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Dr David Littlefair

Associate Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

David Littlefair

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • A systematic review of self-regulation measures in children: Exploring characteristics and psychometric properties, Chen, Y., Janicaud, N., Littlefair, D., Graham, P., Soler, N., Wilkes-Gillan, S., McAuliffe, T., Cordier, R. 19 Sep 2024, In: PLoS One
  • Content validity of measures in early numeracy in children up to eight years: A COSMIN systematic review, Speyer, R., Hakkarainen, A., Yoon, S., Kim, J., Windsor, C., Wilkes Gillan, S., Littlefair, D., Cordier, R. 19 Sep 2024, In: PLoS One
  • Experiences of men in the minority: understanding men’s sense of belonging studying primary education, nursing and social work in higher education, Grimshaw, L., Jackson, S., Littlefair, D., Melling, A. 2 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education
  • Promoting social-inclusion: Adapting and refining a school participation and connectedness intervention for neurodiverse children in UK primary schools, Littlefair, D., McCloskey-Martinez, M., Graham, P., Nicholls, F., Hodges, A., Cordier, R. 1 Nov 2024, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • Pupil Voice in Physical Education and the desire for (in)visibility, Littlefair, D., Jopling, M., Kelly, N. 9 May 2024, In: Sport, Education and Society
  • The Contribution of Teacher Education to universities: a case study for international teacher educators, Hoult, E., Durrant, J., Holme, R., Lewis, C., Littlefair, D., McCloskey-Martinez, M., Oberholzer, L. 1 Mar 2024, In: Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice
  • Born Free: How to create a School, Littlefair, D., Barker, L., Million, C., Khatib, M. 20 Jun 2023, In: Journal of the European Teacher Education Network
  • Engaging authentic pupil voice in schools, Littlefair, D. 9 Jun 2023, Establishing Child Centred Practice in a Changing World, Part B, Bingley, Emerald
  • Friendship interventions for children with neurodevelopmental needs: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Cordier, R., Parsons, L., Wilkes-Gillan, S., Cook, M., McCloskey-Martinez, M., Graham, P., Littlefair, D., Kent, C., Speyer, R. 14 Dec 2023, In: PLoS One
  • How can academics remove barriers for the most excluded? A call for advocacy from lived experience in the UK and Ireland, Efemini, C., Forster, N., Gallagher, M., Hardill, I., Heslop, K., Littlefair, D., Marsden, N., Meller, S., Toyne, A., O’Tuama, S., Johnson, M. 16 Nov 2023, In: Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning

  • Sophie Johnson What difference can classics make to primary school student self-efficacy? Pupil voice and the power of storytelling Start Date: 01/10/2023
  • Fiona Nicholls A School Participation and Connectedness Intervention for Neurodivergent Children in Mainstream English Primary Schools. Start Date: 01/10/2023

  • Education PhD October 25 2021
  • Education MA (Hons) September 08 1994
  • Physics BSc (Hons) September 01 1986
  • Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy PFHEA 2018
  • Senior Fellow (SFHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2015


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