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Dr Ruth Hudson's Outputs (4)

Mind the aspiration gap: how primary school pupils perceive their future adult selves and the perspectives and expectations of parents and teachers (2022)
Journal Article

This article reports on research investigating the aspirations of pupils in primary schools located in low-socioeconomic areas in one English county. The research adopted a qualitative approach to explore aspirations, self-efficacy, opinions regardin... Read More about Mind the aspiration gap: how primary school pupils perceive their future adult selves and the perspectives and expectations of parents and teachers.

Early years teacher status: constraints, implications and reforms required for a twenty-first-century early years workforce (2022)
Journal Article

This article arose from teaching Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) Students both undergraduate and postgraduate, and working alongside EYTS Mentors who viewed the roles through varied lenses. The impact of student feedback, their experience and obser... Read More about Early years teacher status: constraints, implications and reforms required for a twenty-first-century early years workforce.

Living and learning through lockdown: a fictionalisation of the challenges and opportunities of homeschooling during a global pandemic (2021)
Journal Article

This article reports on research which investigated the lived experiences of primary school headteachers, teachers and parents during the first lockdown in England between March and July 2020. The study aimed to understand how homeschooling was appro... Read More about Living and learning through lockdown: a fictionalisation of the challenges and opportunities of homeschooling during a global pandemic.

Understanding the World in the Early Years Foundation Stage: practitioners’ perspectives of best practice and effective provision (2021)
Journal Article

This article reports on a research project which investigated early years practitioners’ perspectives of best practice and effective provision in relation to the Understanding the World area of learning of the Early Years Foundation Stage. This area... Read More about Understanding the World in the Early Years Foundation Stage: practitioners’ perspectives of best practice and effective provision.