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Dr David Littlefair

Head of Department

Department: Social Sciences

David Littlefair

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  • What makes school/university partnerships effective? An investigation into the relationship between a teacher training school and a university in England, Clifford Swan, J., Hudson, K., Littlefair, D. 1 Mar 2022, In: Journal of the European Teacher Education Network
  • Are trans-national Professional Development Programmes doomed to fail to influence student outcomes?, Hudson, K., Littlefair, D., Clifford Swan, J. 26 Oct 2020, In: JETEN
  • Kinship and Collegiality: An exploration of the underpinning characteristics of external partnerships at a University Education Department, Littlefair, D., Clifford Swan, J., Hudson, K. 11 Nov 2019, In: Qualitative Research Journal
  • Youth Sport: A Frontier in Education, Littlefair, D., Nichol, D. 23 Oct 2019, In: Frontiers in Education
  • A Co-constructed School-University Partnership Model of Professional Development for Teachers, Littlefair, D. 2018, In: School-University Partnerships
  • Does Youth Cricket provide an environment for children to develop?: A perspective from children, parents and coaches, Nichol, D., Littlefair, D. 3 Jul 2018, Association for Physical Education
  • Working Memory: The Importance of Assessment, Identification and Intervention, Littlefair, D., Fewell, A. 2016, In: Journal of Educational Thought
  • Are Academies Meeting Government Achievement Targets? A systematic appraisal exploring educational achievement in Academies in England from 2002-2010, Cole, A., Barlow-Meade, L., Littlefair, D. 2013, In: Journal of Educational Thought

  • Education PhD October 25 2021
  • Education MA (Hons) September 08 1994
  • Physics BSc (Hons) September 01 1986
  • Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy PFHEA 2018
  • Senior Fellow (SFHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2015


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