Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning

Dr John F Brown

Quantitative Research Officer

Qualifications and position:
- BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Faculty:
- Faculty of Policy and Society
Department:
- Department of Quantitative Social Science
Summary:
- I am interested in some of the main challenges facing state education including disadvantaged children, parenting and young people leaving education to become inactive NEETs
Teaching:
- Diploma in Psychology for Education
Research Projects:
- I am currently working examining:
  The development of Well-being using the Development of Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA) in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) DCSF
- The influence of early parental interactions and child development in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) DCSF
- The influence of schools on chances of going NEET using NCCIS data
- The first degree qualifications of new teachers working in England's challenging schools with the Teaching and Development Agency TDA
Conferences/presentations:
- • NCRM Research Methods Festival 2008 (St Catherine's College, Oxford University)
  • British Society for Population Studies Annual Conference 2007 (St Andrew's University)
  • Understanding Population Trends and Processes 2008 (University of Leeds)

Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning
Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL

tel: +44 (0)20 7612 6644
fax: +44 (0)20 7612 6880
email: john.brown@ioe.ac.uk

Research interests

Well- Being
Parenting
NEETs Not in any form of Education Employment or Training
The qualifications of new teachers entering challenging schools