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Stephen Gorard is a British academic who specialises in the sociology of education. He is Professor of Education and Public Policy at Durham University.

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Gorard entered academic life in 1997, having been a secondary school teacher and leader, adult educator, and computer analyst. He is Professor of Education and Well-being, and Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute at Durham University, and Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Birmingham.

His research has been funded by bodies including the ESRC, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Brookings Institution, HEFCE, QCA, Welsh Assembly, and the Education Endowment Foundation.

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. The British Educational Research Association (BERA) has included his work as one of the landmark studies that have had a significant impact on British educational policy and teaching practices. 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.

Books

  • Gorard, S. and See, BH. (2013) Overcoming disadvantage in education, London: Routledge, ISBN 978-0415536899, 224 pages
  • Gorard, S. (2013) Research Design: Robust approaches for the social sciences, London:SAGE, ISBN 978-1446249024, 218 pages
  • Gorard, S., See, BH and Davies, P. (2011) Do attitudes and aspirations matter in education?: A review of the research evidence, Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-8454-4079-8, 209 pages
  • Gorard, S. and Smith, E. (2010) Equity in Education: an international comparison of pupil perspectives, London: Palgrave, ISBN 978-0-230-23025-5, 256 pages
  • Gorard, S. (2008, Ed.) Quantitative research in education: Volumes 1 to 3, London: Sage, ISBN 978-1-84787-327-9, 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 978-1-85856-414-2 (paperback), 190 pages
  • Gorard, S., See, BH., Smith, E. and White, P. (2006) Teacher supply: the key issues, London: Continuum, ISBN 0-8264-8770-X (hardback), 194 pages
  • Gorard, S. (2006) Using everyday numbers effectively in research: Not a book about statistics, London: Continuum, ISBN 0-8264-8830-7 (paperback), 94 pages
  • Selwyn, N., Gorard, S. and Furlong, J. (2006) Adult learning in the digital age, London: RoutledgeFalmer, ISBN 0-415-35699-7 (paperback), ISBN 0-415-35698-9 (hardback), 229 pages
  • Gorard, S., with Taylor, C. (2004) Combining methods in educational and social research, London: Open University Press, ISBN 0-335-21307-3 (paperback), ISBN 0-335-21308-1 (hardback), 198 pages
  • Gorard, S., Taylor, C. and Fitz, J. (2003) Schools, Markets and Choice Policies, London: RoutledgeFalmer, ISBN 0-415-30423-7 (paperback), ISBN 0-415-30422-9 (hardback), 226 pages
  • Gorard, S. (2003) Quantitative methods in social science: the role of numbers made easy, London: Continuum, ISBN 0-8264-6586-2 (paperback), ISBN 0-8264-6587-0 (hardback), 252 pages
  • Gorard, S. and Rees, G. (2002) Creating a learning society?, Bristol: Policy Press, ISBN 1-86134-286-1 (paperback), ISBN 1-86134-393-0 (hardback), 192 pages
  • Gorard, S. and Selwyn, N. (2002) Information Technology, New York: McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-07-139667-5, 112 pages
  • Selwyn, N. and Gorard, S. (2002) The information age: technology, learning and social exclusion in Wales, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, ISBN 0-7083-1708-1, 226 pages
  • Gorard, S. (2001) Quantitative Methods in Educational Research: The role of numbers made easy, London: Continuum, ISBN 0-8264-5307-4 (paperback), ISBN 0-8264-5306-6 (hardback), 200 pages
  • Gorard, S. and Selwyn, N. (2001) Information Technology, London: Hodder and Stoughton, ISBN 0-340-80437-8, 104 pages
  • Gorard, S. (2000) Education and Social Justice, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, ISBN 0-7083-1619-0, 242 pages
  • Gorard, S. (1997) School Choice in an Established Market, Aldershot: Ashgate, ISBN 1-84014-106-9, 271 pages

    • Articles

    Recent articles include:

  • See, BH and Gorard, S. (2015) "The role of parents in young people’s education - a causal study", Oxford Review of Education, 41, 3
  • Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N. and See, BH (2014) "An evaluation of the 'Switch-on reading' literacy catch-up programme", British Educational Research Journal, DOI: 10.1002/berj.3157
  • Gorard, S. (2014) "A proposal for judging the trustworthiness of research findings", Radical Statistics, 110, 47-60
  • Gorard, S. (2014) "Introducing the mean absolute deviation 'effect' size", International Journal Research and Methods in Education, 107, 4
  • Gorard, S. (2014) "The link between Academies in England, pupil outcomes and local patterns of socio-economic segregation between schools", Research Papers in Education, 29, 3, 268-284
  • Gorard, S. (2014) "The widespread abuse of statistics by researchers: what is the problem and what is the ethical way forward?", Psychology of Education Review, 38, 1, 3-10
  • Gorard, S., Hordosy, R. and See, BH. (2013) "Narrowing the determinants of segregation between schools 1996-2011", Journal of School Choice, 7, 2, 182-195
  • Gorard, S. (2013) "What difference do teachers make? A consideration of the wider outcomes of schooling", Irish Educational Studies, 32, 1, 69-82
  • Gorard, S. (2012) "Who is eligible for free school meals?: Characterising FSM as a measure of disadvantage in England", British Educational Research Journal, 38, 6, 1003-1017
  • 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, 27-46
  • Gorard, S. (2012) "The increasing availability of official datasets: methods, opportunities, and limitations for studies of education", British Journal of Educational Studies, 60, 1, 77-92
  • Khan, M. and Gorard, S. (2012) "A randomised controlled trial of the use of a piece of commercial software for the acquisition of reading skills", Educational Review, 64, 1, 21-36

    • References

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