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Understanding students’ critical thinking ability: A comparative case of Chinese and British undergraduates (2020)
Journal Article
Lianqing, H., Adelopo, I., & Last, K. (2020). Understanding students’ critical thinking ability: A comparative case of Chinese and British undergraduates. New Educational Review, 61, 133-143. https://doi.org/10.15804/tner.2020.61.3.11

The purpose of this study was to investigate to what extent the language factor contributes to students’ critical thinking abilities. The critical thinking (CT) skills and abilities of final year undergraduate students studying on the same program we... Read More about Understanding students’ critical thinking ability: A comparative case of Chinese and British undergraduates.

The evaluation of widening participation activities in higher education: A survey of institutional leaders in England (2015)
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Harrison, N., Waller, R., & Last, K. (2015). The evaluation of widening participation activities in higher education: A survey of institutional leaders in England

This paper reports the results of an online survey of senior managers with responsibility for widening participation (WP) in English universities. 57 institutions participated, giving a response rate of 38 percent. The questionnaire primarily focused... Read More about The evaluation of widening participation activities in higher education: A survey of institutional leaders in England.

Don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it's gone? Skills-led qualifications, secondary school attainment and policy choices (2015)
Journal Article
Harrison, N., James, D., & Last, K. (2015). Don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it's gone? Skills-led qualifications, secondary school attainment and policy choices. Research Papers in Education, 30(5), 585-608. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2014.1002526

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. In the name of curriculum breadth and raising standards, recent government policy in England has removed a large number of non-academic qualifications from the list of those that secondary schools can count in league tables... Read More about Don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it's gone? Skills-led qualifications, secondary school attainment and policy choices.

ENGINEER: Evaluation and analysis of the project impact (2013)
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Harnett, P., Edmonds, J., Knight, B., & Last, K. (2013). ENGINEER: Evaluation and analysis of the project impact

An evaluation report analysing the impact of the EU funded ENGINEER project, intended to design and implement materials to promote engineering in primary schools across Europe through science and technology. The report examines impact on teaching and... Read More about ENGINEER: Evaluation and analysis of the project impact.

The accuracy of students' predictions of their GCSE grades (2013)
Journal Article
Attwood, G., Croll, P., Fuller, C., & Last, K. (2013). The accuracy of students' predictions of their GCSE grades. Educational Studies, 39(4), 444-454. https://doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2013.776945

The paper reports a study that investigated the relationship between students' self-predicted and actual General Certificate of Secondary Education results in order to establish the extent of over- and under-prediction and whether this varies by subj... Read More about The accuracy of students' predictions of their GCSE grades.

Independent evaluation of the One Children's Workforce Tool (2010)
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Kushner, S., Oliver, B., Benjamin, C., Last, K., Gulati, A., Dalrymple, J., …Eke, R. (2010). Independent evaluation of the One Children's Workforce Tool

The One Children’s Workforce Tool (OCWT) was developed by the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) in 2008 within the One Children’s Workforce Framework. The Framework describes what a reformed and joined-up workforce should look like at l... Read More about Independent evaluation of the One Children's Workforce Tool.

Police Custody Healthcare: An evaluation of an NHS commissioned pilot to deliver a police custody health service in a partnership between Dorset Primary Care Trust and Dorset Police (2010)
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De Viggiani, N., Kushner, S., Last, K., Powell, J., & Davies, J. D. (2010). Police Custody Healthcare: An evaluation of an NHS commissioned pilot to deliver a police custody health service in a partnership between Dorset Primary Care Trust and Dorset Police

This evaluation was sponsored by Dorset Primary Care Trust and the South West Strategic Health Authority to examine the local commissioning relationship established to provide police custody healthcare across Dorset's three 24/7 custody suites, loca... Read More about Police Custody Healthcare: An evaluation of an NHS commissioned pilot to deliver a police custody health service in a partnership between Dorset Primary Care Trust and Dorset Police.