Siraj-Blatchford
2002-2005
IBM

Sustainability and Evolution of ICT-supported Classroom Practice
Sara Hennessy and Rosemary Deaney
2003-2004
BECTA

Teachers' Views of Educational Research
Maurice Galton
2000-2001
Teacher Training Agency

Teaching Strategies and Approaches for Pupils with Special Educational Needs: A Scoping Study
Lani Florian and Pauline Davis (University of Manchester)
2003
DfES

The Impact of Wartime Evacuation upon Teacher Attitude and Practice
Phil Gardner and Peter Cunningham
1998-2002
Economic and Social Research Council
The Sustainability and Development of Practitioner Research and Enquiry
Colleen McLaughlin and Kristine Black-Hawkins
2004-06
National College of School Leadership, Networked Learning Communities Group
Report Download

Theories of Learning

Lesley Dee
2006
LDSA

TLRP Research Training Fellowship: From Black Boxes to Glass Boxes

Robin Bevan2002-2006ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme

Xcalibre (EiC Cross-Curricular Network)
Toni Beardon succeeded by
Jenny Piggott, David Whitebread, Sue Brindley and David Livesey
2000-2004
Department for Education and Skills