CREC Student Research Papers Archive
With the agreement of the authors, the following papers have been made openly available for other early years practitioners and researchers to access and, hopefully, use to inform their own practice and academic study.
We kindly ask that ANY use of these research papers is correctly attributed.
We intend to add to this archive over time as other high-quality practitioner research is completed by our students.
We hope that you find this archive of practitioner research useful, interesting and enlightening and helps to support and develop your own work and studies.
PhD Archive
MA- Dissertation Archive
Allan Patrick Dee
Perspectives on Play in an International School Kindergarten; a Case Study
Catriona Malcolm
What strategies can be utilised to maintain the well-being of teachers to prevent them leaving the profession as a result of stress and subsequent burnout?
Hafsha Dadabhai Shaikh
Exploration of Participants’ Perspectives of Exclusion Around Digital Inclusion and the Impact of this for Parental Involvement in their Children’s Learning During a Global Pandemic.
Margareta Burrell
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the role of the Early Childhood Music Practitioner:
What was lost, what was gained and what next?
Peter Haw-Tierney
Identifying and overcoming barriers to Outdoor Learning: Teaching bravely; a case study of a suburban school.
Jane S M Maxwell
How common are issues with vocal health in early childhood educators?
Rachel A Pollard
How does a participatory musical play programme for parents of preschool children with speech, communication and interaction delays, support home-based musical play?
A small-scale Action Research Study
Sarah Botting
A case study of a structured practitioner-led music session in a nursery setting
Heather Morley
“Children's Well-being in Early Childhood Education; Exploring the Role of Relational Creativity and the Arts”
