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Cathy Nutbrown
Bio: Cathy Nutbrown is an academic researcher from University of Sheffield. The author has contributed to research in topics: Early childhood education & Family literacy. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 58 publications receiving 1700 citations.
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04 Oct 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, the focus of research is defined as: "What is research? What is methodology? And what is the purpose of research?" And the nature of the research process is discussed.
Abstract: Preface How to Read This Book PART ONE: RESEARCH IS METHODOLOGY What Is Research? What Is Methodology? PART TWO: THE PERVASIVE NATURE OF METHODOLOGY Looking Seeing beyond the Known Listening Issues of Voice Reading Purposes and Positionality Questioning The Focus of Research PART THREE: MAKING RESEARCH PUBLIC Research Design Shaping the Study Reporting Research Telling the Story Research Action Next Steps
195 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue for, and demonstrate the effectiveness of, including young children in commenting on and improving their learning environments, taking a view of citizenship as "participation" and demonstrate how practitioner research can support the evolution of inclusive environments for all children.
Abstract: This paper argues for, and demonstrates the effectiveness of, including young children in commenting on and improving their learning environments. It reports the experiences gathered from of 16 setting‐based, small‐scale, practitioner‐led projects. Taking a view of citizenship as ‘participation’ the paper shows how practitioner‐research can support the evolution of inclusive environments for all children. Following a critical review of the literature on citizenship, young children, and ‘inclusion’ the paper considers the usefulness of the participant methodology of practitioner action research and the concept of ‘voice’ in educational research and report. Examples of practitioner‐research projects involving children aged three to six years identify and illustrate key themes from the data. Thus, they demonstrate: (1) the range of factors which excited or worried the children; and (2) the ways in which children’s concerns and ideas were listened to and action for change was developed. The children’s ideas a...
110 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss their growing worry over the use and nonuse of photographs of young children in social research taking a view of child protection as paramount, they situate the discussion in the context of ethical governance of research, young children as research participants, changing views of childhoods, and the juxtaposition of the Arts with/in Arts-Based Educational Research.
Abstract: In this article I discuss my growing worry over the use (and nonuse) of photographs of young children in social research Taking a view of child protection as paramount, I situate the discussion in the context of ethical governance of research, young children as research participants, changing views of childhoods, and the juxtaposition of the Arts with/in Arts-Based Educational Research The article sets out a worry over the increasing tendency to pixilate—and hence distort—images of young children for inclusion in research reports or presentations This (largely unchallenged) practice is slipping into research conventions whilst at the same time research governance and research involving children profilerate The article argues that the pixilation of photographs of children, may represent a further “crisis of representation” and is an example of the “Othering” of young children in research
83 citations
TL;DR: This article investigated fathers' involvement in a family literacy program and their home literacy practices with their young children, and found that almost all fathers were involved to some extent in home literac...
Abstract: Relatively few studies of family literacy programmes have investigated parents' experiences and whilst a number of such programmes have been specifically aimed at fathers, little is known about the involvement of fathers in programmes which target both mothers and fathers. This article reports fathers' involvement in a family literacy programme and their home literacy practices with their young children. The article provides a definition of family literacy and describes the context of the study, which was carried out in socio‐economically disadvantaged communities in a northern English city. Fathers' participation in their children's literacy was investigated through interviews at the beginning and end of the programme (n = 85) and home visit records made by teachers throughout the programme. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of these data indicate that, while fathers' participation in the family literacy programme was not easily visible, almost all fathers were involved to some extent in home literac...
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TL;DR: The results suggest that university students experience rates of depression that are substantially higher than those found in the general population.
1,156 citations
TL;DR: This article investigated the influence of aspects of home and preschool environments upon literacy and numeracy achievement at school entry and at the end of the 3rd year of school and identified individuals with unexpected performance pathways (by forming demographically adjusted groups: overachieving, average, and underachieving) to explore the effects of the home learning environment and preschool variables on child development.
Abstract: This study investigates the influence of aspects of home and preschool environments upon literacy and numeracy achievement at school entry and at the end of the 3rd year of school. Individuals with unexpected performance pathways (by forming demographically adjusted groups: overachieving, average, and underachieving) were identified in order to explore the effects of the home learning environment and preschool variables on child development. Multilevel models applied to hierarchical data allow the groups that differ with regard to expected performance to be created at the child and preschool center levels. These multilevel analyses indicate powerful effects for the home learning environment and important effects of specific preschool centers at school entry. Although reduced, such effects remain several years later.
687 citations
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TL;DR: In the process of elucidating Spencer's First Principles and the cosmic theory of evolution, it has proved helpful already to touch on his treatment of social life in that general context.
Abstract: In the process of elucidating Spencer’s First Principles and the cosmic theory of evolution, it has proved helpful already to touch on his treatment of social life in that general context. It is essential now, however, to address the theory as manifested in respect of ‘psychical’ and ‘social’ evolution, themselves intimately linked in his discussions.
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