The ChiFCo research group broadly aims to empower children, young people and families by increasing understanding and provision of health, education and social services in the wider cultural context of their lives.
Two key research strands underpin ChiFCo’s work:
The Erasmus Plus winning project ‘Democracy through Drama (DEMO:DRAM) seeks to address a range of issues essential for democratic classrooms and schools that are facilitated by competent teachers aiming to increase student civic engagement and democratic awareness and participation.
The terms cross-, multi-, inter- and trans- (disciplinary practice and working) are used interchangeably in research and practice and have different meanings within and across disciplinary fields. For students supported by cross University cross-disciplinary supervision teams, this could prove challenging and confusing.
Read moreThe Socially Distant Stories is an ethnographic exploration about the impact of a hybrid theatre in education approach ...
Read moreInvestigating how young children watch, understand and engage with digital content on YouTube and YouTube kids. ...
Read moreA small-scale international project focus ing on children’s experiences at home during the C...
Read moreInvestigating the experiences of postgraduate researchers and the effects of those experiences on their mental healt...
Read moreEvaluating the influence that fostering support programme, FosterTalk, has on foster carer retention and developing re...
Read moreThis study aims to build on previous research about home schooling / home education more generally to explore and reco...
Read moreInvestigating a unified, integrated approach to educating children with disabilities
Read moreThe pilot project set out to capture the rhythmic fluctuations and orientations of BCU’s campuses.
Read moreCreating a common assessment tool that could be used by all professionals in a way that empowers parents and children.
Read moreExploring children's right to make choices and engage in playful activities in restricted environments through music a...
Read moreTo examine how drama in schools can be used to explore different subjects to create democratic spaces.
Read moreThe Human Spaces research project is a small scale evaluative case study.
Read moreThe project harnesses the child’s voice to help resolve their specific experiences of school bullying.
Read moreThis project aims to understand how the very youngest children (0 - 3 year olds) are using touchscreen technology in h...
Read moreThis project aims to unpack the benefits of Conductive Education (CE) by working with a CE centre in Birmingham.
Read moreThis project aims to improve the lives of children with complex disabilities by trailing early intervention methods ...
Read moreSex and Relationship Education in schools will always be a contentious topic but to what extent do a teacher’s own vie...
Read moreFree school meals can be a vital lifeline for economically disadvantaged families but during the school holidays child...
Read moreExploring the early care and education experiences of children born prematurely through reports from parents.
Read moreEarly intervention services have the capacity to make big improvements to children's outcomes, but how might these ser...
Read moreBirmingham City University researchers evaluate foster care service, Fosterline.
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