Senior Research Fellow

 

DR STEPHEN M. CULLEN

Senior Research Fellow
CEDAR
University of Warwick
COVENTRY
CV4 7AL

Telephone: 024-7652 2911
Facsimile: 024-7652 4472
E-mail: S.M.Cullen@warwick.ac.uk

Dr Stephen M Cullen is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR). His background is in teaching, having taught economics, politics, and history at schools, including Eton, and for the Open University. He holds an M.A. (Hons) in politics and economic history from the University of Edinburgh, an M.Litt. in political history from the University of Oxford, and a D.Phil. in modern history from the University of Oxford. He studied at Nuffield College, Oxford, and Wolfson College, Oxford.

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH and REPORTS:

His educational research interests include fathers, parenting support, early intervention, and gifted and talented education.

He is a lead researcher on the evaluation of the UK government's CANparent Trial in England. He is also a lead researcher in three evaluations for Addaction, a UK-wide drug and alcohol treatment charity, and for the Autism Education Trust's Department for Education sponsored AET Programme.

He has written, and co-written, a number of research reports, including:

  • Evaluation of Addaction's 'First Steps' Children's Centre Project Final Report, (with M-A Cullen, G.Lindsay, S. Dahl, J.Barlow), CEDAR, University of Warwick, April 2013.
  • CANparent Trial Evaluation: First Interim Report, (with M-A Cullen, S. Strand, I. Bakopoulou, G. Lindsay, R. Brind, E. Pickering, C. Bryson, & S. Purdon), Department for Education, Research Report DFE-RR280, ISBN: 978-1-78105-223-5, March 2013.
  • Evaluation of Autism Education Trust Training Hubs Programme: Interim Report - results from the L2 and L3 pilot training sessions and views of hub leads, (with M-A. Cullen & G.Lindsay), CEDAR, University of Warwick, October 2012.
  • Evaluation of Addaction's 'First Steps' Children's Centre Project; end of Year 1 report, (with M-A. Cullen, G. Lindsay & J. Barlow), CEDAR, University of Warwick, April 2012: http://www.addaction.org.uk/page.asp?section=134&sectionTitle=Research+reports
  • Evaluation of Autism Education Trust Training Hubs Programme; First Data Capture Report: pilot of Level 1 training , (with M-A. Cullen, G.Lindsay & A. Charman), CEDAR, University of Warwick, April 2012.
  • Bringing Families and Schools Together; giving poor children the best start, (with G.Lindsay, and C. Wellings), Save the Children, London, November 2011:

 http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/sites/default/files/docs/Bringing%20Families%20and%20Schools%20Together.pdf

  • Parenting Early Intervention Programme Evaluation, (with G.Lindsay, S.Strand, M-A. Cullen, S.Band, H.Davis, G. Conlon, J. Barlow, & R.Evans), DfE Research Report DFE-RR121(a), 2011. https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/DFE-RR121A.pdf
  • Evaluation of the impact of DfE investment in initiatives designed to improve teacher workforce skills in relation to SEN and disabilities, (with G.Lindsay, M-A. Cullen, J. Dockrell, S. Strand, E. Arweck, S. Hegaty & S. Goodlad), DfE Research Report DFE-RR115, 2011. https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/RSG/publicationDetail/Page1/DFE-RR115
  • Evaluation of the impact of the DFE investment in initiatives designed to improve teacher workforce skills in relation to SEN and disabilities - 1st interim report, (with G.Lindsay, M-A. Cullen, J. Dockrell, S. Goodlad, and E. Arweck), DfE Research Report DFE-RR058, 2010.
  • Parenting Early Intervention Programme: 2nd interim report, (with G. Lindsay, S. Strand, M-A. Cullen, S. Band), DfE, Research Report DFE-RR047, 2010.
  • Evaluation of the Parenting Early Intervention Programme; First interim report, (with G. Lindsay, S. Band, M-A. Cullen, S. Strand), DCSF, 2010.
  • Parent Support Advisor Pilot Evaluation, Final Report, (with G. Lindsay, H. Davis, S. Strand, M-A. Cullen, S. Band, L. Davis, C. Hasluck, R. Evans, S. Stewart-Brown), DCSF, 2009.
  • Parenting Early Intervention Pathfinder Evaluation, (with G. Lindsay, H. Davies, S. Band, M-A. Cullen, S. Strand, C. Hasluck, R. Evans, S. Sarah-Brown), DCSF, 2008. 
  • Parent Support Advisor Pilot Evaluation, Second Interim Report, (with G. Lindsay, M-A Cullen, S. Band, L. Davis, and H. Davis), DCSF, 2008.
  • Evaluation of the Parent Support Adviser Pilot, 2nd Interim Report, (with G. Lindsay, S. Band, M-A Cullen, and L. Davis), CEDAR, 2008.
  • Parenting Early Intervention Pathfinder Evaluation; Additional Study of the Involvement of Extended Schools, (with G. Lindsay, S. Band, and M-A. Cullen), DCSF, 2008.
  • The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth, Goal Short Residential Courses - Goal, Aston University Course 'Money and Management', 5-7 June, 2007, (with G. Lindsay), CEDAR, 2007.
  • Evaluation of the Parent Early Intervention Pathfinder: Second Interim Report, (with G. Lindsay, S. Band, and M-A. Cullen), DCSF, 2007.
  • Evaluation of the Parent Early Intervention Pathfinder: Additional Study of the Involvement of Extended Schools, (with G. Lindsay, S. Band, and M-A. Cullen) DCSF, 2007.
  • Parent Support Advisor - first interim report from the evaluation, (with G. Lindsay, S. Band, M-A. Cullen, and L. Davis), DCSF, 2007.
  • Evaluation of The Big Deal National Enterprise Competition, 2007, (with G. Lindsay), CEDAR, 2007.
  • The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth, Goal Short Residential Courses - University of Lancaster Course, 26-28 March, 2007, (with G.Lindsay), CEDAR, 2007.
  • The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth, Goal Short Residential Courses - Aston University Course, 'Money and Management' 5-7 June, 2007, (with G. Lindsay), CEDAR 2007.
  • Evaluation of PGCE Plus, 2004-2006, Final Report (with E. Arweck, M-A. Cullen, D.Hartas, G.Lindsay), CEDAR, 2007.
  • Schools as Creative Beacons II; Creative Partnerships, Coventry, (with D.Hartas and G. Lindsay), CEDAR, 2007.
  • The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth; Summer Schools, 2005, follow-up report - the impact of the summer schools, (with G.Lindsay), CEDAR, 2006. 
  • Schools as Creative Beacons; Creative Partnerships, Coventry, (with D.Hartas, J. Medwell and G.Lindsay), CEDAR, 2006.
  • The NAGTY Goal Programme; a case study of some initial participants (with G. Lindsay), CEDAR, 2006.
  • Evaluation of PGCE Plus, 2006, Interim Report 2 (with E. Arweck, D. Hartas, and G. Lindsay), CEDAR, 2006.
  •  The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth: Evaluation of the Summer Schools 2004 (with M A Cullen and G. Lindsay), CEDAR, 2005.
  • The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth: Summer Schools 2005, Seven Case Study Strands (with M A Cullen and G. Lindsay), CEDAR, 2005.
  • The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth: Evaluation of the Summer Schools 2005 (with G. Lindsay, D. Hartas, M A Cullen), CEDAR, 2005.
  • The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth: Evaluation of the Gifted Entrepreneurs Programme 2005 (with G. Lindsay), CEDAR, 2005.
  • A Report to the LSC on the second phase of a project to evaluate the impact of OCN and OCNW provision(with Russell Moseley and Stephen Hill), Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Warwick, 2005.
  • The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth: Evaluation of PGCE Plus 2004, Interim Report 1 (with E. Arweck, M A Cullen, and G. Lindsay), CEDAR, 2005.
  • The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth: Evaluation of PGCE Plus 2004-2005, Interim Report 2 (with E. Arweck, D. Hartas, and G. Lindsay), CEDAR, 2006.

RECENT PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS:

  • Cullen, S.M., Cullen, M.A., Lindsay, G., Strand, S., 'The Parenting Early Intervention Programme in England, 2006-11; a classed experience?', in press, British Educational Research Journal. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/berj.3020/abstract
  • Cullen, S.M., Cullen, M.A., Lindsay, G., 2013, '"I'm just there to ease the burden"; the Parent Support Adviser role in English schools and the question of emotional labour', British Educational Research Journal, vol. 39 (2), pp. 302-319.
  • 'Evidence based parenting programmes - examining the effectiveness of a large scale implementation'; Conference paper at NFPF/NERA Congress, University of Aarhus, Copenhagen, 8-10 March, 2012.
  • 'Building urban communities; parents and schools in an English initiative'; Conference paper at the ECER Annual Conference, Berlin, 13-16 September, 2011.
  • 'Rights and Responsibilities: parenting support in England'; Conference paper at the BERA Annual Conference, London, 6-8 September, 2011.
  • Cullen, S.M., Cullen, M.A., Band, S., Davis, L., Lindsay, G, 2011, 'Supporting fathers to engage with their children's learning and education: an under-developed aspect of the Parent Support Adviser pilot', British Educational Research Journal, vol. 37, (3), pp. 485-500; web link: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a922466999~frm=titlelink
  • 'The Parenting Early Intervention Programme, 2006-10: Parents' perceptions of parenting courses as an educative process leading to changes in family life'; Conference paper at the ECER Annual Conference, Helsinki, 25th August, 2010.
  • 'Improving classroom skills around SEND in England? Issues with policy implementation'; Conference paper at the BERA Annual Conference, University of Warwick, 3rd September, 2010.
  • 'Fathers' involvement in the Parent Support Adviser pilot - the disjunction between policy and practice'; Conference paper at the BERA Annual Conference, University of Manchester, September, 2009.
  • '"She's there to help families in confidence": connecting with parents and families - the Parent Support Adviser role in English schools'; Conference paper at the ECER Annual Conference, University of Vienna, September, 2009.
  • Hartas, D, Lindsay, G, Arweck, E, Cullen, S, 'The Nature and Outcomes of PGCE Plus as a Model for Teacher Professional Development', Professional Development in Education, vol. 35, no: 1, March 2009, pp. 101-118.

HISTORY RESEARCH and SELECTED HISTORY PUBLICATIONS:

He has research interests in twentieth century British history and literature, and has published in the Journal of Contemporary History, History, Welsh History Review, Oral History, The Historian, The Scottish Historical Review, Cultural & Social History, Women's History Review, History Scotland, The English Review, and Socialist History. 

Publications include:

  • 'Taylour, Helen Frances [Fay] (1904-1983)', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, May, 2013: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/97894
  • '"Jewish Communists" or "Communist Jews"? The Communist Party of Great Britain and British Jews in the 1930s', Socialist History, vol. 12 (41), September 2012, pp.22-42.
  • 'Fay Taylour: a dangerous woman in sport and politics', Women's History Review, vol. 21 (2), April 2012, pp. 211-232: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09612025.2012.657887
  • 'Other Politics, Other Prejudices; the failure of the British Union of Fascists in Scotland', History Scotland, vol.11, no:2, March/April 2011.
  • '"Join Your Defence Volunteers"; the Manx Home Guard, 1940-1944', The Antiquarian; Newsletter of the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society, April, 2011, pp.49-61.
  • 'The Fasces and the Saltire; the failure of the British Union of Fascists in Scotland, 1932-1940', in The Scottish Historical Review, volume 87, (2), October, 2008, pp.306-331: http://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/E0036924108000176
  • 'Four Women for Mosley; women in the British Union of Fascists, 1932-40', in Oral History, 24, 1996, pp.49-59.
  • 'Another Nationalism; the British Union of Fascists in Glamorgan, 1932-40', in Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru/Welsh History Review, 17, 1994, pp.101-14.
  • 'Political Violence; the case of the British Union of Fascists', in the Journal of Contemporary History, 28, 1993, pp.245-67.
  • 'The Development of the Ideas and Policy of the British Union of Fascists, 1932-40', in the Journal of Contemporary History, 22, 1987, pp.115-36.
  • 'Leaders and Martyrs; Codreanu, Mosley and Jose Antonio', in History, 71, 223, 1986.

Guest edited special issue:

He has co-edited, with Dr Matthew Worley, the University of Reading, a special issue of Socialist History on fascism and anti-fascism in Britain in the inter-war period, vol.12, no: 41, September, 2012.

 Radio:

He has appeared on BBC Radio 4's 'Making History' programme, talking about:

  • Red Clydeside, Decoy Defences in World War II, and Invasion Panic in 1939-40:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nxh42

  • politics in Norfolk in the 1930s and 1940s:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00stsjm

  • 'Flying' Fay Taylour, motor racing and internment:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jqsyb

 

Current projects:

He is preparing a chapter on British Jews and the Communist Party of Great Britain for A Vanished Ideology: essays on the Jewish Communist Movement in the English speaking world in the Twentieth Century, edited by Dr. Henry F. Srebrnik, to be published by the State University of New York Press, New York, in 2014.

He is also working on a book length study of women on the far right in the twentieth century, entitled Unsettling Women; women and the ultra-right in Britain, 1900-1950

 

 

 

 

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