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BEST, Shaun, BSc, MA(Sociology), MA (British Government and Politics), PGCE. Lecturer in Education

Main research/teaching interests:
Citizenship education; 16-19 education; Social Science Teaching; Political Sociology; Social theory; Leisure Theory and the State; Research Methods; development of 16-19 provision; Sociology of Leisure.

International experience:
None

Selected recent publications:
Postmodernity and its Discontents The Sociological Review Nov (1997) Vol 45 (4)

What is a postmodern politics? The Social Science Teacher (Vol 26 Autumn 1997).

Agency and Structure in the writings of Anthony Giddens ‘The Social Science Teacher’ (Vol 26 Summer1997)

The body in the writings of Anthony Giddens ‘The Social Science Teacher’ (Vol 27 Autumn 1997)

‘Zygmunt Bauman: personal reflections within the mainstream of modernity’ British Journal of Sociology (June 1998)

Review of Zygmunt Bauman’s ‘Work Consumerism and the New poor’ The Social Science Teacher’ (Vol 27 Summer 1998)

Review of Stjepan G. Mestrovic ‘Anthony Giddens: The Last Modernist.’ The Social Science Teacher’ (Vol 27 Autumn 1998)

‘Richard Rorty: A Postmodern Account of Truth?’ The Social Science Teacher (Vol 28 Spring 1999)

‘Gloss and Disclaimers in the writings of Jean-Francois Lyotard’ The Social Science Teacher’ (Vol 28 Autumn 1999)

‘The Demise of the Sociology Teacher’ The Social Science Teacher’ (Vol 29 Spring 2000)

‘Modernity and Postmodernity’ (1999) a video published by Halo Vine Video,
“There is no society and there are no people.” Social Science Teacher in the Vol 30Autumn 2000

Review of ‘Market Killing’ by Greg Philo and David Miller for the ’British Journal of Sociology’ June 2001

Review of ‘Market Killing’ by Greg Philo and David Miller for The Social Science Teacher’ Summer 2001

‘Blair: The Moral Turn in British Politics’ General Studies Review Summer 2001

Books
‘Sociology An Interactive Approach’ Collins Education with Nik Jorgensen and others. (1997)

‘Data handling for Sociologists’ (1999), with Ian Marsh, Longman

’Active Sociology’ (2000) Longman

‘An Introduction to Politics and Society‘(2002) Sage

‘A Beginners Guide to Social Theory ‘(2003) Sage

‘Key Thinkers in Economics’ (2003) with Rob Dransfield Nelson Thornes

BOYLE, Bill, BEd, MPhil.
Director of CFAS

Main research/teaching interests:
Curriculum monitoring and modelling; school-based and continuous assessment programme development and evaluation; school improvement and management issues.

Major research/consultancy activities:
I have an acknowledged profile in national and international teaching, learning and assessment research. Since 1990 I have gained British government funding for national assessment development and evaluation research totalling £7,233,268. From the mid 1990s I have established a reputation for securing international funding for similar research and development work. I have secured funding as research director from sources as diverse as The World Bank, DfID, UNESCO, British Council, DfES, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) and the Teacher Training Agency (TTA).

Since 1996 I have directed the sole national curriculum and assessment longitudinal database in England. The reports evidenced by these data impact directly on national education policy making for curriculum reform, assessment development, school effectiveness and improvement strategies (QCA and DfES funded).

Recently I directed the first wave of a research study into the transition of young people with SEN from school to the world of work (DfES) and I am currently directing longitudinal research into models of professional development for teachers and the relationship of those models to changes in teaching practice and therefore school effectiveness.

I am currently involved in directing two major research activities in the Gulf region. These are a curriculum integration research project for the Gulf Arab States Education Research Centre (GASERC) and an evaluation of Ministry of Education departmental effectiveness in the UAE (UNESCO). Other recent international work includes fulfilling the role of team leader in the Raising of Standards in Education (ROSE) programme in Jamaica (World Bank), directing the Bahrain formative assessment development project (UNESCO) and supplying technical assistance to the Jordan national assessment reform project (British Council).

Through external grant funding I employ nine research associates/fellows and four clerical/support staff. Five of the research team have gained PhDs and all are developing their research, grant income and publications profiles to enhance the Faculty's future RAE submissions.

International experience:
Bahrain, Barbados, Botswana, Canada, Jamaica, Mauritius, United Arab Emirates and USA.

Selected recent publications:
"The consistency of examinee misfit across tests on the same subject and across subjects" (with Lamprianou, J), Journal of Applied Psychological Measurement (in press)

"Accuracy of measurement in the context of mathematics National Curriculum tests in England for ethnic minority pupils that speak English as an additional language" (with Lamprianou, J) Journal of Educational Measurement (in press)

"After secondary school, what? The transition of deaf young people from school to independent living" (with Polat, F and Kalambouka, A) Journal of Deafness and Education International (DEI) (in press)

"Professional Development and Management Training Needs for Heads of Department in Decision Making within English Secondary Schools" (with Brown, M & Boyle, T) Journal of Educational Administration, Vol 40(1) p31-43. Emerald 0957-8234 (2002)

"Transition of young people with hearing difficulties from school to independent living" (with Polat, F and Kalambouka, A) Bridging Research into Deaf and General Education (BRIDGE), Vol 20, pp. 7, November 2001

"Holy Grail or Poisoned Chalice?" (with Brown, M) Westminster Studies in Education Vol 23, pp. 31-40, Taylor & Francis, 0140-6728 (200)

"The leadership role of heads of departments in secondary schools in the UK" (with Brown, M), International Journal of School Effectiveness and School Improvement, in press (2000).

"The relationship between teacher assessments and pupil attainments in standard tests/tasks at Key Stage 2, 1996-98" (with Reeves, D and Christie, T), British Educational Research Journal, 26, 5, (2000).

"Commonalities between perceptions and practice in models of school decision making systems in secondary schools in England and Wales (with Brown, M), Journal of School Leadership and Management, 19, 3, pp. 319-330 (1999).

The Headteacher as Effective Leader (with Clarke, P), Arena, 130pp. (1998).

CARROLL, Robert, MA (Econ.), MEd, PhD, DipPE. 
Senior Lecturer in Physical Education.

Main research/teaching interests:
The physical education curriculum; assessment and examinations in PE and sports; equal opportunities and access to PE, sport and leisure; sociology of leisure; physical activity.

Major research/consultancy activities:
Examinations in PE, SEAC, 1991-92; Consultant, Dunlop Slazenger International Ltd. for Racquet Sports, 1981-92; Sports Council Sponsored Research, Ethnic Minority Groups' Participation in Sport, 1988-91; Salford Local Authority Sports Development, 1994-96; University of Malta, 1997-99.

International experience:
Kenya, Malta

Selected recent publication:
An analysis of Leisure Constraints based on different recreational sport participation levels and results from a study in Greece" (with Alexandris, K), Leisure Sciences, 19, 1, pp. 1-15 (1997).

Family variables on children's physical activity; influence of parental exercise and socio-economic status" (with Shropshire, J), Sport, Education and Society, 2, 1, pp. 95-116 (1997).

Perception of constraints and strength of motivation; their relationship to recreational sport participation" (with Alexandis, K), Journal of Leisure Research, 29, 3, pp. 279-299 (1997).

"Final Year primary school children's physical activity levels and choices" (with Shropshire, J), European Journal of Physical Education, 3, 2, pp. 156-166 (1998).

HALL, David, BA(Econ), MEd, PGCE. 
Lecturer in Education and Co-Director of Post-16 Studies Unit.

Main research/teaching interests:
Economics and business education; vocational education; work-based learning; education in transitional economies; 16-19 education.

Main research/teaching activities:
Evaluation of work-based learning; development of 16-19 provision; developing the undergraduate curriculum for the Economics Institute of the National University of Mongolia; GNVQ provision in 16-19 institutions.

International experience:
Italy, Mongolia, Sudan, Taiwan.

Selected recent publications:
"Running on empty? A perspective on the future of A-level Business Studies" (with Raffo, C), Teaching Business and Economics, 1, 1, p. 2 (1997).

"Higher Education reform in a transitional economy: a case study from the School of Economic Studies in Mongolia" (with Thomas, H), Higher Education, 38, 4, pp. 441-460 (1999).

"Institutional change in a transitional economy: the reform of economics higher education in Mongolia" (with Nixon, F, Stubbs, P and Walters, B), International Journal of Educational Development, 19, 6, pp. 423-429 (1999).

"Mentoring urban youth in the post-industrial city: some guiding principles based on developed notions of situated learning and a cognitive mentoring model" (with Raffo, C), Mentoring and Tutoring, 6, 3, pp. 61-76 (1999).

HOY, Charles, BSc, MA, PhD, FIMA, FIMgt,
former Director of Staff Development, The University of Manchester, 1988-96.

Main research/teaching interests:
Higher education management; staff development; international education; the history of Scottish educational practices; human resource management; improving quality in education.

Major research/consultancy activities:
University Development Review Training for University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1992; Management Seminar for Deans of Education Institutes, Shenyang, China, 1992 and 1993; University of Botswana, Staff Development Consultancy for British Council, 1993; Regional Adviser, Universities and Colleges Staff Development Agency, University of Sheffield, 1994-96; TEMPUS Project, Universities in the Czech Republic, Staff Development Consultancy, 1994-97; National University of Lesotho, Staff Development Consultancy for ODA, 1996; King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Staff Development Consultancies for British Council, 1996-99; University Staff Development Consultancy for British Council, Cameroon, 1997; Higher Education Management Consultancy for British Council, Ethiopia, 1999.

International experience:
Australia, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Saudi Arabia, USA

Selected Recent Publications:
The Staff Developer and Mentoring, Universities and Colleges Staff Development Agency, University of Sheffield, 16 pp. (1996).

"The need to change thinking on staff development", Personal (Journal of the Institute of Personnel, Prague, Czech Rep.), 4, pp. 10-12 (1998).

"Aspects of Lifelong Learning: Symposium", 'ICSEI 98' - Proceedings of 11th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, The University of Manchester, January 1998, CD ROM (1998)

Improving Quality in Education, Falmer Press, 170 pp. (2000).

HUNTER-JONES, John, MA, MSc(Tourism). 
Lecturer in Leisure Management.

Main research/teaching interests:
Safety regulation in the leisure and education sectors; legal education in the leisure/tourism industries.

Experience:
Guest Lecturer in Kurukshetra University, India, 1993; Research Officer at Merseyside Tourism Board, 1990-92; National Committee, Association of Teachers and Trainers in Tourism, 1995-8; Member, Leisure Studies Association, 1996-.

International Experience:
Hong Kong (Outward Bound School); India (visiting lecturer); USA (British Tourist Authority).

HUQ, Rupa, BA(Hons), MA(Cantab), PhD. 
Leverhulme Research Fellow.

Main research/teaching interests:
Post-compulsory education; youth culture; British/South Asian identities; research methods.

Major research/consultancy activities:
Freelance contributor to national publications and broadcasting, on British/South Asian identities and youth culture; advisor to Council of Europe, European Youth Centre.

International experience:
Bangladesh, France (fluent in both languages).

Selected recent publications:
"Asian Kool? Bhangra and beyond", in Hutnyk, J, Sharma, S and Sharma, A (eds): Dis-Orienting Rhythms: the politics of the new Asian dance music, London: Zed Books, pp. 61-80 (1996).

"Paradigm Lost? Youth and pop in the 90s" in: Soundings: a journal of politics and culture (Young Britain, Special Edition), London: Lawrence and Wishart, pp. 180-187 (1997).

"Currying favour? Race and diaspora in New Britain", in Perryman, M and Coddington, A (eds): The Moderniser's Dilemma: radical politics in the age of Blair, London: Lawrence and Wishart, pp. 59-74 (1998).

"Living in France: the parallel universe of hexagonal pop", in Blake A (ed): Living Through Pop, London: Routledge, pp. 131-145 (1999).

HUTCHESON, Graeme, D, BSc, PhD.
Lecturer in Research Methods and Statistics.

Main research/teaching interests:
The application of generalized linear models; single case research designs; scenario building and the application of expert systems; child witness interviewing; alcohol use and abuse at work.

Major research/consultancy activities:
Generalized linear models; management expert systems.

International experience:
Denmark, France, Portugal, Scotland.

Selected recent publications:
Alcohol and the Workplace (with MM Henderson and JB Davies), World Health Organisation Regional Publications, Series 67 (1996).

"Measuring preferred store satisfaction using consumer choice criteria as a mediating factor" (with L. Moutinho), Journal of Marketing Management, 14, pp. 705-720 1998).
The Multivariate Social Scientist: Introductory Statistics Using Generalized Linear Models (with N. Sofroniou), Sage Publications, (1999).

"Modelling store patronage using comparative structural equation models" (with L. Moutinho), Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketing, 8, 3, pp. 259-275 (2000).

Main research/teaching interests:
Arts management in the UK; management and marketing of leisure services; staff training and development; Education in Leisure Management; communication and realising skills for managers; creativity in management.

Major research/consultancy activities:
Role of vocational experience in Leisure Management courses; staff development and training for The University of Manchester.

International experience:
Germany, Netherlands.

Selected publications:
"Knowledge or competence? The changing face of qualifications in the Leisure industry" (with Carroll, R and Hunter-Jones, J), in Lawrence, L, Murdoch, E and Parker, S (eds): Professional and Development Issues in Leisure, Sport and Education, LSA Publications, pp. 231-250 (1996).

"Training needs analysis for peer support", in Review of Conference Proceedings, NENE College, Northampton, pp. 84-89 (1996).

"Induction - a new approach", Proceedings of First National Conference on Student Induction, June 1996, Facilitated Learning, Brighton, pp. 18-22, (1996).

"Re-engineering creativity into the training paradigm for higher education" (with Cummings, D), in Dingli, S (ed.): Creative Thinking, Malta University Press, pp. 146-152 (1998).

MURDEN, Brendan, A, BA, MBA, CIPD, MIM. 
Director, Centre for Educational Leadership.

Major research consultancy activities:
The evaluation of headteacher training programmes; the role of self-assessment in personal and professional development; capabilities of highly effective trainers and consultants; approaches to the preparation of school leaders in other countries.

RAFFO, Carlo, BSc, MSc, PGCE.
Lecturer in Education.

Main research/teaching interests:
Work related curriculum at KS4; post 16 vocational education and training, disaffected/socially excluded young people and educational innovation and multi-agency collaboration; work based learning and the cultural industries; 11-19 economics and business education; initial teacher education.

Major research/consultancy activities:
Development of learning frameworks for a European Social Fund project examining New Opportunities for Women (NOW); developing the undergraduate curriculum for the Economics Institute of the National University of Mongolia; education business partnerships project with Cheshire LEA.

International experience:
Mongolia, USA.

Selected recent publications:
"Modernist 16-19 Business Education in a Postmodern World: critical evidence of business practice and business education in the cultural industries" (with Lovatt, A and O'Connor, J), British Journal for Education and Work, 9, 3, pp. 19-34 (1997).

"Mentoring urban youth in the post-industrial city: some guiding principles based on developed notions of situated learning and a cognitive mentoring model of Initial Teacher Education" (with Hall, D), Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 6, 3, pp. 61-65 (1999).

"Youth transitions and social exclusion - developments in social capital theory" (with Reeves, M), Journal of Youth Studies, 3, 2, (2000).

"Attitudes to formal business training and learning amongst entrepreneurs in the cultural industries: situated business learning through doing with others" (with O'Connor, J, Lovatt, A and Banks, M), Journal of Education and Work, 13, 2, (2000).

READING, Malcolm, A, M.Sc, B.Ed, D.M.S, Cert.Ed, M.I. Mgt, F.Coll.P.
Senior Lecturer in Education Management and Marketing Director, Centre for Educational Leadership

Main research/teaching interests:
Leadership, teacher/headteacher stress, performance management and staff development.

Selected recent publications:
BERA Conference paper. "Performance Management in the Primary School – Impact and Influences". September 2000.

WEST, Mel, BA, MA, MBA.
Professor of Educational Leadership.

Main research/teaching interests:
School management; school improvement; education structures and systems in developing countries, teacher development, impact of educational policy on practice.

Major research/consultancy activities:
Co-director, Analysis of Needs arising from the implementation of the Key Skills programme; Director of the Teaching Key Skills to A-level Students project; Co-director, FEDA research programme into classroom practice in Key Skills teaching,
Consultant, Malawi School Support Systems Project (DfID/British Council); Consultant,
"Mejoranda la Calidad de la Educacion para Todos" Project, Chile; consultant, Improving Achievement of Girls project, China: consultant to APEC project seeking to extend the range of learning opportunities offered to secondary school students in China; UK co-ordinator, OECD "What Works 2000" study.

International experience:
Chile, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Laos, Malawi, Norway, Puerto Rico, South
Africa, Sweden, Thailand, USA.

Selected recent publications:
"Creating the conditions for classroom improvement" (with Hopkins, D and Beresford, J), Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 4, 1, pp. 115-141 (1998).

"Quality in schools: developing a sustainable model for school improvement", in Fullan, M, Hargreaves, A, Hopkins, D and Lieberman, A (eds): International Handbook ofEducational Change, Kluwer Educational Press, pp. 768-789 (1998).

"Micropolitics and all that - increasing the micropolitical skills and awareness of school
leaders", School Leadership and Management, 19, 2, pp. 56-67 (1999).

"Evaluation as school improvement: a developmental perspective from England" (with Hopkins, D), in Nevo, D (ed): School-based Evaluation: An International Perspective, J.A.I. Press, in press (2000).

WOODS, Charlotte E., BA, MEd, Dip RSA. 
Lecturer in Education.

Main research/teaching interests:
Teaching and learning in Higher Education; Management and leadership in education; interpersonal communication and group processes.

Major research/consultancy activities:
Evaluation of the National College for School Leadership’s Bursar Development Programme; In-Service teacher training in Russia.

International experience:
Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Russia.

Selected recent publications:
Woods, C and M Brown (2003) ‘Distributed leadership at school site level: the role of the School Business Manager in school improvement’ Paper presented at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Sydney, 2003

Woods, C (2003) ‘Distributed leadership: early evidence of the impact of training for UK School Business Managers’ Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Chicago 2003