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Verity Campbell-Barr

 

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Dr Verity Campbell-Barr

  • Job title: Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, School of Education (Faculty of Health, Education and Society)
  • Address: Floor 5, Rolle Building, Drake Circus,
    Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
  • Telephone: +441752585354
  • Alternative telephone: +44 (0)7505 620625
  • Email: verity.campbell-barr@plymouth.ac.uk


Role
Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies 

Qualifications & background
BCs in Sociology, University of Plymouth
MA in Gender Culture and Modernity, Goldsmiths College, University of London
PhD 'The Economy of Childcare' Canterbury Christ Church University
 



Research interests
 

The mixed economy of childcare and early years education provision

Experiences of working in early childhood occupations (including things such as work-life balance, and managing settings)

The role of childcare in supporting employment and the welfare to work agenda

Understandings of quality childcare and early years education from multiple perspectives

Qualitative research methods 

UoP Research group membership

Centre for Culture, Community and Society (CCCS) 
Centre for Methodological Innovations (CMI) 
Early Childhood and Well-being 
PhD in Education 
Professional Theory and Practice 

Other research
 

Grants & contracts
Current Research: 

  • ‘Investigate the role of Early Years Professionals in leading communities of quality practice in early years settings in Devon’ – Funded by Plymouth University

Past Projects have included: 
  • Teaching Fellowship Award: Connecting Across Boarders (with Valerie Huggins and Steve Wheeler) - Funded by Plymouth University 
  • Parent Initiated Training (with Karen Wickett, Caroline Leeson and Jocey Quinn) - funded by Somerset County Council
  • Quality Measurement Framework: Value for money comparison of public and third sector provision of pre-school childcare and education. - Funded by The Office for National Statistics
  • Parents and Childcare: A Literature Review - Funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and being written in association with the Daycare Trust
    Local Authority Use of Childcare Sufficiency Assessments. - Funded by Government Office South West
  • Employment Retention and Advancement Evaluation - Department of Work and Pensions
  • New Deal Pilots: A Qualitative Evaluation of Quarterly Work Focussed Interviews, Work Search Premium and In Work Credit - Funder Department for Work and Pensions
  • Camden Sufficiency Assessment – Camden Council
  • Paid Officials and Community Engagement in Governance – Joseph Rowntree Foundations
  • The Economy of Childcare – Kent County Council
 


Chapters
Campbell Barr, VJG.  (2010)  'The research, policy and practice triangle in early childhood education and care' in Parker-Rees R,Leeson C (ed.)  Early Childhood Studies: An Introduction to the Study of Children's Worlds and Children's Lives (Third Edition)  Exeter:  Learning Matters  pp 163 - 178
Reports
Campbell-Barr, V.  (2010)  Providing a context for looking at quality and value in early years education.  Office for National Statistics.  Newport:  Office for National Statistics 
Campbell Barr, VJG. & Garnham, A.  (2010)  What Parents Want - parents and childcare: a literature review.  What Parents Want - parents and childcare: a literature review  Equality and Human Rights Commission.  Manchester:  Equality and Human Rights Commission 
Riccio, JA., Bewley, H., Campbell-Barr, V., Dorsett, R., Hamilton, G., Hoggart, L., Marsh, A., Miller, C., Ray, K. & Vegeris, S.  (2008)  Implementation and second-year impacts for lone parents in the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration.  Department of Work and Pensions.  DWP 
Ray, K., Hudson, M., Campbell-Barr, V. & Shutes, I.  (2008)  Public Officials and Community Involvement in Local Services.  York:  Joseph Rowntree Foundation 
Campbell-Barr, V., Hoggart, L., Soberman, P. & Andrei, L.  (2007)  Camden: Parental Demand for Childcare.  Policy Studies Institute 
Dorsett, R., Campbell-Barr, V., Hamilton, G., Hoggart, L., Marsh, A., Miller, C., Phillips, J., Ray, K., Riccio, J., Rich, S. & Vegeris, S.  (2007)  Implementation and first year impacts of the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration.  DWP Research Report 412 
Vegeris, S. & Campbell-Barr, V.  (2007)  Supporting an interenerational centre in London: Scoping the evidence.  London Development Agency.  London:  London Development Agency 
Ray, K., Vegeris, S., Brooks, S., Campbell-Barr, V., Hoggart, L., Mackinnon, K. & Shutes, I.  (2007)  The lone parents pilots: A qualitative evaluation of quarterly work focussed interviews (12+), work search premium and in work credit.  DWP Reseasrch Report No 423 
Journals
Articles
Leeson, C., Campbell Barr, VJG. & Ho, D.  (2012)  'Leading for quality improvement: a comparative research agenda in early childhood education in England and Hong Kong' International Journal of Leadership in Education: Theory and Practice,  , 
Campbell Barr, VJG., Lavelle, M. & Wickett, K.  (2011)  'Exploring alternative approaches to child outcome assessments in Children's Centres' Early Child Development and Care  ,  pp 1 - 16 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03004430.2011.590937?tab=permissions#tabModule 
Leeson, C., Campbell Barr, VJG. & Ho, D.  (2010)  'Exploring the interplay of leadership and quality improvement in early years settings in England and Hong Kong' Journal of Education for Teaching  3  (36),  pp 241 - 256
Ho, D., Campbell Barr, VJG. & Leeson, C.  (2010)  'Quality Improvement in Early Years Settings in Hong Kong and England: a Framework for Comparative Studies' International Journal of Early Years Education  3  (18),  pp 241 - 256
Campbell-Barr, V.  (2009)  'Care and business orientations in the delivery of childcare: an exploratory study' 7  (1),  pp 76 - 93 http://ecr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/7/1/76 
Campbell-Barr, V.  (2009)  'Contextual issues in assessing value for money in early years education' National Institutes Economic Review  (207),  pp 90 - 101 http://ner.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/207/1/90 
Ray, K., Hoggart, L., Taylor, R., Vegeris, S. & Campbell-Barr, V.  (2009)  'Rewarding responsibility? Long-term unemployed men and the welfare-to-work agenda' ENVIRON PLANN C  27  (6),  pp 975 - 990 , DOI: 10.1068/c0852