Small-scale Research in Primary Schools : A Reader for Learning and Professional Development (Paperback)

Introduction Kimberly Safford Part 1: Contexts for small-scale research: learning lives and professional roles 1. Approaches to small-scale enquiry and research in primary schools Kimberly Safford and Roger Hancock 2. Workforce remodelling: the view from the school Linda Hammersley-Fletcher and Michelle Lowe 3. Children’s views of teaching assistants Clare Fraser and Sara Meadows 4.Adult learning lives and biographies Michael Tedder and Gert Biesta Part 2: Contexts for small-scale research: understanding children’s experiences and learning environments 5. Knowledge exchange activities for home-school communication Martin Hughes and Pamela Greenhough 6. Children in transition from play to ‘work’ Gabrielle White and Caroline Sharp 7. Children’s experiences of domestic violence Helen Buckley, Stephanie Holt and Sadhbh Whelan 8. Walking and cycling to school Joanna Kirby and Joanna Inchley 9. Gender roles in children’s television commercials Jenny Lewin-Jones and Barbara Mitra 10. Children’s views on physical activity and healthy eating Rachael Gosling, Debbi Stanistreet and Viren Swami 11. Children representing themselves through photographs Michelle Newman, Andree Woodcock and Philip Dunhan Section 3: Contexts for small-scale research: understanding diversity, inclusion and barriers to learning 12. The distinctive contribution of additional staff Joan Stead, Gwynwdd Lloyd, Pamela Munn, Sheila Riddell, Jean Kane and Gale Macleod 13. Breakfast clubs and school lunches: their impact on children The School Food Trust 14. What languages do you speak? Linguistic journeys in school Raymonde Sneddon 15. Achieving successful home-school links with refugees Jill Rutter 16. Support for children with physical disabilities Snaefridur Thora Egilson and Rannveig Traustadottir 17. Including children with disabilities in the playground Helen Woolley, Marc Armitage, Julia Bishop, Mavis Curtis and Jane Ginsborg 18. The inclusion of children with attention difficulties Neil Humphrey 19. Using objects and touch cues to communicate Anna Kilberg and Ros How 20. Individual management plans in inclusive classrooms Simon Knight Section 4: Contexts for small-scale research: children, adults and the primary curriculum 21. Collaborative choreography Sue Cottam 22. Singing together Gitika Partington 23. Mentor support for music and performance Ruth Wright 24. Analysing and presenting information Min Wilkie 25. Discussing friction Anna Traianou 26. Understanding evaporation and condensation Georgina Harcourt-Brown 27. Knowing children’s literature Sue McGonigle and Olivia O’Sullivan 28. Children’s online writing Alison Kelly and Kimberly Safford 29. Creativity and language development Ann Bailey and Brita Little 30. Who should ask the questions? Developing critical thinking Adam Hickman