Dr Steve Strand

CONTACT

CEDAR
Room 149
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL

Tel: 024 7652 2197
Fax: 024 7652 4472
Email: steve.strand@warwick.ac.uk
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RESEARCH PROFILE

Educational assessment and testing; The use of data to support teaching & learning; equity issues in relation to pupil progress; school effectiveness and school improvement.

BACKGROUND

Steve joined the University of Warwick in April 2005 as Reader in Education. He is course leader for the MA in Educational Studies and for the MA in Educational Research Methods, and teaches both foundation and advanced quantitative research methods. Previously (1998-2005) Steve was Senior Assessment Consultant at nferNelson, the UKs leading educational test and assessment publisher. Prior to that Steve was Head of Research and Evaluation at Wandsworth Local Education Authority (1990-1998) and Head of Assessment and Evaluation at Croydon LEA (1988-1990) and in these roles was responsible for pioneering work on value added analyses of school performance. He holds a first class BA Hons (1982) and PhD (1989) in Psychology. Steve has worked extensively with client LEAs, individual schools and government departments on the analysis of pupil data, school effectiveness and differential pupil progress.

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

Drivers and challenges in raising the achievement of pupils: DCSF Contract from GfK NOP, GfK NOP, Project Start Date: 01/12/2008 Project End Date: 15/02/2010
Extension to: Banging your head on the ceiling, London Borough of Southwark, Project Start Date: 01/03/2008 Project End Date: 28/02/2010
Evaluation of the RSC's learning network, with Galloway, S, CEDAR, Royal Shakespeare Company, Project Start Date: 01/09/2007 Project End Date: 28/02/2010
Parenting Early Intervention Programme, with Prof Geoffrey A Lindsay, CEDAR, Dr Stephen Michael Cullen - CEDAR Mrs Susan Band - CEDAR Mrs Mairi Ann Cullen - CEDAR Dr Steve Strand - CEDAR Prof Jane Barlow - Health Sciences Research Institute, Department for Children, Schools and Families, Project Start Date: 07/07/2008 Project End Date: 31/03/2011
Evaluation of impact of DCSF investment in initiatives designed to improve teacher workforce skills in relation to SEN and disabilities, with Prof Geoffrey A Lindsay, CEDAR, - Dr Stephen Michael Cullen - CEDAR - Mr. C Hasluck - Institute for Employment Research Dr Dimitra Hartas - Institute of Education Mrs Mairi Ann Cullen - CEDAR Dr Steve Strand - CEDAR, Department for Children, Schools and Families, Project Start Date: 30/12/2008 Project End Date: 31/03/2011
The Lancaster - Warwick - Stirling Node : Developing Statistical modelling in the Social Sciences Phase 2, Lancaster University, Project Start Date: 01/10/2008 Project End Date: 31/03/2011
Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) Cost-Effectiveness Research Programme, with Professor Geoffrey A Lindsay, CEDAR, - - - - Dr Steve Strand - Institute of Education - University of Warwick - University of Warwick - University of Warwick, Department for Children, Schools and Families, Project Start Date: 01/09/2009 Project End Date: 31/08/2014

Further Research Projects

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Strand, S. (2010) 'Do some schools narrow the gap? Differential school effectiveness by ethnicity, gender, poverty and prior achievement.' School Effectiveness And School Improvement [article]
Strand, S. (2010) 'The limits of social class in explaining ethnic gaps in educational attainment' British Educational Research Journal in press (0141-1926) [article]
Strand, S., Lindsay, G., (2009) 'Evidence of ethnic disproportionality in special education in an English population' Journal of Special Education 43 (3), 174 - 190 (0022-4669) [article]
Medwell, J. & Strand, S, Wray, D, (2009) 'The links between handwriting and composing for Y6 children' Cambridge Journal Of Education 39 (3), 329 - 344 (0305-764X)
Strand, S. & Winston, J. (2008) 'Educational aspirations in inner city schools' Educational Studies 34 (4), (0013-1946) [article]

Further Publications

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