Stephen Gorard
Encyclopedia
Stephen Gorard is a British sociologist of education. He is a professor at the University of Birmingham
.
Gorard entered academic life in 1997, having been a secondary school teacher and leader, adult educator, and computer analyst. He moved to Birmingham from the University of York
in August 2007.
His research has been funded by bodies including the ESRC, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
, Brookings Institute, HEFCE, QCA
, Welsh Assembly, and the Department for Education
.
Gorard has given written and verbal evidence to various parliamentary Select Committees. He has contributed regularly to the Times Educational Supplement
. Gorard has been granted the title of Academician by the Academy of Social Sciences
. He is also a member of the ESRC Grant Assessment Panel for Education, Psychology and Linguistics and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
.
Gorard, S. and Smith, E. (2010) Equity in Education: an international comparison of pupil perspectives, London: Palgrave, ISBN 978-0230230255, 256 pages
Gorard, S. (2008, Ed.) Quantitative research in education: Volumes 1 to 3, London: Sage, ISBN 9781847873279, 1264 pages
Gorard, S., with Adnett, N., May, H., Slack, K., Smith, E. and Thomas, L. (2007) Overcoming barriers to HE, Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books, ISBN-13 9781858564142 (paperback), 190 pages
Gorard, S., See, BH., Smith, E. and White, P. (2006) Teacher supply: the key issues, London: Continuum, ISBN 082648770X (hardback), 194 pages
Gorard, S. (2006) Using everyday numbers effectively in research: Not a book about statistics, London: Continuum, ISBN 0826488307 (paperback), 94 pages
Selwyn, N., Gorard, S. and Furlong, J. (2006) Adult learning in the digital age, London: RoutledgeFalmer, ISBN 0415356997 (paperback), ISBN 0415356989 (hardback), 229 pages
Gorard, S., with Taylor, C. (2004) Combining methods in educational and social research, London: Open University Press, ISBN 0335213073 (paperback), ISBN 0335213081 (hardback), 198 pages
Gorard, S., Taylor, C. and Fitz, J. (2003) Schools, Markets and Choice Policies, London: RoutledgeFalmer, ISBN 0415304237 (paperback), ISBN 0415304229 (hardback), 226 pages
Gorard, S. (2003) Quantitative methods in social science: the role of numbers made easy, London: Continuum, ISBN 0826465862 (paperback), ISBN 0826465870 (hardback), 252 pages
Gorard, S. and Rees, G. (2002) Creating a learning society?, Bristol: Policy Press, ISBN 1861342861 (paperback), ISBN 1861343930 (hardback), 192 pages
Gorard, S. and Selwyn, N. (2002) Information Technology, New York: McGraw Hill, ISBN 0071396675, 112 pages
Selwyn, N. and Gorard, S. (2002) The information age: technology, learning and social exclusion in Wales, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, ISBN 0708317081, 226 pages
Gorard, S. (2001) Quantitative Methods in Educational Research: The role of numbers made easy, London: Continuum, ISBN 0826453074 (paperback), ISBN 0826453066 (hardback), 200 pages
Gorard, S. and Selwyn, N. (2001) Information Technology, London: Hodder and Stoughton, ISBN 0340804378, 104 pages
Gorard, S. (2000) Education and Social Justice, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, ISBN 0708316190, 242 pages
Gorard, S. (1997) School Choice in an Established Market, Aldershot: Ashgate, ISBN 1840141069, 271 pages
Gorard, S. (2012) Who is eligible for free school meals?: Characterising FSM as a measure of disadvantage in England, British Educational Research Journal, iFirst, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01411926.2011.608118
Smith, E. and Gorard, S. (2012) "'Teachers are kind to those who have good marks': a study of Japanese young peoples' views of fairness and equity in schools", Compare, 42, 1
Khan, M. and Gorard, S. (2011) "A randomised controlled trial of the use of a piece of commercial software for the acquisition of reading skills", Educational Review, iFirst, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00131911.2010.537315
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
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Gorard entered academic life in 1997, having been a secondary school teacher and leader, adult educator, and computer analyst. He moved to Birmingham from the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
in August 2007.
His research has been funded by bodies including the ESRC, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a British social policy research and development charity, that funds a UK-wide research and development programme. It seeks to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice...
, Brookings Institute, HEFCE, QCA
QCA
QCA may refer to:* Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Department for Children, Schools and Families in the United Kingdom...
, Welsh Assembly, and the Department for Education
Department for Education
The Department for Education is a department of the UK government responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education....
.
Gorard has given written and verbal evidence to various parliamentary Select Committees. He has contributed regularly to the Times Educational Supplement
Times Educational Supplement
The Times Educational Supplement is a weekly UK publication aimed primarily at school teachers in the UK. It was first published in 1910 as a pull-out supplement in The Times newspaper. Such was its popularity that in 1914, the supplement became a separate publication selling for 1 penny.The TES...
. Gorard has been granted the title of Academician by the Academy of Social Sciences
Academy of Social Sciences
The Academy of Social Sciences is a research body in the UK. , the Academy was composed of over 450 Academicians and 32 Learned Societies. Academicians are distinguished scholars and practitioners from academia and the public and private sectors...
. He is also a member of the ESRC Grant Assessment Panel for Education, Psychology and Linguistics and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
.
Books
Gorard, S., See, BH and Davies, P. (2011) Do attitudes and aspirations matter in education?: A review of the research evidence, Saarbrucken: Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-8454-4079-8, 209 pagesGorard, S. and Smith, E. (2010) Equity in Education: an international comparison of pupil perspectives, London: Palgrave, ISBN 978-0230230255, 256 pages
Gorard, S. (2008, Ed.) Quantitative research in education: Volumes 1 to 3, London: Sage, ISBN 9781847873279, 1264 pages
Gorard, S., with Adnett, N., May, H., Slack, K., Smith, E. and Thomas, L. (2007) Overcoming barriers to HE, Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books, ISBN-13 9781858564142 (paperback), 190 pages
Gorard, S., See, BH., Smith, E. and White, P. (2006) Teacher supply: the key issues, London: Continuum, ISBN 082648770X (hardback), 194 pages
Gorard, S. (2006) Using everyday numbers effectively in research: Not a book about statistics, London: Continuum, ISBN 0826488307 (paperback), 94 pages
Selwyn, N., Gorard, S. and Furlong, J. (2006) Adult learning in the digital age, London: RoutledgeFalmer, ISBN 0415356997 (paperback), ISBN 0415356989 (hardback), 229 pages
Gorard, S., with Taylor, C. (2004) Combining methods in educational and social research, London: Open University Press, ISBN 0335213073 (paperback), ISBN 0335213081 (hardback), 198 pages
Gorard, S., Taylor, C. and Fitz, J. (2003) Schools, Markets and Choice Policies, London: RoutledgeFalmer, ISBN 0415304237 (paperback), ISBN 0415304229 (hardback), 226 pages
Gorard, S. (2003) Quantitative methods in social science: the role of numbers made easy, London: Continuum, ISBN 0826465862 (paperback), ISBN 0826465870 (hardback), 252 pages
Gorard, S. and Rees, G. (2002) Creating a learning society?, Bristol: Policy Press, ISBN 1861342861 (paperback), ISBN 1861343930 (hardback), 192 pages
Gorard, S. and Selwyn, N. (2002) Information Technology, New York: McGraw Hill, ISBN 0071396675, 112 pages
Selwyn, N. and Gorard, S. (2002) The information age: technology, learning and social exclusion in Wales, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, ISBN 0708317081, 226 pages
Gorard, S. (2001) Quantitative Methods in Educational Research: The role of numbers made easy, London: Continuum, ISBN 0826453074 (paperback), ISBN 0826453066 (hardback), 200 pages
Gorard, S. and Selwyn, N. (2001) Information Technology, London: Hodder and Stoughton, ISBN 0340804378, 104 pages
Gorard, S. (2000) Education and Social Justice, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, ISBN 0708316190, 242 pages
Gorard, S. (1997) School Choice in an Established Market, Aldershot: Ashgate, ISBN 1840141069, 271 pages
Articles
His three most recent articles are:Gorard, S. (2012) Who is eligible for free school meals?: Characterising FSM as a measure of disadvantage in England, British Educational Research Journal, iFirst, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01411926.2011.608118
Smith, E. and Gorard, S. (2012) "'Teachers are kind to those who have good marks': a study of Japanese young peoples' views of fairness and equity in schools", Compare, 42, 1
Khan, M. and Gorard, S. (2011) "A randomised controlled trial of the use of a piece of commercial software for the acquisition of reading skills", Educational Review, iFirst, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00131911.2010.537315