Jill Clark

Newcastle University | NCL · School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences

This paper explores the views of a group of young men aged 16–18, studying towards a Level 1 diploma in music in the North East area of England. It uses the conceptualization of “social haunting” to focus our discussions about how Level 1 learners articulated their experiences in the context of their learning journeys and perceived marginalization....

This paper explores the views of a group of young men aged 16–18, studying towards a Level 1 diploma in music in the North East area of England. It uses the conceptualization of “social haunting” to focus our discussions about how Level 1 learners articulated their experiences in the context of their learning journeys and perceived marginalization....

While integrated delivery of anatomy and radiology can support undergraduate anatomical education, the interpretation of complex three‐dimensional spatial relationships in cross‐sectional and radiological images is likely to be demanding for novices. Due to the value of technology‐enhanced and multimodal strategies, it was hypothesized that simulta...

This paper describes the outcomes of the three-year design research project: Formative Assessment in Science and Mathematics Education (FaSMEd) (http://www.fasmed.eu). Its goals: to develop a toolkit for teachers, and to research the use of technology in formative assessment in mathematics and science. Countries in the partnership included the Unit...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the learning gained from undertaking research activities in co-production with young people in order to tackle alcohol misuse in local communities. Design/methodology/approach The findings are drawn from an evaluation of an alcohol misuse change programme in which opportunities to learn about and con...

Current debates around the concept of boundary crossing stress the importance of boundary objects in bringing people together to share understandings. We argue that the boundary object is of secondary importance, and that what is important for the transformational potential of interdisciplinary understanding is opportunities for ‘boundary experienc...

My recently completed PhD (Clark, 2015) explored my 23-year long (meandering) academic journey through participatory research. I have always been interested in how we can do research differently by working in a more co-productive way. Participatory research in itself is not new, but it is certainly a hot topic. In my thesis I discussed the structur...

According to Wikipedia 'The Three Doctors' is the first serial of the tenth season of Doctor Who, first broadcast from 30 December 1972 to 20 January 1973. It featured the first three Doctors which made it the first Doctor Who story in which an earlier incarnation of the Doctor returns to the show.' Now, 43 years later we offer a new narrative of t...

This thesis focuses on the relationship between participatory research and visual methods. Firstly, I explore how methodology can be participative, investigating the conceptual base, the possibilities, significance and usefulness. Secondly, I explore whether using visual research methods can contribute to participatory research and how we can do th...

This paper will report on the ongoing work and progress of the FaSMEd project, which is a design research project, now in the second year of a three year programme. FaSMEd aims to develop the use of technology in formative assessment classroom practices in ways that allow teachers to raise achievement in mathematics and science. This international...

This article considers a school community initiating change in pedagogical practices to complement newbuild premises in the context of demands for school improvement, but constraints on autonomy. We investigate how school leaders planned the change towards enquiry-based learning in flexible spaces, and how teaching staff prepared for the coming cha...

The objective of this publication is to assist practitioners and researchers to do research in a creative way with the underlying approach of researching with rather than on people. The publication provides a short rationale about why such an approach is important but then focuses very much on the ‘how to’, with practical examples and suggestions,...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to describe and consider the use of diamond ranking activities as visual cues to elicit ideas, prompt reflection and promote discussion amongst pupils (aged 10-13), teachers and other staff in two qualitative research studies. Design/methodology/approach – The activities included nine photographs as visual...

"Sub 21 started as a 10 week pilot project in 2008, as one of ten pilot projects supported by the National Social Marketing Centre and funded by the North of Tyne PCT. It followed a concern in the Wallsend area around levels of alcohol consumption among young people identified by a range of services. A range of diversionary activities are provided...

Physical settings in schools have a complex relationship to teaching and learning practices. Uncomfortable tensions can result when the intentions of learners and teachers conflict with each other or with the affordances of the environment. Yet, change may be difficult to achieve and stressful for those involved. This paper considers a case where t...

This article explores challenges in ensuring effective student transition from school or college to university. It examines the complex liaison needed for students to progress to appropriate courses, settle into university life and succeed as higher education learners. Secondary data (international literature on transition and the formation of lear...

Executive Summary This review focuses on the evidence of participation of children and young people (CYP) in, and with, criminal justice research. This review has identified the current position of CYP in research into the criminal justice system in the UK, and suggested a model of justification for involving them. The evidence shows that there has...

"• E-mediators were generally upbeat about their participation in the ‘Skype Grannies project with 91% agreeing or strongly agreeing that they enjoy the Skype sessions and Eighty-eight percent agreeing or strongly agreeing that Skype sessions were stimulating and thought provoking. • Concerns were raised by some e-mediators that students didn’t hav...

Jill Clark and Ian Hall of the Research Centre for Learning and Teaching (based at Newcastle University) were commissioned by Gateshead Council to conduct an evaluation of the Engage Programme. The evaluation incorporated participant observational work and in-depth interviews with a selection of key staff involved in the programme, members of refer...

The Research Centre for Learning and Teaching (CfLaT) was commissioned by the Student Opinion and Survey Group (SOSG) at Newcastle University to conduct a survey of all first year undergraduate students at Newcastle University in March 2010. The purpose of the survey was to gain some insight into the transition experiences of first year students at...

It has been argued by both educationalists and social researchers that visual methods are particularly appropriate for the investigation of people’s experiences of the school environment. The current and expected building work taking place in British schools provides an opportunity for exploration of methods, as well as a need to establish ways to...

Sure Start programmes are complex, community-based initiatives – forerunners of the Children's Centres Initiative – that have been evaluated nationally and locally. Using an in-depth, retrospective case study of an evaluation of one local programme, the authors raise key issues pertinent to both practice and evaluation in the field, highlighting co...

This paper reports on the tensions of evaluation for project workers, managers and researchers. In the UK, a great deal of the innovative practice dedicated to improving the life chances of children and their families is developed by Local Authorities under the umbrella of project funding which includes an independent evaluation: apparently an idea...

2 Educational, vocational and 'thinking skills' provision in HM Prisons: Results from a national survey This chapter presents results from the first phase of a research study funded by the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA), which explores the delivery of interventions which aim to improve the thinking, and communication skills, of priso...

This article discusses findings from one phase of a research study funded by the Learning and Skills Development Agency which aims to improve the thinking and communication skills of prisoners in England and Wales. Perceptions and discussions of a qualitative case study of an offending behaviour intervention - Enhanced Thinking Skills (ETS) - are p...

Developing oral communication and productive thinking skills in HM Prisons LSRC research report This report examines how educators and psychologists seek to foster positive thinking, learning and behaviour change in prisons. Part A focuses on the English Speaking Board's oral communication courses, looking at evidence from observations, interviews...

The focus of this paper is on the involvement of children and young people in participatory action research as researchers rather than merely subjects in and of research, with a particular reference to the discipline of education within the United Kingdom. In the UK, there has been an increasing focus on outcomes, content and delivery, and the ‘voi...

This article reviews the usefulness and importance of written information, specifically leaflets, being given to patients. Evidence suggesting how both patient and doctor may benefit from the giving of written information is reviewed. Identification of good practice relating to the content and readability of leaflets is discussed. An argument is pu...

The concept of the informed health-care ‘consumer’ rests on the availability of comprehensible information. While various bodies have made information available, its quality is mixed. Information is sometimes untrustworthy, incomprehensible, or simply forgotten by patients. An understandable record of advice is more likely to bring about compliance...

Britain is in the early stages of a wave of school building which many hope will be much more participatory than previous programmes. This is centred on the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative, through which the government intends to rebuild or refurbish every secondary school in England over the next ten to fifteen years. An important...