Dr David Yeomans
Principal Research Fellow
Tel: +44 (0)113 3434662
Room: HP 2.14
Email: d.j.yeomans@education.leeds.ac.uk
Secondary and post-compulsory curriculum policy and practice; vocational education.
Member of Lifelong Learning Institute.
Interests
I taught for twelve years in secondary schools in Zambia and England before joining the School of Education in 1985 where I am now a Principal Research Fellow. My main research interest is in 14-19 curriculum policy and practice with related interests in vocational education. I am a founder member of the Post-14 Research Group, a member of the Centre for Policy Studies in Education and a member of the Lifelong Learning Institute.
Recent funded projects include:
- Evaluation of the Learner Experience at the Sixth Form College Farnborough (QCA)
- Evaluation of the Applied Learning Specialist Schools Programme(SSAT)
- Evaluation of 14-19 Pathfinders (DfES)
- Changing the 14-19 School Curriculum in England: Lessons from Successive Reforms? (ESRC)
- Evaluation of the Leeds Community Partnership Education Action Zone (Learning Partnerships)
- Learning Pathways: Patterns of Progression in Post-16 Education and Training (ESRC)
- Independent/State School Partnerships (DfEE)
- The Impact of the Specialist Schools Programme (DfEE)
- Constructing a New Curriculum: The Rise of General National Vocational Qualifications (ESRC)
- Evaluation of the Virtual Classroom Project (BECTa)
- School Curriculum Policy and Provision Project (School of Education)
- A Study of the Medium-Term Impact of TVEI in Ten Schools (ESRC)
Selected Publications
PAPERS
Higham, J. and Yeomans, D. (2009). "Working Together? Partnership approaches to 14-19 education in England.". British Educational Research Journal, iFirst, 1-23. Read Abstract.
Higham, J. and Yeomans, D. (2007). "Curriculum choice, flexibility and differentiation 14–19: the way forward or flawed prospectus?". London Review of Education, 5 (3), 281-297. Read Abstract.
Jordan, S. and Yeomans, D. (2003). "Meeting the Global Challenge? Comparing recent initiatives in school science and technology". Comparative Education, 39, 65-81.
BOOKS
Higham, J. & Yeomans, D. (2008). "An Interim Report on the Evaluation of the Applied Learning Specialism Programme: Case Study Visits 2007-2008". London: SSAT.
Higham, J. & Yeomans, D. (2007). "Evaluation of the Vocational Specialist Schools Programme: Annual Report 2007". London: SSAT.
Higham, J. and Yeomans, D. (2006). "Emerging Provision and Practice in 14-19 Education and Training: A Report on the Evaluation of the Third Year of the 14-19 Pathfinder Initiative.". London: DfES.
Higham, J. and Yeomans, D. (2005). "Collaborative Approaches to 14-19 Provision: an Evaluation of the Second Year of the 14-19 Pathfinder Initiative". London: DfES.
Higham, J. Haynes, G. Wragg, C and Yeomans, D. (2004). "14-19 Pathfinders: An Evaluation of the First Year". London: DfES.
CHAPTERS
Higham, J. and Yeomans, D. (2007). "Policy memory and policy amnesia in 14-19 education: learning from the past?" in: D. Raffe and K Spours (Ed.) Policy-making and Policy Learning in 14-19 Education. Bedford Way Papers, Institute of Education, University of London.
Spours, K. Hodgson, A. and Yeomans, D. (2007). "Learning from local experience: how effective is the Government's 14-19 learning model?" in: D. Raffe and K. Spours (Ed.) Policy-making and Policy Learning in 14-19 Education. Bedford Way Papers, Institute of Education, University of London.
Higham, J. & Yeomans, D. (2006). "14-19 Pathfinders: collaborative approaches to education and training" in: DfES (Ed.) Department for Education and Skills Research Conference 2005: Putting the Evidence into Education, Skills and Children’s Well-being. London:DfES.
Yeomans, D. (2002). "Design and Technology and vocational qualifications" in: G. Owen-Jackson (Ed.) Aspects of Teaching Secondary Design and Technology: Perspectives on Practice. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
Extended list of publications.
This page last updated by David Yeomans on 2nd June 2009