Research projects

Examining parental experiences of the Word Aware programme

Word Aware is a whole-school approach that supports the development of early word concepts that pre-school children are frequently exposed to in their environment.

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Investigating the development of young children’s social learning: Is ‘overimitation’ related to theory of mind

The aim of the research is to expand our understanding of the cognitive mechanisms underpinning how young children lea...

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Aggression, executive function and violent media exposure

The project aims to  explore the link between violent media exposure, aggression and executive functioning in greater...

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