Project-specific publications such as posters, reports, and updates that delve into the details of our research and provide in-depth insights into our methodology and research findings.
Latest Publications
Blog: Charting the current picture – critical analysis of existing legislation and policy frameworks
Our team have undertaken a critical analysis of existing policy and legislation in the educational context in Wales. Check out this blog to find out more!
Blog: Bridging the Gap? Investigating young children's participative rights across Initial Teacher Education and Professional Learning in Wales
This blog describes the methodology used by our team when investigating initial teacher education, and professional learning opportunities in Wales and how they attend to young children's participation rights.
Blog: Reflections on year one of Children’s Participation in Schools (CPiS), a 3-year ESRC funded project
In this blog P-I Sarah Chicken reflects on the first year of the project, including the highlights, challenges and ways the team has adapted throughout the research process.
Blog: The implementation gap between child rights policy and practice in Welsh primary schools.
This blog written by team member Professor Jane Williams discusses the first stage of our research - a legislative and policy analysis of documentation related to children's rights in the Welsh educational context.
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CPiS Vlog Series - Vlog 6
In this vlog, Research Associate Dr Patrizio DeRossi answers questions on the use of Reflective Thematic Analysis in our research.
Universities' Council for the Education of Teachers case study
This article depicting the Children's Participation in Schools project was published as part of UCET's Case Study on good practice in educational research
Children's Participation in Schools Infographic 1
This infographic, created by Co-I Dr Jennie Clement reports on the results of a survey administered to a group of initial teacher education providers in Wales.
CPiS Vlog Series - Vlog 5
In this vlog Jacqui Lewis discusses our use of a Children's Advisory Group in our research
CPiS Vlog Series - Vlog 4
In this vlog - Co-Investigator Jane Waters-Davies answers questions on our third Work Package where we are working with ITE providers at Higher Education Institutions and trainee teachers
CPiS Vlog Series - Vlog 3
In this vlog, Dr Jennie Clement reports on an infographic detailing the results of a survey administered to ITE providers across Wales
Participative rights in Welsh primary schools: Unpicking the policy rhetoric
This paper analyses and evaluates legislation and policy on children’s participative rights in Wales from 2000 to 2022, arguing there is a gap between policy and practice.
CPiS Vlog Series - Vlog 2
Our second video from our new vlog series. This vlog is a Q&A with Dr Alison Murphy, our Work Package 1 lead.
Constructing child participation in early years classrooms: An exploration from Wales
This article was written by members of our team as a precursor to the project. The paper addresses the problem that, despite supportive policy contexts, enactment of pedagogies that attend to young children's participation rights in classroom settings is highly variable.
CPiS Vlog Series - Vlog 1
Welcome to our new project vlog series! These vlogs are designed to explain and update you on the Children's Participation in Schools project in a casual and informal way. Vlog 1 is led by Co-Investigator Dr Jacky Tyrie and is an Introduction to the project and the team.
Introduction to our project and the research process - child-friendly vlog
This video created by Research Associate Jacqui Lewis was shown to children involved in our project. This video introduces children to the concept of a researcher and our project, in child-friendly language. Includes some basic Makaton.