Settings-Based Research
Examples of research happening in Bristol early years settingsVisible Thinking: the Performance Arts Club
Researcher(s): Susan Young Setting(s): Redcliffe Children's Centre, Bristol Status: Young, S. (2014) Visible Thinking: the Performance Arts Club. A study at St Judes, Easton, Bristol and in partnership with Rosemary Nursery, Bristol. The project team ‘Visible...
Redcliffe Research Conference 2014
With delegates from a wide range of settings and locations, there was a palpable sense of passion for the role of research in creating outstanding early years provision. The key message was that research needs to be built into any framework for self-improvement and...
Early Years Setting promoting Community Cohesion
Researcher(s): Dr M. Duggan Setting(s): St. Werburgh’s Park Nursery School and Children’s Centre Status: TBC Poster: overview of Ed. Doc. Research. Bristol University.
Environment
Researcher(s): Pete Moorhouse Setting(s): St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School Status: Ongoing Investigating the impact of the nursery school environment on young children’s learning, development and wellbeing. Researching the effect and responses of environmental...
5x5x5=creativity Freedom to find and follow fascinations
Researcher(s): Valerie Paisey and Lucy Jack Setting(s): Jack and Jill Pre-School, Westbury-on-Trym (in conjunction with 5x5x5=creativity) Status: Findings published We have chosen to research the effect of children accessing open ended heuristic resources and how it...
Mathers, S., Singler, R., Karemaker, A. (2012) Early years quality improvements
Researcher(s): Mathers, S., Singler, R., Karemaker, A. Institution: University of Oxford Status: Findings published Mathers, S., Singler, R., Karemaker, A. (2012) Improving quality in the Early Years: A comparison or perspectives and measures. University of Oxford,...
Lord, P., Southcott, C., and Sharp, C. Children’s Centre Services
Researcher(s): Lord, P., Southcott, C., and Sharp, C. Institution: Status: Findings published Lord, P., Southcott, C., and Sharp, C. (2011). Targetting children's centre services on the most needy families (LGA Research Report). Slough: NFER. While continuing to...
National Quality Improvement Network: Family engagement
Researcher(s): NCB Institution: National Quality Improvement Network Status: Findings published NCB. (2010) Principles for Engaging with Families. London: Published for the National Quality Improvement Network by NCB
NCETM Research: Exploring effective professional development for teachers of mathematics
Researcher(s): NCETM NCETM. (2009) Exploring Effective Professional development for Teachers of Mathematics. National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics. Moving forward: • To find out more about the RECME findings, read the full report which can be...
Dr. Els De Geest: Researching Effective CPD for Mathematics Education (RECME)
Researcher(s): Dr. Els De Geest Institution: University of Oxford Status: Findings published This 2-year, nationally funded project is the largest UK research project into CPD in mathematics education to date. It was led by Project Director Dr. Els De Geest from the...
Visible Thinking: the Performance Arts Club
Researcher(s): Susan Young Setting(s): Redcliffe Children's Centre, Bristol Status: Young, S. (2014) Visible Thinking: the Performance Arts Club. A study at St Judes, Easton, Bristol and in partnership with Rosemary Nursery, Bristol. The project team ‘Visible...
Redcliffe Research Conference 2014
With delegates from a wide range of settings and locations, there was a palpable sense of passion for the role of research in creating outstanding early years provision. The key message was that research needs to be built into any framework for self-improvement and...
Early Years Setting promoting Community Cohesion
Researcher(s): Dr M. Duggan Setting(s): St. Werburgh’s Park Nursery School and Children’s Centre Status: TBC Poster: overview of Ed. Doc. Research. Bristol University.
Environment
Researcher(s): Pete Moorhouse Setting(s): St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School Status: Ongoing Investigating the impact of the nursery school environment on young children’s learning, development and wellbeing. Researching the effect and responses of environmental...
5x5x5=creativity Freedom to find and follow fascinations
Researcher(s): Valerie Paisey and Lucy Jack Setting(s): Jack and Jill Pre-School, Westbury-on-Trym (in conjunction with 5x5x5=creativity) Status: Findings published We have chosen to research the effect of children accessing open ended heuristic resources and how it...
Mathers, S., Singler, R., Karemaker, A. (2012) Early years quality improvements
Researcher(s): Mathers, S., Singler, R., Karemaker, A. Institution: University of Oxford Status: Findings published Mathers, S., Singler, R., Karemaker, A. (2012) Improving quality in the Early Years: A comparison or perspectives and measures. University of Oxford,...
Lord, P., Southcott, C., and Sharp, C. Children’s Centre Services
Researcher(s): Lord, P., Southcott, C., and Sharp, C. Institution: Status: Findings published Lord, P., Southcott, C., and Sharp, C. (2011). Targetting children's centre services on the most needy families (LGA Research Report). Slough: NFER. While continuing to...
National Quality Improvement Network: Family engagement
Researcher(s): NCB Institution: National Quality Improvement Network Status: Findings published NCB. (2010) Principles for Engaging with Families. London: Published for the National Quality Improvement Network by NCB
NCETM Research: Exploring effective professional development for teachers of mathematics
Researcher(s): NCETM NCETM. (2009) Exploring Effective Professional development for Teachers of Mathematics. National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics. Moving forward: • To find out more about the RECME findings, read the full report which can be...
Dr. Els De Geest: Researching Effective CPD for Mathematics Education (RECME)
Researcher(s): Dr. Els De Geest Institution: University of Oxford Status: Findings published This 2-year, nationally funded project is the largest UK research project into CPD in mathematics education to date. It was led by Project Director Dr. Els De Geest from the...
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Mathematics
- Seeing the Maths
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- Developing how children see themselves as mathematicians?
- A mastery approach
- Encouraging maths in free flow
- The adult role in supporting children’s independent mathematical thinking
- Developing children’s mark making
- The adult role in supporting children’s mathematical enquiry
- Supporting parents with children’s maths
- Variations in assessment with different assessment criteria
- Developing mathematical language and reasoning
- Encouraging independent problem solving
- Independent problem solving
- Mathematically informed data
- Mathematical play
- Inside v. outside mathematical provision
- Data handling and mathematical representations
- (Re)configuring quality: From a hegemonic framework to story telling
- Mathematically rich environments
- Speedwell Nursery School and Children’s Centre Allotment Project
Birth to Three
CLL
- A Bristol Childminder’s Research: Autonomy with Food
- Children’s social literacies
- Pretend play and the cultural foundations of mathematics
- Dialogue and Participation in Young Children
- Crescent moon and star: Working towards intercultural approaches in early childhood music education.
- The genesis of mathematical semiosis in early childhood.
- Infant Feeding Practices among Somali-born women now resident in Bristol
- Visible Thinking: the Performance Arts Club
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