Practical Research for Education feature articles

Using national data for self-evaluation and school improvement
Ian Schagen
Issue 39
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Thinking skills in the early years: a literature review
Kate Ridley
Issue 36
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Mainstreaming pupils with special educational needs
Anne Pirrie, George Head and Paul Brna
Issue 35 - Insight 27
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The experiments of black and minority ethnic young people following the transition to secondary school
Catriona Caulfield, Malcolm Hill and Anita Shelton
Issue 35 - Spotlight 93
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Becoming a research-engaged school
Caroline Sharp
Issue 35 - Featured Article
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Teachers' perceptions of discipline in Scottish schools
Pamela Munn, Margaret Johnstone and Stephen Sharp, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh
Issue 34 - Insight 15
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Neuroscience and education: what can brain science contribute to teaching and learning
John Hall
Issue 34 - Spotlight 92
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Tool-kit 1: planning your research project
Mark Rickinson
Issue 34 - Featured Article
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Negotiating the transition to secondary school
Catherine Graham and Malcolm Hill
Issue 33 - Spotlight 89
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Meeting the needs of children from birth to three: Research evidence and implications for out-of-home provision
Christine Stephen and Aline-Wendy Dunlop in consultation with Colwyn Trevarthen and Helen Marwick
Issue 33 - Insight 6
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The management of supply cover in the teaching profession
Ian Menter, Chris Holligan, Merryn Hutchings and Liz Seagraves with Jacinta Dalgety
Issue 32 - Insight 12
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Promoting number and mathematical development in nursery through staff development
Susan Morton, Donibristle Primary School, Fife
Issue 32 - Spotlight 88
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Classroom assistants in Scottish primary schools
Ursula Schapp and Julia Davidson
Issue 31 - Spotlight 85
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Gender and pupil performance
Teresa Tinklin, Linda Croxford, Alan Ducklin and Barbara Frame
Issue 31 - Interchange 70
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Taking control: how teachers use research
Rebekah Wilson
Issue 31 - Featured Article
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Peer and parent assisted learning in maths, science and ICT
Keith Topping, Centre for Paired Learning, University of Dundee
Issue 30 - Spotlight 83
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All day provision for 3 and 4 year olds
Christine Stephen, Sally Brown, Peter Cope and Steve Waterhouse, Institute of Education, University of Stirling
Issue 30 - Interchange 68
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Parent-assisted learning in reading, writing and thinking skills
Keith Topping, Centre for Paired Learning, University of Dundee
Issue 29 - Spotlight 82
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Developments in inclusive schooling
Carol Campbell, David Gillborn, Ingrid Lunt, Pam Sammons, Carl Vincent, Simon Warren, Geoff Whitty and Pamela Robertson, Institute of Education, University of London
Issue 29 - Interchange 66
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Can thinking skills be taught
Valerie Wilson, SCRE
Issue 27 - Spotlight 79
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Covering for absent colleagues: the role of the supply teacher
Jennifer Sprat
Issue 27 - Spotlight 80
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Practices and interactions in the primary classroom
Joanna McPake, Wynne Harlen, Janet Powney and Julia Davidson, Scottish Council for Research in Education Research
Issue 25 - Interchange 60
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Traveller pupils and Scottish schools
Elizabeth Jordan, Scottish Traveller Education Programme
Issue 25 - Spotlight 76
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Using ICT in the primary classroom
Joanna McPake, John Hall and Bridget Somekh, SCRE
Issue 23 - Spotlight 70
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Mapping change in small primary schools
Valerie Wilson and Joanna McPake, SOEID Educational Research Unit and SCRE
Issue 23 - Interchange 54
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research engaged schools
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