Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods
Sefydliad Ymchwil Gymdeithasol ac Economaidd, Data a Dulliau Cymru
Prof. Chris Taylor
Job Title: Linked WISERD Academic
Institution: Cardiff University
Email: TaylorCM@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone: 029 208 76938
Research Interests
- The geography of education
- Education and neighbourhoods
- School choice and diversity
- Social justice and education policy
- Participation in Higher and Further Education
- Inter-disciplinary research methods
- Combining qualitative and quantitative research methods
- Research capacity building
Current Research
Professor Taylor is currently leading the Evaluting the Foundation Phase project, a £1M project commissioned by the Welsh Government to evaluatethe Foundation Phase early years education policy.
He was awarded an ESRC Mid-Career Development Fellowship (2011) to carry out an analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study.
Professor Taylor is also Deputy Scientific Co-ordinator on the Network of Experts on Social Aspets of Education and Training (NESET) project.
Click here to view Chris' official Cardiff University bio page
Selected Publications
Davies R, et al, 2011, ‘An Anatomy of Economic Inequality in Wales‘ WISERD/RRS/002 (Available here)
Rees G, Taylor C, Power S, 2010, ‘Out-of-school learning: the uneven distribution of school provision and local authority support’ British Educational Research Journal 36(6) pp 1017-1036 (Available here)
Latest News
Featured Events
Research Director Presents Findings on Welsh Baccalaureate and Higher Education
March 27, 2013
Research Director presents findings on the relationship between the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma (WBQ) and Higher Education (HE).
New Research Project for the Sutton Trust
March 21, 2013
Tracking the progress of Assisted Place holders thirty years on
The two-day WISERD 2013 Conference will take place on 25th and 26th June at the University of South Wales, attracting colleagues from academic, policy, public, private and third sectors.
WISERD is delighted to be supporting the Wales Governance Centre (WGC) in hosting a series of seminars in the Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay.
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June,
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Committee Rooms, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University, CF10 3WT
This conference is the final event in our RDI on “Training Quantitative Social Sciences Teachers”, where we will present shared ideas and materials developed throughout the course of the workshop series on the following themes:
