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Forshaw, Emma; Woods, Kevin; McCaldin, Tee – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2023
Involving young people in the co-production of whole-school wellbeing strategies is aligned with the United Nations rights of the child and current UK legislation. This exploratory participatory action research (PAR) project aimed to facilitate teacher-student collaboration in one high school to develop whole-school practice with a focus on…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, High School Students, Teacher Student Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Fairhall, Nicola; Woods, Kevin; Trohear, Phil; Duffy, Sue; Sandiford, Matthew; Stock, Nia – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2021
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) sets out a series of rights for children. UNICEF has developed a Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) through which schools can embed a whole-school approach to the UNCRC. This research used action research in an RRSA primary school to create and evaluate a rights-based transition…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Childrens Rights, International Law
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Donohoe, C.; Topping, K. J.; Hannah, E. – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2021
This quantitative study examined year group, ability level and gender differences in mindset, social value of effort and contingencies of self-worth of 174 participants aged 13-18 years in a Scottish secondary school. The measures were Dweck's (2000) Theories of Intelligence Scale, Juvonen and Murdoch's (1995) Social Value of Effort Scale and…
Descriptors: Social Values, Self Concept, Gender Differences, Measures (Individuals)
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White, Julie; Rae, Tina – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2016
The person-centred review (PCR) is a model for the review of a student's special educational needs (SEN) which places the young person and their family at the centre of the process. This mixed-methods, exploratory study investigated the views of 16 students with SEN aged between 10-11 years (Year 6) and 13-14 years (Year 9), and their…
Descriptors: Special Education, Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Mixed Methods Research
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Ashton, Rebecca – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2009
This article describes the application of the Research and Development in Organisations (RADIO) model to five action research projects carried out in schools around transition processes. The RADIO model is mapped onto all five studies, and adapting the model in order to include greater stakeholder participation is suggested. Reflections are made…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Action Research, Focus Groups, Models
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Lauchlan, Fraser – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2003
Chronic non-attendance has generally focused on the distinction between truancy and school refusal: the former has traditionally been linked to conduct disorder, the latter to separation anxiety disorder. However, research has demonstrated that truancy and school refusal exist in the absence of such disorders and, more significantly, that some…
Descriptors: Intervention, Truancy, Separation Anxiety, Behavior Disorders
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Cranham, Joy; Carroll, Annemaree – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2003
The present research examined whether high school students ethically justify bullying behaviour within a school context. Ten students, purposefully selected because of their specific roles within the bully/victim paradigm, participated in semi-structured interviews. Data analysis using the constant comparative method associated with grounded…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Models, Data Analysis, Social Isolation