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Examples of current and past projects:
• Dutch research council (NOW) funded study on inspections of organisational networks to address complex societal challenges
• ESRC funded synthesis study on teacher agency and accountability in six low and middle income countries (India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Honduras, South Africa)
• ESRC funded study on ‘Accountability, capacity and trust to improve learning outcomes in South Africa
• EU Erasmus+/KA2 comparative study on polycentric inspections of networks of schools across four countries.
• EU-funded comparative study on the impact of school inspections in six European countries.
• Nuffield funded project on the Nature, Prevalence and Effectiveness of Strategies used to Prepare Pupils for Key Stage 2 Maths Tests.
Key publications:
– Ehren, M.C.M., Hutchinson, J. and Munoz Chereau, B (2023). Place-based Disparities faced by Stuck Schools in England: a Contextual Understanding of Low Performance and the role of Inspection Outcomes. School Effectiveness and School Improvement.
– Ehren, M.C.M. (2022). A conceptual framework for trust in standardised assessments: commercial, quasi-market and national systems. European Journal of Education, 00, 1-12. http://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12544
– Ehren, M.C.M., Madrid, R., Romiti, S., Armstrong, P. W., Fisher, P., & McWhorter, D. L. (2021). Teaching in the COVID-19 era: Understanding the opportunities and barriers for teacher agency. Perspectives in Education, 39(1), 61-76.
– Ehren, M., Paterson, A., & Baxter, J. (2020). Accountability and trust: Two sides of the same coin?. Journal of Educational Change, 21(1), 183-213.
– Ehren, M.C.M. & Perryman, J. (2018). Accountability of school networks: who is accountable to whom and for what? Educational Management Administration & Leadership 2018, 46(6) 942–959. DOI: 10.1177/1741143217717272