Dr David Littlefair

Associate Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

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Key Publications

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Experiences of men in the minority: understanding men’s sense of belonging studying primary education, nursing and social work in higher education, Grimshaw, L., Jackson, S., Littlefair, D., Melling, A. 2 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education
Pupil Voice in Physical Education and the desire for (in)visibility, Littlefair, D. 26 Apr 2024, In: Sport, Education and Society
The Contribution of Teacher Education to universities: a case study for international teacher educators, Hoult, E., Durrant, J., Holme, R., Lewis, C., Littlefair, D., McCloskey-Martinez, M., Oberholzer, L. 1 Mar 2024, In: Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice
Born Free: How to create a School, Littlefair, D., Barker, L., Million, C., Khatib, M. 20 Jun 2023, In: Journal of the European Teacher Education Network
Engaging authentic pupil voice in schools, Littlefair, D. 9 Jun 2023, Establishing Child Centred Practice in a Changing World, Part B, Bingley, Emerald
Friendship interventions for children with neurodevelopmental needs: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Cordier, R., Parsons, L., Wilkes-Gillan, S., Cook, M., McCloskey-Martinez, M., Graham, P., Littlefair, D., Kent, C., Speyer, R. 14 Dec 2023, In: PLoS One
How can academics remove barriers for the most excluded? A call for advocacy from lived experience in the UK and Ireland, Efemini, C., Forster, N., Gallagher, M., Hardill, I., Heslop, K., Littlefair, D., Marsden, N., Meller, S., Toyne, A., O’Tuama, S., Johnson, M. 16 Nov 2023, In: Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning
Document Analysis, Rapley, T., Ardron, K., Littlefair, D., Mulholland, K., Jenkings, K. 1 Nov 2022, International Encyclopedia of Education, Elsevier
Navigating Cultural Diversity to Engage Chinese Teachers in Best Practice Professional Development., Littlefair, D., Clifford Swan, J., Hudson, K. 31 Oct 2022, International Environments and Practices of Higher Education., Bingley, Emerald
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. May 2022, In: School-University Partnerships

PGR Supervision

Sophie Johnson : Developing Classical philosophy teaching for primary schools as a means of enhancing self-efficacy in left-behind communities. Start Date: 01/10/2023
Fiona Nicholls A School Participation and Connectedness Intervention for Neurodivergent Children in Mainstream English Primary Schools. Start Date: 01/10/2023

Qualifications

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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