Richard White

BA MA PhD
Research Officer
r.white@nfer.ac.uk
+44(0)1904 433434

Richard is a Research Officer in the Northern Office.

Main research interests

Disengagement from learning, educational policy.

Other research interests

Disengagement and disaffection, exclusion from school and parental prosecution, alternative education provision, school funding issues, extended schools.

Selected publications

Atkinson, M., Gulliver, C., Lamont, E. and White, R. (2006). The New School Funding Arrangements 2006-07: the Local Authority Perspective (LGA Research Report 2/06). Slough: NFER.

Halsey, K., Martin, K. and White, R. (2006). The Implementation of OLASS: Assessing its Early Impact and Examining the Key Challenges — Phase 2 Report (DfES Research Report 794). London: DfES.

White, R., Halsey, K., Martin, K. and Jones, M. (2006). Implementation of the New Prison Library Specification (DfES Research Report 748). London: DfES.

Atkinson, M., Lamont, E., Gulliver, C., White, R. and Kinder, K. (2005). School Funding: a Review of Existing Models in European and OECD Countries (LGA Research Report 3/05). Slough: NFER.

Atkinson, M., Lamont, E., White, R., Gulliver, C. and Kinder, K. (2005). School Funding: What Next? Local Authority and School Views: Final Report (LGA Research Report 4/05). Slough: NFER.

Wilkin, A., Kendall, S., White, R., Kinder, K., Bojke, C. and Johnson, F. (2005). Investigating the Extent of Commercial Activity in Schools.

Wilkin, A., Atkinson, M., Halsey, K., Johnson, A., White, R. and Kinder, K. (2005). New Roles for Local Authorities in Education: Opportunities and Challenges (LGA Research Report 9/05). Slough: NFER.

Halsey, K., Bedford, N., Atkinson, M., White, R. and Kinder, K. (2004). Evaluation of Fast Track to Prosecution for School Non-attendance (DfES Research Report 567). London: DfES.

Kendall, S., Kinder, K., Halsey, K., Fletcher-Morgan, C., White, R. and Brown, C. (2003). An Evaluation of Alternative Education Initiatives (DfES Research Report 403). London: DfES.