Research in Educational Psychology

Applying a range of research methodologies to establish effective practice in the field of educational psychology. For example:

Mentoring
- - Article in Educational Psychology in Practice Vol. 13, No. 4, 1998 Cross-age Peer Mentoring in Action: the process and outcomes. ( ingentaconnect.com - very slow)
Risk and Resilience
- - Article in Support for Learning, Vol. 19, No. 4, November 2004 , pp. 187-193(7) Resilience: a study of risk and protective factors from the perspective of young people with experience of local authority care(ingentaconnect.com) - Read the abstract
Multiagency Working
- - Case Study of Effective Multi-Agency Working( 758KB PDF document) - Read the abstract
Action Research
- - Evidencing Outcomes in Multi-Agency Project Management - Read the summary
Facilitated Communication Training (FCT)
- - Doctoral dissertation.(nottingham.ac.uk) - Read the abstract

Publications

Mason, M & Dearden, J (2004) Snapshots of Possibility: Shining examples of inclusive education - Alliance for Inclusive Education.
Dearden, J. (1998) Cross-age Peer Mentoring in Action: the process and outcomes. Educational Psychology in Practice Vol13, No. 4
Dearden, J. (2004) Resilience: a study of risk and protective factors from the perspective of young people with experience of local authority care. Support for Learning Vol. 19, No. 4
Dearden, J (2005) Introducing Facilitated Communication Training: An Action Research Project. Doctor of Applied Psychology (Educational) thesis. Nottingham: University of Nottingham.
Dearden, J. and Miller, A (2006): Effective multi-agency working: A grounded theory of 'high profile' casework that resulted in a positive outcome for a young person in public care. Educational & Child Psychology Vol. 23, No. 4