David Meechan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5186427 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Meechan |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Meechan |
| SIGNATURE | MEECHAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Northampton |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7580-1035 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Balancing numbers or addressing needs? Child-to-adult ratios, practitioner well-being, and quality of provision in early years settings in England
There is limited research exploring child-to-adult ratios in nursery settings in England since changes were made to the EYFS by the Conservative government. This article explores the findings of an online survey using qualitative analysis to provide insight to the lived experiences and perceptions of participants regarding the changes to child-to-adult ratio in England. This study involved 154 Early Years Practitioners and explored statutory chil…
Combining numbers and perspectives
There is limited methodological guidance on systematically integrating numerical-style responses with open-ended questions in online surveys. This paper addresses this gap by presenting the Scale, Choice and Insight (SCI) approach, which applies to both qualitative and mixed-methods research contexts. The SCI provides a framework for combining researcher-constructed Scale items, where participants Choose their responses immediately followed by li…
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Balancing numbers or addressing needs? Child-to-adult ratios, practitioner well-being, and quality of provision in early years settings in England
There is limited research exploring child-to-adult ratios in nursery settings in England since changes were made to the EYFS by the Conservative government. This article explores the findings of an online survey using qualitative analysis to provide insight to the lived experiences and perceptions of participants regarding the changes to child-to-adult ratio in England. This study involved 154 Early Years Practitioners and explored statutory chil…
Combining numbers and perspectives
There is limited methodological guidance on systematically integrating numerical-style responses with open-ended questions in online surveys. This paper addresses this gap by presenting the Scale, Choice and Insight (SCI) approach, which applies to both qualitative and mixed-methods research contexts. The SCI provides a framework for combining researcher-constructed Scale items, where participants Choose their responses immediately followed by li…
Data collection (1 work) · demographic modeling and climate adaptation (1 work) · Early Childhood Education and Development (1 work) · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (1 work) · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (1 work) · Qualitative property (1 work) · Qualitative research (1 work) · Quality management (1 work) · Scale (ratio (1 work) · Social Issues and Policies (1 work)