1. Baseline Surveys

Title: Baseline Survey of the Levels of Social Exclusion Among Black and Minority Ethnic Children in the Southern Area of Northern Ireland
Period: 2007-2008
Funder: Southern Area Children and Young People’s Committee

 

Title: Baseline Survey and Literature Review Focusing on Educational Outcomes Among Primary School Children Living in Disadvantaged Areas in Northern Ireland
Period: 2007-2008
Funder: Barnardo's Northern Ireland

 

2. Systematic Reviews

Title: A Systematic Review of Research into the Effectiveness of Home-Based Interventions for Preschool Children from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Period: 2007-2009
Funder: R&D Office in association with the Cochrane Collaboration

 

3. Randomised Controlled Trials

Title: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluation of the Effects of Sesame Tree on 5-6 Year Old Children's Attitudes and Awareness (20 primary schools, 400 children)
Period: 2007-2008
Funder: Sesame Workshop

 

Title: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluation of the Effects of the Sesame Tree Resource Pack on 5-6 Year Old Children's Attitudes and Awareness (30 primary schools, 600 children)
Period: 2008-2009
Funder: Sesame Workshop

 

Title: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluation of the Effects of the ‘Eager and Able to Learn’ Programme on 2-3 Year old Children’s Early Dispositions Towards Education (120 preschool settings, 2,400 children)
Period: 2008-2009
Funder: Early Years – The Organisation for Young Children

 

Title: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluation of the Effects of the Media Initiative for Children on 3-4 Year Old Children’s Attitudes Towards Diversity and the Republic of Ireland (80 preschool settings, 1,600 children)
Period: 2007-2009
Funder: Early Years – The Organisation for Young Children

 

Title: Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluation of the ‘Time to Read’ Public Mentoring Scheme Among 9-10 Year Olds (800 children)
Period: 2006-2008
Funder: Business in the Community Northern Ireland

 

Title: A Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluation of Bookstart+: A Bookgifting Intervention for Two-Year Old Children
Period: 2010
Funder: Booktrust

 

4. Other Evaluations

Title: Naturalistic Study of the Effects of Sesame Tree on 5-6 Year Old Children’s Attitudes and Awareness in Northern Ireland (39 primary schools, 750 children)
Period: 2008
Funder: Sesame Workshop