“I thoroughly enjoyed all three of the DVDs and I do hope you will consider doing some more. I particularly enjoyed the example of the Thompson / Bywaters murder case. I had read about it previously but this was a much fuller account and the documentary format really helps. I'm looking forward to using it in the classroom.”

David Yates

“I thoroughly enjoyed all three of the DVDs and I do hope you will consider doing some more. I particularly enjoyed the example of the Thompson / Bywaters murder case. I had read about it previously but this was a much fuller account and the documentary format really helps. I'm looking forward to using it in the classroom.”

David Yates

“‘An excellent movie, professionally produced, using examples that are carefully explained, it clearly shows the main theoretical concepts of skills and learning. It should be required viewing for all A-Level PE students.' ”

Mike Murray, Chief Examiner

“'The best A Level specific resource I have come across to help teach skill acquisition. Ideal to stimulate class discussion as well as a resource for individual revision.' ”

Mike Hill, Chief Examiner

“'The best A Level specific resource I have come across to help teach skill acquisition. Ideal to stimulate class discussion as well as a resource for individual revision.'”

Mike Hill, Chief Examiner

“Good links are made with the real world which are interesting and contemporary. There is student input and the video is succinct, fast moving and lively. ”

Vikki Ball, Chellaston School

“The Researching Health Short Cuts DVDs have been a great boost to my research sessions, upgrading basic research information and supporting higher level students with their research projects. The DVDs place research in a context that ‘keeps it real’, encouraging discussion and reaching students with a variety of learning styles. The review of the main points is particularly useful for applying new concepts to previous work and preparing students for future session.”

Julie Sobczak: Park Lane College, Keighley.

“Lads and Ladettes in School caused me to reflect on the unfortunate ways in which recent research on gender and schooling, which relies on the theory of hegemonic masculinities, has been interpreted by politicians and policy-makers concerned with boys' underachievement. This book reminds us of the challenges we face in applying lessons from research. It also highlights a pressing need to focus more broadly on the social goals of education and to rethink the notion of success for all”

Audrey Osler, Professor of education: University of Leeds (TES Book Review: October, 2006)

“A lively and engaging discussion that will be relevant to A level students or useful for enrichment for GCSE. Well pitched in tone and language to suit students and encourage discussion and debate.”

Janis Griffiths

“Willis discusses his research in an enthusiastic and stimulating way, providing at the same time a number of interesting insights into the research process (in particular, the strengths of ethnographic forms of research)”

Chris Livesey, Sociology Central

“Whether or not you classify yourself as a "Feminist", Michelle Stanworth is always worth reading and now, through the magic of videotape, you can listen as you watch her outline her ideas (radical at the time and still having more than a passing relevance even in these times of seemingly ever-increasing female educational achievement...) about the relationship between gender and schooling. ”

Chris Livesey Sociology Central