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Researching the everyday educational lives of low-income families: the importance of researcher and participant contexts (2024)
Journal Article
Wainwright, E., Hoskins, K., Arabaci, R., Zhai, J., Gao, J., & Xu, Y. (2025). Researching the everyday educational lives of low-income families: the importance of researcher and participant contexts. British Journal of Educational Studies, 73(1), 5-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2024.2378053

This paper highlights the importance of considering both researcher and participant contexts when exploring everyday educational lives. It emerges during a period of increasing and sustained social inequality in England, and against a backdrop of inc... Read More about Researching the everyday educational lives of low-income families: the importance of researcher and participant contexts.

What is sociological research? Exploring Norwegian, Hungarian and English student and staff views, and curriculum documents (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HORDOSY, R., Yasdiman, M. B., & Lashari, A. (2024, March). What is sociological research? Exploring Norwegian, Hungarian and English student and staff views, and curriculum documents. Presented at Educational Research Seminar - University of Lancaster, Lancaster / Online

This talk explores sociology through a mixture of curriculum document analysis and interviews with sociology students and staff in three European countries. An overview and comparison of curriculum documents from Hungary, England and Norway explores... Read More about What is sociological research? Exploring Norwegian, Hungarian and English student and staff views, and curriculum documents.

Sitting in the mess: Miss Havisham, a representation of frozen trauma (2024)
Journal Article
Baker, H. (2025). Sitting in the mess: Miss Havisham, a representation of frozen trauma. Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies, 24(2), 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/14779757.2024.2364668

In this case study, the character of Miss Havisham, from Dickens’ novel Great Expectations, is explored as a representation of frozen trauma. Support is offered for the usefulness of fictional case study to therapeutic understanding and practice, and... Read More about Sitting in the mess: Miss Havisham, a representation of frozen trauma.

Why bother with arts education in schools? (2024)
Journal Article
Thomson, P. (2025). Why bother with arts education in schools?. Australian Educational Researcher, 52, 781–801. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-024-00741-0

Enrolments in school arts subjects are falling in both England and Australia. There are various arguments made in an attempt to reverse the situation. The arts are said to be vital for the economy, linked to success in core school subjects, are educa... Read More about Why bother with arts education in schools?.

Digital notetaking in lectures: how students adapt to a multi-faceted university learning environment (2024)
Journal Article
Arden, B., Norris, J., Cole, S., & Gamble, S. C. (2024). Digital notetaking in lectures: how students adapt to a multi-faceted university learning environment. Cogent Education, 11(1), Article 2373552. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2024.2373552

University students are increasingly taking a digital approach to notetaking in lectures, influenced by technological developments, environmental sustainability, and the Covid-19 pandemic. This research aims to understand the ways in which students c... Read More about Digital notetaking in lectures: how students adapt to a multi-faceted university learning environment.

How do mathematics education researchers treat ordinal variables in structural equation models? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, G. C.-Y. (2024, July). How do mathematics education researchers treat ordinal variables in structural equation models?. Presented at 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Sydney, Australia

Mathematics education researchers often work with observations, such as survey responses and tests, related to unobserved abilities or characteristics, such as attitudes and beliefs. Those observations are often measured as ordinal variables. A criti... Read More about How do mathematics education researchers treat ordinal variables in structural equation models?.

Mathematical reasoning in PISA 2022 (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chun-Yeung Lee, G., & Ingram, J. (2024, July). Mathematical reasoning in PISA 2022. Presented at 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Mathematical reasoning has increasingly been playing a central role in curricula around the world but has been a focus of research in mathematics education for many years. In 2018, the OECD revised the PISA mathematics assessment framework to explici... Read More about Mathematical reasoning in PISA 2022.

Moral purpose in performative times: Do school leaders’ values matter? (2024)
Journal Article
Greany, T. (2024). Moral purpose in performative times: Do school leaders’ values matter?. British Journal of Educational Studies, 72(5), 587-606. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2024.2374074

School leaders are expected to act with integrity, but values are always contested: one person’s ‘moral purpose’ is not the same as another’s. Researchers have explored these issues from different angles. One approach focusses on individual leaders,... Read More about Moral purpose in performative times: Do school leaders’ values matter?.

The linguistic challenges of moving between examples and generalisations: Always, sometimes or never true? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ingram, J., Lee, G. C.-Y., & Erath, K. (2024, July). The linguistic challenges of moving between examples and generalisations: Always, sometimes or never true?. Presented at 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Sydney, Australia

Language plays an important role in promoting learning in mathematics. Given language diversity within mathematics classrooms and the linguistic challenges that students and teachers may experience in mathematical discourses, enhancing language can p... Read More about The linguistic challenges of moving between examples and generalisations: Always, sometimes or never true?.

Trans and non‐binary person‐centred therapists' experiences of, and responses to, transprejudice from clients: A reflexive thematic analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Wright, M., & Murphy, D. (2024). Trans and non‐binary person‐centred therapists' experiences of, and responses to, transprejudice from clients: A reflexive thematic analysis. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 24(4), 1516-1527. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12798

Aims: This qualitative study aimed to explore what it is like for trans and non‐binary (TNB) person‐centred therapists to be exposed to transprejudice in their client work, and how they navigate such relationships. In so doing, the study aims to ampl... Read More about Trans and non‐binary person‐centred therapists' experiences of, and responses to, transprejudice from clients: A reflexive thematic analysis.

Local learning landscapes: conceptualising place-based professional learning by teachers and schools in decentralised education systems (2024)
Journal Article
Greany, T., Cowhitt, T., Noyes, A., Gripton, C., & Hudson, G. (2025). Local learning landscapes: conceptualising place-based professional learning by teachers and schools in decentralised education systems. Journal of Educational Change, 26, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10833-024-09508-x

This article sets out an original conceptual framework for place-based professional learning by teachers and schools in decentralised education systems. High quality Continuing Professional Development and Learning (CDPL) by teachers is associated wi... Read More about Local learning landscapes: conceptualising place-based professional learning by teachers and schools in decentralised education systems.

Crossing the line? Exploring situated, interactional negotiations of parental involvement in primary homework in England and Italy (2024)
Journal Article
Lehner‐Mear, R., & Colla, V. (2024). Crossing the line? Exploring situated, interactional negotiations of parental involvement in primary homework in England and Italy. British Educational Research Journal, 50(6), 2640-2662. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4046

Primary school homework is a common practice internationally, historically viewed as an independent child activity, but more recently recognised as a family accomplishment. Parental involvement in homework has been principally discussed in relation t... Read More about Crossing the line? Exploring situated, interactional negotiations of parental involvement in primary homework in England and Italy.

Learning about Data, Algorithms, and Algorithmic Justice on TikTok in Personally Meaningful Ways (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Morales-Navarro, L., Kafai, Y. B., Nguyen, H., DesPortes, K., Vacca, R., Matuk, C., Silander, M., Amato, A., Woods, P., Castro, F., Shaw, M., Akgun, S., Greenhow, C., & Garcia, A. (2024, June). Learning about Data, Algorithms, and Algorithmic Justice on TikTok in Personally Meaningful Ways. Presented at ISLS Annual Meeting 2024, Buffalo, NY

TikTok, a popular short video sharing application, emerged as the dominant social media platform for young people, with a pronounced influence on how young women and people of color interact online. The application has become a global space for youth... Read More about Learning about Data, Algorithms, and Algorithmic Justice on TikTok in Personally Meaningful Ways.

The effect of element interactivity and mental rehearsal on working memory resource depletion and the spacing effect (2024)
Journal Article
Chen, O., Kai Yin Chan, B., Anderson, E., O'sullivan, R., Jay, T., Ouwehand, K., Paas, F., & Sweller, J. (2024). The effect of element interactivity and mental rehearsal on working memory resource depletion and the spacing effect. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 77, Article 102281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2024.102281

The spacing effect occurs when learning with rest periods is superior to learning without rest periods. Cognitive load theory has explained this superiority by working memory resource depletion, under which resources are depleted during cognitive act... Read More about The effect of element interactivity and mental rehearsal on working memory resource depletion and the spacing effect.

Mathematical reasoning and problem-solving in PISA 2022 - How do performance profiles vary across countries? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ingram, J., Lee, G., & Stiff, J. (2024, July). Mathematical reasoning and problem-solving in PISA 2022 - How do performance profiles vary across countries?. Presented at 47th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Auckland, New Zealand

In PISA 2022, a new process subdomain was introduced focused on mathematical reasoning. This process was seen as the core of the problem-solving process that typifies PISA mathematics assessments. The results of PISA 2022 suggest that students in som... Read More about Mathematical reasoning and problem-solving in PISA 2022 - How do performance profiles vary across countries?.

University s/cyborgs widening undergraduate access (2024)
Journal Article
Madriaga, M. (2024). University s/cyborgs widening undergraduate access. Educational Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2024.2364704

This study sought to examine questions of race in higher education widening access policy and practice in England. I was keen on seeking perceptions and stories of those who do work in this area, raising awareness of higher education opportunities to... Read More about University s/cyborgs widening undergraduate access.

Breathing space amidst the permanence of racism in the academy (2024)
Journal Article
Madriaga, M., & Blaisdell, B. (2025). Breathing space amidst the permanence of racism in the academy. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 34(2), 217-234. https://doi.org/10.1080/09620214.2024.2369887

This paper presents evidence that sheds light on both the limitations and the possibilities of race-focused staff forums that have formed across UK higher education as part of a response to equality legislation. Based on interviews conducted with thi... Read More about Breathing space amidst the permanence of racism in the academy.

Conceptualising the art of belonging for young refugees and asylum-seekers: reflections from England and Sweden (2024)
Journal Article
McIntyre, J. (2025). Conceptualising the art of belonging for young refugees and asylum-seekers: reflections from England and Sweden. Research Papers in Education, 40(2), 236-258. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2024.2368509

The concept of belonging has grown in prominence in research and policy relating to new arrivals from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds. Arguably, belonging is replacing integration and inclusion as the panacea to perceived problems associated w... Read More about Conceptualising the art of belonging for young refugees and asylum-seekers: reflections from England and Sweden.