Gillian Hampden‐thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 194863 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gillian Hampden‐thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gillian |
| FAMILY NAME | Hampden‐thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON G H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of York |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4882-4565 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 95 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Supporting Families in Precarious Times
How can we understand 'what works' for families in increasingly precarious times? Who should be involved in determining what matters - and what helps? These questions are addressed in the context of the National Evaluation of A Better Start (ABS), a ten-year programme in England funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. Aiming to improve the life chances of children aged 0-4 years, partnerships in five geographical areas share common priorit…
The teacher as street-level bureaucrat
This article explores teacher discretion in the context of the English 2014 science curriculum and assessment reforms. The study positions primary and secondary school science teachers as “street-level bureaucrats” in which they are not just mere implementers of policy but instead pivotal actors with much agency. Through the analysis of questionnaire and interview data drawn from a sample of 26 science teachers in England, this empirical research…
Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England
Changes to undergraduate student funding arrangements in England have prompted concerns that increased indebtedness will deter graduates from postgraduate study. While it is clear that student debt has increased substantially in recent years, international evidence is equivocal on whether such debt is a deterrent to further study and there is hardly any prior research on this topic in the UK context. Using a large‐scale survey of 2009 and 2012 gr…
Family structure instability and the educational persistence of young people in England
Research in the area of family structure and educational outcomes has often failed to account for instability in family structure. Furthermore, prior research in this area has been dominated by North American studies with a smaller body emerging from Europe. This study draws upon 10,783 young people and their parents from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England to examine the association between family structure and family structure ins…
Diversity, Difference, and Communities in English Secondary Schools
This paper discusses secondary school pupils’ understandings and experiences of diversity and communities in England. It draws on qualitative data from a field study conducted in 8 schools as part of a larger project funded by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. The larger project, which included a review of literature, analysis of Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LYPSE) data and a national survey of school staff, aimed to explore curre…
A cross-national analysis of parental involvement and student literacy
Using data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), we examine the association between parental involvement and student literacy in 21 countries. We consider how the nature of the association between parental involvement and student literacy varies in direction and magnitude across national borders and across multiple dimensions of parental involvement and measures of literacy. Across the 21 countries, we observe that, in g…
Young People’s Community Engagement
This narrative synthesis based on a literature review undertaken for the project ‘Creating Citizenship Communities’ (funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation) includes discussion, principally, about what research evidence tells us about young people’s definitions of community, of types of engagement by different groups of young people, actions by schools and what they might do in the future to promote engagement. Community is seen as a highly sig…
Family policy, family structure, and children's educational achievement
Cultural Reproduction, Cultural Mobility, Cultural Resources, or Trivial Effect? A Comparative Approach to Cultural Capital and Educational Performance
We assess explanations for the associations between cultural capital (especially cultural activities and cultural possessions) and educational performance of schooled adolescents in 22 Western industrialized countries based on data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). We further ascertain variations in the effect of cultural capital across distinct welfare regimes. Results indicate that multiple forms of cultural capita…
International perspectives on student outcomes and homework
edited by Rollande Deslandes, Routledge, London/New York, 2009, 192 pp., £75.00 (hardback), ISBN‐10 0‐415‐47950‐9/ISBN‐13 978‐0‐415‐47950‐9 I think it is fair to say that the area of homework has b
Are two better than one? A comparative study of achievement gaps and family structure
Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the size of the literacy achievement gap between 15‐year‐old students from two‐parent and those from single‐mother households were compared across 18 industrialized nations. This study found that cross‐national differences exist in the association between single motherhood and literacy achievement. The research findings also indicate that economic deprivation and parental in…
Does Family Policy Environment Moderate the Effect of Single-Parenthood on Children’s Academic Achievement? A Study of 14 European Countries
This paper examines whether national family and welfare policies reduce or exacerbate the effects of single-parenthood on a child’s educational achievement. Using the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS), we compare 5 th grade students from English single-parent families with their counterparts from 13 other European countries. The analysis results suggest that the achievement gap between students from two-parent and single-parent f…
Family Policies and Children's School Achievement in Single- Versus Two-Parent Families
We investigate the gap in math and science achievement of third- and fourth-graders who live with a single parent versus those who live with two parents in 11 countries. The United States and New Zealand rank last among the countries we compare in terms of the equality of achievement between children from single-parent families and those from two-parent homes. Following a multilevel analysis, we find single parenthood to be less detrimental when …
Family Policies and Children's School Achievement in Single- Versus Two-Parent Families
We investigate the gap in math and science achievement of third- and fourth-graders who live with a single parent versus those who live with two parents in 11 countries. The United States and New Zealand rank last among the countries we compare in terms of the equality of achievement between children from single-parent families and those from two-parent homes. Following a multilevel analysis, we find single parenthood to be less detrimental when …
Family policy, family structure, and children's educational achievement
Does Family Policy Environment Moderate the Effect of Single-Parenthood on Children’s Academic Achievement? A Study of 14 European Countries
This paper examines whether national family and welfare policies reduce or exacerbate the effects of single-parenthood on a child’s educational achievement. Using the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS), we compare 5 th grade students from English single-parent families with their counterparts from 13 other European countries. The analysis results suggest that the achievement gap between students from two-parent and single-parent f…
A cross-national analysis of parental involvement and student literacy
Using data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), we examine the association between parental involvement and student literacy in 21 countries. We consider how the nature of the association between parental involvement and student literacy varies in direction and magnitude across national borders and across multiple dimensions of parental involvement and measures of literacy. Across the 21 countries, we observe that, in g…
Are two better than one? A comparative study of achievement gaps and family structure
Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the size of the literacy achievement gap between 15‐year‐old students from two‐parent and those from single‐mother households were compared across 18 industrialized nations. This study found that cross‐national differences exist in the association between single motherhood and literacy achievement. The research findings also indicate that economic deprivation and parental in…
Family structure instability and the educational persistence of young people in England
Research in the area of family structure and educational outcomes has often failed to account for instability in family structure. Furthermore, prior research in this area has been dominated by North American studies with a smaller body emerging from Europe. This study draws upon 10,783 young people and their parents from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England to examine the association between family structure and family structure ins…
Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England
Changes to undergraduate student funding arrangements in England have prompted concerns that increased indebtedness will deter graduates from postgraduate study. While it is clear that student debt has increased substantially in recent years, international evidence is equivocal on whether such debt is a deterrent to further study and there is hardly any prior research on this topic in the UK context. Using a large‐scale survey of 2009 and 2012 gr…
Young People’s Community Engagement
This narrative synthesis based on a literature review undertaken for the project ‘Creating Citizenship Communities’ (funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation) includes discussion, principally, about what research evidence tells us about young people’s definitions of community, of types of engagement by different groups of young people, actions by schools and what they might do in the future to promote engagement. Community is seen as a highly sig…
Family Policies and Children's School Achievement in Single- Versus Two-Parent Families
We investigate the gap in math and science achievement of third- and fourth-graders who live with a single parent versus those who live with two parents in 11 countries. The United States and New Zealand rank last among the countries we compare in terms of the equality of achievement between children from single-parent families and those from two-parent homes. Following a multilevel analysis, we find single parenthood to be less detrimental when …
Does Family Policy Environment Moderate the Effect of Single-Parenthood on Children’s Academic Achievement? A Study of 14 European Countries
This paper examines whether national family and welfare policies reduce or exacerbate the effects of single-parenthood on a child’s educational achievement. Using the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS), we compare 5 th grade students from English single-parent families with their counterparts from 13 other European countries. The analysis results suggest that the achievement gap between students from two-parent and single-parent f…
Are two better than one? A comparative study of achievement gaps and family structure
Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the size of the literacy achievement gap between 15‐year‐old students from two‐parent and those from single‐mother households were compared across 18 industrialized nations. This study found that cross‐national differences exist in the association between single motherhood and literacy achievement. The research findings also indicate that economic deprivation and parental in…
International perspectives on student outcomes and homework
edited by Rollande Deslandes, Routledge, London/New York, 2009, 192 pp., £75.00 (hardback), ISBN‐10 0‐415‐47950‐9/ISBN‐13 978‐0‐415‐47950‐9 I think it is fair to say that the area of homework has b
Cultural Reproduction, Cultural Mobility, Cultural Resources, or Trivial Effect? A Comparative Approach to Cultural Capital and Educational Performance
We assess explanations for the associations between cultural capital (especially cultural activities and cultural possessions) and educational performance of schooled adolescents in 22 Western industrialized countries based on data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). We further ascertain variations in the effect of cultural capital across distinct welfare regimes. Results indicate that multiple forms of cultural capita…
A cross-national analysis of parental involvement and student literacy
Using data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), we examine the association between parental involvement and student literacy in 21 countries. We consider how the nature of the association between parental involvement and student literacy varies in direction and magnitude across national borders and across multiple dimensions of parental involvement and measures of literacy. Across the 21 countries, we observe that, in g…
Young People’s Community Engagement
This narrative synthesis based on a literature review undertaken for the project ‘Creating Citizenship Communities’ (funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation) includes discussion, principally, about what research evidence tells us about young people’s definitions of community, of types of engagement by different groups of young people, actions by schools and what they might do in the future to promote engagement. Community is seen as a highly sig…
Family policy, family structure, and children's educational achievement
Diversity, Difference, and Communities in English Secondary Schools
This paper discusses secondary school pupils’ understandings and experiences of diversity and communities in England. It draws on qualitative data from a field study conducted in 8 schools as part of a larger project funded by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. The larger project, which included a review of literature, analysis of Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LYPSE) data and a national survey of school staff, aimed to explore curre…
Family structure instability and the educational persistence of young people in England
Research in the area of family structure and educational outcomes has often failed to account for instability in family structure. Furthermore, prior research in this area has been dominated by North American studies with a smaller body emerging from Europe. This study draws upon 10,783 young people and their parents from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England to examine the association between family structure and family structure ins…
Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England
Changes to undergraduate student funding arrangements in England have prompted concerns that increased indebtedness will deter graduates from postgraduate study. While it is clear that student debt has increased substantially in recent years, international evidence is equivocal on whether such debt is a deterrent to further study and there is hardly any prior research on this topic in the UK context. Using a large‐scale survey of 2009 and 2012 gr…
The teacher as street-level bureaucrat
This article explores teacher discretion in the context of the English 2014 science curriculum and assessment reforms. The study positions primary and secondary school science teachers as “street-level bureaucrats” in which they are not just mere implementers of policy but instead pivotal actors with much agency. Through the analysis of questionnaire and interview data drawn from a sample of 26 science teachers in England, this empirical research…
Supporting Families in Precarious Times
How can we understand 'what works' for families in increasingly precarious times? Who should be involved in determining what matters - and what helps? These questions are addressed in the context of the National Evaluation of A Better Start (ABS), a ten-year programme in England funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. Aiming to improve the life chances of children aged 0-4 years, partnerships in five geographical areas share common priorit…
Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (5 works) · Academic achievement (4 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · School Choice and Performance (4 works)