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Janet Collins

Staff Tutor (Education)/Senior Lecturer

The Open University Faculty of Education and Language Studies Centre for Childhood, Development and Learning

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Research Interests

Recent publications include

Authored Books

Pollard, A., Collins, J., Maddock, M., Simco, N., Swaffield, S., Warin, J. & Warwick, P. (2005) Reflective Teaching 2nd edition London: Continuum pp 503 ISBN 0 8264 7395 4 (20%).

Collins, J. (2004) The Reflective Teacher: Burning Issues in Primary Education National Primary Trust pp 30 ISBN 1 898908 77 X (100% contribution)

Collins, J., Nind, M. and Harkin, J. (2002) Manifesto for Learning Continuum
pp 197, ISBN 0-8264-5096-2 (33% overall contribution and first author)

Collins, J., Hammond, M. and Wellington, J. (1997) Teaching and Learning with Multimedia Routledge pp 145, ISBN 0-415-14897-9 (33% overall contribution and first author)

Collins, J. The Quiet Child (1996) Cassell pp 228, ISBN 0-340-33473-1

Chapters in Books
Collins, J. & Johnston-Wilder, S. (2005) ‘I was never really there’: Reflections on girls’ non-participation in school in G. Lloyd (ed) Problem Girls London: RoutledgeFalmer pp 146 -160 ISBN 0 415 3031401 (50% contribution).

Collins, J. (2000) Exclusion Within: A silent protest, Walraven, G., Parsons, C., van Veen, D. and Day, C. (Eds) Combating Social Exclusion Through Education Garant pp207 – 220, ISBN 90 – 441 – 1062 - 4

Collins, J. and Syred-Paul, A. (1997) Children as Researchers Using CD-ROM, Wegerif, R. and Scrimshaw, P. (Eds) Computers and Talk in the Primary Classroom Routledge pp 168 – 176, ISBN 1-85359-395-8 (75% overall contribution)

Collins, J. (1994) Realising Though Talk Harrison, B.T. (Ed) The Literate Imagination David Fulton pp 130 – 147, ISBN 1-85346-300-0

Refereed Journal Articles

Collins, J. (2006) ‘Including the Silent Minority’ Perspectives in Education Vol 24 No 1 pp 87 – 98, ISBN 0258 – 2236 (100% contribution).

Collins, J. and Simco, N. (2006) Teaching Assistants Reflect: The way forward? Reflective Practice Vol 7 No 2 pp197 – 214, ISBN 1462- 3943 (50% overall contribution).

Cable, C., Eyres, I. and Collins, J. (2006) ‘Bilingualism and Inclusion: more than just rhetoric? Support for Learning Vol 21 No 2 pp 129 – 134, ISBN 0268 – 9604 (30% overall contribution).

Le Cornu, R. & Collins, J. (2004) Re-emphasising the role of affect in learning and teaching Pastoral Care in Education Vol 22 No 4 pp 27-33, ISBN 02643944 (50% overall contribution).

Benjamin, S., Nind, M., Hall, K., Collins, J. & Sheehy, K. (2003) Moments of Inclusion and Exclusion: Children negotiating classroom contexts. British Journal of Sociology of Education Vol 24, No 5 pp 547-558 (30% overall contribution).

Hall, K., Collins, J., Benjamin, S., Sheehy, K. and Nind, M. (2004) SATurated Models of Pupildom: Assessment and Inclusion/Exclusion Vol 30, No 6 (30% overall contribution).

Nind, M., Benjamin, S., Sheehy, K., Collins, J. & Hall, K. (2004) Methodological Challenges in Researching Inclusive School Cultures. Educational Review 56(3) (30% overall contribution).

Collins, J. (2000) Are you talking to me? The need to respect and develop a pupil’s self image Educational Research 42(2) pp 157 – 166, ISBN 0013 – 1881

Collins, J. and Harrison, B. T. (1998) Claiming and reclaiming an education: the experiences of multilingual school students in transition from primary to secondary school UNICORN Journal of the Australian College of Education 24 (1) pp 16 – 29, ISBN 0311 4775 (50% overall contribution)

Collins, J. (1998) Hearing the Silence in a Classroom Full of Noise: Empowering Quiet Pupils Topic: Practical Applications of Research in Education 20 (9) pp 1-3, ISBN 0953 895X

Publications

Authored Book
Collins, Janet and Hancock, Roger (2004). Primary teaching assistants: learners and learning. David Fulton Publishers Ltd.
Collins, Janet; Harkin, Joe and Nind, Melanie (2002). Manifesto for learning: fundamental principles. London, UK: Continuum.
Pollard, Andrew; Collins, Janet; Simco, Neil; Swaffield, Sue; Warin, Jo and Warwick, Paul (2002). Reflective Teaching: Effective and Evidence-Informed Professional Practice. UK: Continuum.
Book Chapter
Johnston-Wilder, Susan and Collins, Janet (2005). 'I was never really there': reflecting on girls' non-participation in school. In: Lloyd, Gwynedd ed. Problem Girls: Understanding and Supporting Troubled and Troublesome Girls and Young Women. UK: Routledge.
Sheehy, Kieron; Hall, Kathy; Benhamin, B.; Collins, Janet and Nind, Melanie (2004). Schooling Year 6: Inclusion or SATuration? In: Hayes, Dennis ed. The RoutledgeFalmer guide to key debates in Education. RoutledgeFalmer.
Journal Article
Cable, Caroline; Eyres, Ian and Collins, Janet (2006). Bilingualism and inclusion: more than just rhetoric? Support for Learning, 21(3), pp. 129–134.
Collins, Janet (2006). Including the silent minority. Perspectives in Education, 24(1), pp. 87–98.
Hall, Kathy; Collins, Janet; Benjamin, Shereen; Nind, Melanie and Sheehy, Kieron (2004). SATurated models of pupildom: Assessment and Inclusion/Exclusion. British Educational Research Journal, 30(6), pp. 801–817.
Nind, Melanie; Benjamin, Shereen; Sheehy, Kieron; Collins, Janet and Hall, Kathy (2004). Methodological challenges in researching inclusive school cultures. Educational Review, 56(3), pp. 259–270.
Benjamin, Shereen; Nind, Melanie; Hall, Kathy; Collins, Janet and Sheehy, Kieron (2003). Moments of Inclusion and Exclusion: pupils negotiating classroom contexts. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 24(5), pp. 547–558.
Other
Sheehy, K.; Rix, J.; Collins, J.; Hall, K.; Nind, M. and Wearmouth, J. (2009). A systematic review of whole class, subject based, pedagogies with reported outcomes for the academic and social inclusion of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream classrooms. EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, UK.