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Publications

This is a list of the most recent research publications by members of the Durham University Evidence Centre for Education. Full publication lists can be obtained by visiting the appropriate staff web page. Open access copies of the publications are available via Durham Research Online.

2022 Publications

Boliver, V., Gorard, S. and Siddiqui. N. (2022) Who counts as disadvantaged for the purposes of widening access to higher education?, British Journal of Sociology of Educationhttps://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2021.2017852

Demie, F. (2022). Understanding the causes and consequences of school exclusions: Teachers, parents, and schools’ perspectives, Abingdon: Routledge, 9781032205243 (hardback). 

Demie, F. (2022).  Teachers' low expectation of Black Caribbean Students. Equity in Education and Society (accepted forthcoming April)Demie, F. (2021). The impact of effective leadership and targeted intervention to close the achievement gap of disadvantaged pupils. Europen Journal of Educational Management, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.12973/eujem.4.2.97

Demie, F. (2022). Black Caribbean Pupils and School Exclusions in England: What does research tell us?  Sociological Review, 31(3)

Gorard, S. (2022) What is the evidence on the impact of Pupil Premium funding on school intakes and attainment by age 16 in England?, British Educational Research Journal, What is the evidence on the impact of Pupil Premium funding on school intakes and attainment by age 16 in England? - Gorard - - British Educational Research Journal - Wiley Online Library

Gorard, S. (2022) Segregation and the attainment gap for permanently disadvantaged pupils in England, Educational Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2021.2007055

Mashtaler, L. and Gorard, S. (2022) The development of education in ex-Soviet states, Review of Educationhttps://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3329

See, BH, Morris, R., Gorard. S., Siddiqui, N., Easterbrook, M., Nieuwenhuis, M., Fox, K., Harris, P. and Banerjee, R. (2022) A conceptual replication study of a self-affirmation intervention to improve the academic achievement of low-income pupils in England, Educational Research and EvaluationFull article: A conceptual replication study of a self-affirmation intervention to improve the academic achievement of low-income pupils in England (tandfonline.com)

2021 Publications

Arday, J., Branchu, C. and Boliver, V. (2021) What Do We Know About Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Participation in UK Higher Education? Social Policy and Society https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-policy-and-society/article/abs/what-do-we-know-about-black-and-minority-ethnic-bame-participation-in-uk-higher-education/D603F9ECA65148D8C583653E40DC02EE

Birkelund, J., Capsada-Munsech, Q., Boliver, V. & Karlson, K.B. (2021) Lives on track? Long-term earnings returns to selective school placement in England and Denmark. British Journal of Sociology 72(3): 672-692. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-4446.12856

Boliver, V., Banerjee, P, Gorard, S. and Powell, M. (2021) Reconceptualising fair access to highly academically selective universities, Higher Education, 10.1007/s10734-021-00755-y

Boliver, V. & Capsada-Munsech, Q. (2021) Does ability grouping affect UK primary school pupils’ enjoyment of Maths and English? Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0276562421000494

Boliver, V., Gorard, S. and Siddiqui, N. (2021) Using contextual data to widen access to higher education, Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 25, 1, 7-13, https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2019.1678076

Boliver, V. and Powell, M. (2021) Fair admission to universities in England: Improving Policy and Practice. London: Nuffield Foundation. https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Fair-admission-to-universities-in-England.pdf

Brown, C. (2021) The Amazing Power of Networks. A [research-informed] choose your own destiny book, (Woodbridge, John Catt).

Brown, C., Flood, J. and MacGregor, S. (Eds) (in press) The Research-Informed Teaching Revolution North America: a handbook for the 21st century teacher, (Boca Raton, FL, John Catt).

Brown, C. and Malin, J. (Eds) (in press) The Handbook of Evidence-Informed Practice in Education: Learning from International Contexts (London, Emerald).

Brown, C., Poortman, C., Gray, H., Groß-Ophoff, J. and Wharf, M. (2021) Facilitating collaborative reflective inquiry amongst teachers: what do we currently know?  International Journal of Educational Research, 105, early online access.

Brown, C., White, R. and Kelly, A. (2021) Teachers as educational change agents: what do we currently know? findings from a systematic review, Emerald Open Research, 10.35241/emeraldopenres.14385.1

Demie, F.  and See Beng, H (2021). Rethinking teachers and school leaders diversity in schools, BERA blog, December.

Demie, F. (2021). The Achievement of  Spanish Speaking Students in Secondary Schools in England.  Journal of Latinos and Education

Demie, F. (2021). The Experience of Black Car​Caribbean Pupils in School Exclusion in England. Educational Review 73(1): 55-70.

Demie, F. (2021). The Impact of School Closures and Covid  on Pupils with English as an Additional Language, BERA blog 

Demie, F. (2021). Ethnic disproportionality in school exclusions in England, forthcoming.

Demie, F. (2021). The Educational Achievement of Black African Children in England 

Demie, F. (2021). The Educational Underachievement of Disadvantaged Pupils in Northern Ireland: Challenges and good practice for tackling inequalities. 

Demie, F. (2021). Transforming the Secondary Curriculum, BERA Blog 

Fishstrom, S; Wang, H., Bethany, B., Daniel, J., Capin, P., Dille, J., & Vaughn, S. (In press). A meta-analysis of the effects of academic interventions on academic and anxiety outcomes in elementary school children. Journal of School Psychology. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2022.03.011 

Gaussel, M., MacGregor, S., Brown, C. and Piedfer-Quêney, L. (2021) The roles of trust, innovation, and positive climates in fostering evidence-informed practice in French schools, International Journal of Educational Research, early online access.

Gorard, S. (2021) How to make sense of statistics: Everything you need to know about using numbers in social science, London: SAGE, ISBN hardback9781526413819, paperback 9781526413826, ebook 9781529755862

Gorard, S. and Tan, Y. (2021) Reviewing the logic of social scientific claims, Social Sciences Journal, 24, 24, 113-124, https://doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v24i1.4781

Gorard, S., Ventista, O., Morris, R. and See, B. (2021) Who wants to be a teacher? Findings from a survey of undergraduates in England,Educational Studies, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03055698.2021.1915751

Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N. and See, BH (2021) Assessing the impact of Pupil Premium funding on primary school segregation and attainment,Research Papers in Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2021.1907775

Gorard, S. (2021) How can we help teachers help to promote evidence-led teaching?, Professional Development Today, 21,3/4, 6-8

Gorard, S. (2021) How can we judge the trustworthiness of a research finding?, SAGE Methods Space July 2021, How can we judge the trustworthiness of a research finding? | MethodSpace

Gorard, S. (2021)The power of prediction, SAGE Methods Space July 2021, The power of prediction | MethodSpace

Gorard, S. (2021) Working with population data, SAGE Methods Space July 2021, Working with population data | MethodSpace

Gorard, S. (2021) How to present numeric data?, SAGE Methods Space July 2021, How to present numeric data | MethodSpace

Gorard, S. (2021) What to do about missing data?, SAGE Methods Space July 2021, What to do about missing data? | MethodSpace

Gorard, S. (2021) What is randomness?, SAGE Methods Space July 2021, What is randomness? | MethodSpace

Gorard, S. (2021) How standard is the standard deviation?, SAGE Methods Space July 2021, , How Standard is Standard Deviation? | MethodSpace

Gorard, S. (2021) Making sense of statistics and numbers in research, https://perspectivesblog.sagepub.com/blog/books/every-social-science-researcher-needs-to-be-able-to-use-and-understand-numbers-in-research

Gorard, S. (2021) Multiple linear regression, in Coe, R., Hedges, L., Waring, M. and Day-Ashley, L. (Eds.) Research Methodologies and Methods in Education 3rd Edition, London: SAGE

Gorard, S. (2021) Simple Statistical and Correlational Research, in Coe, R., Hedges, L., Waring, M. and Day-Ashley, L. (Eds.) Research Methodologies and Methods in Education 3rd Edition, London: SAGE

Lewis, K. & Demie, F. (2019). The school experiences of mixed-race white and black Caribbean children in England. Ethnic and Racial Studies 42(12): 2065-2083.

Morris, R., See, BH, Gorard, S. and Siddiqui, N. (2021) Literacy for Life: Evaluating the National Literacy Trust’s bespoke programme for schools, Educational Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2020.1867077

Morris, R., See, BH and Gorard, S. (2021) Teacher shortage in England – new evidence for understanding and addressing current challenges,Impact, Issue 11, pp.64-67

Picket,t K., Taylor-Robinson, D., et al (2021) The Child of the North: Building a fairer future after COVID-19, the Northern Health Science Alliance and N8 Research Partnership, https://www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/2021/12/Child-of-the-North-Report-FINAL.pdf

Roofe, C., Maude, K., and Sunder, S. (2022) From classroom teacher to teacher educator: Critical insights and experiences of beginning teacher educators from Jamaica, England and United Arab Emirates, Power and Education, https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/RPMNTJPPWD9NPRESCSEC/full

See, BH, Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., El Soufi, N., Lu, B. and Dong, L. (2021) A systematic review of technology-mediated parental engagement on student outcomes, Educational Research and Evaluation, Full article: A systematic review of the impact of technology-mediated parental engagement on student outcomes (tandfonline.com)

See, BH, Gorard, S., Lu, B., Dong, L. and Siddiqui, N. (2021) Is technology always helpful?: A critical review of the use of education technology in supporting formative assessment in schools, Research Papers in Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2021.1907778

See, BH, Gorard, S. and Morris, R. (2021) Rethinking the complex determinants of teacher shortages, Research Features, 15/9/21, Rethinking the complex determinants of teacher shortages (researchfeatures.com)

See, BH, Morris, R., Gorard, S. and El Soufi, N. (2021) Recruiting and retaining teachers: what works? Researching Education, 2, 1, doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4550903

See, BH, Morris, R., Gorard. S., Siddiqui, N., Easterbrook, M., Nieuwenhuis, M., Fox, K., Harris, P. and Banerjee, R. (2021) A conceptual replication study of a self-affirmation intervention to improve the academic achievement of low-income pupils in England, Educational Research and Evaluation, (forthcoming)

Zelinsky, T., Gorard, S. and Siddiqui, N. (2021) Increasing understanding of the aspirations and expectations of Roma students, British Journal of Sociology of Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2021.1872366