Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
New kinds of smart: how the science of learnable intelligence is changing education 2010	Professor Bill Lucas and Professor Guy Claxton	Education theory View all	Open University Press
Why don't students like school?: a cognitive scientist answers questions about how the mind works and what it means for the classroom 2009	Professor Dan Willingham	Education theory	Jossey-Bass
Building a better teacher: how teaching works (and how to teach it to everyone) 2014	Elizabeth Green	Education theory	W W Norton and Company
Mindfulness: a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world May 2011	Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman	Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing Pupil development and support +3 more	Little Brown Book Group
Get some headspace: 10 minutes can make the difference May 2011	Andy Puddicome	Pastoral care and wellbeing Social/welfare support Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Hodder and Stoughton
Aristotelian character education April 2016	Professor Kristján Kristjánsson	Character and non-cognitive development Education theory Pupil development and support +2 more	Routledge
The A Level mindset: 40 activities for transforming student commitment, motivation and productivity March 2016	Steve Oakes and Martin Griffin	KS5 Pupil development and support Teaching/classroom practice +1 more	Crown House Publishing
Helping children succeed: what works and why May 2016	Paul Tough	Character and non-cognitive development Social/welfare support Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Teaching happiness and wellbeing in schools: learning to ride elephants February 2009	Ian Morris	Character and non-cognitive development Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing +2 more	Continuum International Publishing Group
What every teacher needs to know about psychology July 2016	David Didau and Nick Rose	Learning styles and cognitive development Teaching/classroom practice View all	John Catt Educational
Therapy culture: cultivating vulnerability in an uncertain age October 2003	Professor Frank Furedi	Character and non-cognitive development Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing +3 more	Routledge
Lean lesson planning: a practical approach to doing less and achieving more in the classroom May 2015	Peps Mccrea	Teaching/classroom practice View all	Teacherly.Co
Perfect teacher-led CPD June 2014	Shaun Allison	Teacher CPD Using education research	Independent Thinking Press
Great minds and how to grow them July 2017	Wendy Berliner and Professor Deborah Eyre	Learning styles and cognitive development View all	Routledge
Intelligence in the flesh: why your mind needs your body much more than it thinks 2016	Guy Claxton	Learning styles and cognitive development	TJ International