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54
Citations
8616
World Ranking
2196
National Ranking
389

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Peter Blatchford is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily within the social sciences, focusing on education and materials chemistry among other areas. Their work addresses topics spanning fusion materials, magnetic confinement fusion research, superconducting materials, laser-plasma interactions, and educational themes including collaborative teaching and child development.

The main areas of research include:

  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Magnetic confinement fusion research
  • Superconducting Materials and Applications
  • Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
  • Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Early Childhood Education and Development

Their publication record features a variety of papers across different fields and venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Overview of T and D-T results in JET with ITER-like wall, 2024, Nuclear Fusion
  • First results of laser-induced desorption - quadrupole mass spectrometry (LID-QMS) at JET, 2024, Nuclear Fusion
  • Give them wings to fly: critiquing the Special Needs Assistant scheme through the lens of pupil independence, 2021, European Journal of Special Needs Education
  • JET machine operations in T&D-T, 2024, Nuclear Fusion
  • The decline in breaktimes and lunchtimes in primary and secondary schools in England: Results from three national surveys spanning 25 years, 2023, British Educational Research Journal

Peter Blatchford frequently collaborates with several other researchers, including:

  • S. Aleiferis
  • M. Beldishevski
  • A. Boboc
  • Ed Baines
  • N. Abid

The majority of their work appears in respected journals such as Nuclear Fusion, European Journal of Special Needs Education, British Educational Research Journal, Fusion Engineering and Design, and Education 3-13.

In addition to articles, Peter Blatchford has contributed to book literature. One identified publication is:

  • Rethinking Class Size: The complex story of impact on teaching and learning, published by UCL Press in 2020

Their academic expertise spans multiple subfields including Education, Materials Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Biomedical Engineering, and Developmental and Educational Psychology, with a total of 13 publications classified under Social Sciences overall.

Peter Blatchford holds the distinction of being a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Toward a social pedagogy of classroom group work

    Peter Blatchford;Peter Kutnick;Ed Baines;Maurice Galton

  • The social context of school playground games: Sex and ethnic differences, and changes over time after entry to junior school

    Peter Blatchford;Ed Baines;Anthony Pellegrini

  • Examining the effect of class size on classroom engagement and teacher–pupil interaction: Differences in relation to pupil prior attainment and primary vs. secondary schools

    Peter Blatchford;Paul Bassett;Penelope Brown

  • Effects of class size and adaptive teaching competency on classroom processes and academic outcome

    Christian Brühwiler;Peter Blatchford

  • Changes in grouping practices over primary and secondary school

    Ed Baines;Peter Blatchford;Peter Kutnick

  • The Effect of a New Approach to Group Work on Pupil-Pupil and Teacher-Pupil Interactions.

    Peter Blatchford;Ed Baines;Christine M. Rubie-Davies;Paul Bassett

  • Double standards and first principles: Framing teaching assistant support for pupils with special educational needs

    Rob Webster;Peter Blatchford;Paul Bassett;Penelope Brown

  • Predictors of writing competence in 4- to 7-year-old children

    Sandra Dunsmuir;Peter Blatchford

  • Are Class Size Differences Related to Pupils' Educational Progress and Classroom Processes? Findings from the Institute of Education Class Size Study of Children Aged 5-7 Years

    Peter Blatchford;Paul Bassett;Harvey Goldstein;Clare Martin

  • A Short-term Longitudinal Study of Children’s Playground Games Across the First Year of School: Implications for Social Competence and Adjustment to School

    Anthony D. Pellegrini;Kentaro Kato;Peter Blatchford;Ed Baines

  • The Issue of Class Size for Young Children in Schools: what can we learn from research?

    Peter Blatchford;Peter Mortimore

  • Improving the effectiveness of collaborative group work in primary schools: effects on science attainment

    Ed Baines;Peter Blatchford;Anne Chowne

  • Enhancing learning? A comparison of teacher and teaching assistant interactions with pupils

    Christine M. Rubie-Davies;Peter Blatchford;Rob Webster;Maria Koutsoubou

  • Relationships Between Class Size and Teaching: A Multimethod Analysis of English Infant Schools

    Peter Blatchford;Viv Moriarty;Suzanne Edmonds;Clare Martin

  • The role and effects of teaching assistants in English primary schools (Years 4 to 6) 2000–2003. Results from the Class Size and Pupil–Adult Ratios (CSPAR) KS2 Project

    Peter Blatchford;Anthony Russell;Paul Bassett;Penelope Brown

  • Reassessing the Impact of Teaching Assistants: How research challenges practice and policy

    Peter Blatchford;Anthony Russell;Rob Webster

  • Children's views on teasing and fighting in junior schools

    Ann Mooney;Rosemary Creeser;Peter Blatchford

  • Scaffolding learning for independence: Clarifying teacher and teaching assistant roles for children with special educational needs

    Julie Radford;Paula Bosanquet;Rob Webster;Peter Blatchford

  • The effect of support staff on pupil engagement and individual attention

    Peter Blatchford;Paul Bassett;Penelope Brown;Robert Webster

  • Teaching Young Children: Perceived Satisfaction and Stress

    Viv Moriarty;Suzanne Edmonds;Peter Blatchford;Clare Martin

  • The Role and Effects of Teaching Assistants in English Primary Schools (Years 4 to 6) 2000 – 2003: Results from the Class Size and Pupil-Adult Ratios (CSPAR) KS2 Project: research Brief

    Peter Blatchford;Paul Bassett;Penelope Brown;Clare Martin

  • differences, and changes over time after entry to junior school

    Peter Blatchford;Ed Baines;Anthony Pellegrini

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony D. Pellegrini
Anthony D. Pellegrini University of Minnesota
Harvey Goldstein
Harvey Goldstein University of Bristol
Maurice Galton
Maurice Galton University of Cambridge
Susan Hallam
Susan Hallam University College London

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