Dr Janet Boddy

  • Qualifications and position:
    • BSc PhD
    • Senior Research Officer
    • Chair of Faculty Research Ethics Committee
  • Faculty:
    • Faculty of Children and Learning
  • Department:
    • Thomas Coram Research Unit
  • Summary:
    • My research in the UK and elsewhere in Europe includes studies of parents and families, child health, and studies of mainstream and targeted services for children and families. The latter includes studies which have considered social pedagogy as a model of education for work with children and families in continental Europe. I also have an interest in social science research governance and ethics, and carry out a range of research and advisory work in this area.
  • Teaching:
    • Masters in Child Development
      Masters in Psychology of Education
      Masters in Special and Inclusive Education
      Foundation Degree in Working With Children: Education and Well-Being
      Module Co-ordinator, Upbringing: Parents, Care Workers, and the State
  • Research Projects:
  • Postgraduate Research:
    • Parenting and family support; social pedagogy; looked after children; children with significant or complex needs; early childhood diet and feeding problems; research governance and ethics; diary methods.
  • Professional Activities:
    • European Research Council: Ethics expert panel
      ESRC Advisory Group for Framework for Research Ethics
      Home Start UK: Research advisory group
      Millenium Cohort Study: Ethics and Methodology Advisory Group
      ESRC Peer Review College
  • Conferences/presentations:
    • *Understandings of parenting support: European perspectives. XIth Biennial International EUSARF Conference. Groningen, Netherlands, September 2010.

      *European perspectives on parenting and family support. Family Troubles? Exploring Changes & Challenges in the Family Lives of Children and Young People. London, July 2010.

      *Learning from difference: European perspectives on parenting support. Family and Parenting Institute Annual Conference: Policies for families. Challenges and Choices. London, November 2009. Invited speaker.
  • Personal Country Knowledge:
    • Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
  • Languages Written:
    • French (basic)
Dr Janet Boddy

Contact details

Contact details

  • Email:

  • Address:
  • Thomas Coram Research Unit
    Institute of Education University of London
    20 Bedford Way
    London
    WC1H 0AL

  • Office Location:
  • Room 21
    27-28 Woburn Square, WC1H 0AA

Publications

  • Boddy, J. (2011) 'The supportive relationship' In C. Cameron and P. Moss (eds), Social Pedagogy and Working with Children: Engaging with Children in Care. London: Jessica Kingsley.
  • Boddy, J. (2011) 'Support for parents and families: cross national perspectives on 'what works'', Ethics and Education 4, 1,
  • Boddy, J. (2010) 'Parenting support across five European countries' In J. Oates (ed), Supporting Parenting. Early Childhood in Focus, 5. Milton Keynes: Open University.
  • Boddy, J., Neumann, T., Jennings, S., Morrow, V., Alderson, P., Rees R. and Gibson, W. (2010) The Research Ethics Guidebook: A resource for social scientists Online <http://www.ethicsguidebook.ac.uk>
  • Boddy, J., and Statham, J. (2009) 'European perspectives on social work: Models of education and professional roles. Briefing Paper. London: Nuffield Foundation'
    Further information
  • Boddy, J., Statham, J., Smith M., Ghate, D., Wigfall, V., Hauari, H., Canali, C., Danielsen, I., Flett, M., Garbers, S., and Milova, H. (2009) 'International perspectives on parenting support: Non-English language sources. DCSF Research Report DCSF-RR114'
    Further information
  • Boddy, J., McQuail, S., Owen, C., Petrie, P., and Statham, J. (2009) 'Working at the 'edges' of care? European models of support for young people and families. DCSF Research Brief. DCSF-RBX-09-07'
    Further information
  • Boddy, J. and Smith, M. (2008) 'Asking the experts: Developing and validating parental diaries to assess children's minor injuries', International Journal of Social Research Methodology 11, 1, 63-77.
  • Mooney, A., Boddy, J., Statham, J. and Warwick, I. (2008) 'Approaches to developing health in early years settings', Health Education 108, 2, 163-177.
  • Mooney, A., Warwick, I. Statham, J. and Boddy, J. (2008) 'Starting young: health, well-being, and early years', The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health 127, 1, 10-11.