Dr Jane Hurry

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  • Summary:
    • I have two core areas of research interest: on the cognitive side, literacy development, both typical and atypical; on the mental health side, adolescent development, particularly focusing on internalising disorders/self-harm and externalising disorders/ offending. I have a particularly interest in the intersection between behavioural disorders and education.
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  • Postgraduate Research:
    • Education, training and employment in the Criminal Justice System.
      The teaching of BESD students in secondary school.
      Reading comprehension and motivation.
  • Professional Activities:
    • Associate editor, Journal of Research in Reading
  • Conferences/presentations:
    • Conceptual awareness and its role in children's reading. Scientific Study of Reading Conference, Berlin, July 2010
      Education for young offenders as a force for change? British Criminological Society Conference, Cardiff, June 2009
  • Languages Spoken:
    • French: intermediate
  • Languages Written:
    • French: intermediate
  • Research Students:
    • Alex Brassey (2010) - The management of behaviour disorders in secondary school: a case study.
      Laura Brazier (2010) - The agency of young offenders in their education and training: an interpretative phenomenological approach.
      Natalie Moss (2010) - An evaluation of a Targeted Youth Service(TYS).
      Wayne Tennent (2011) - Reading comprehension and its acquisition at Key Stage 2: Intervention and assessment.
      Yuri Hanaoka - Adolescents' perceptions of parenting: a cross-cultural comparison between UK and Japan.
      Elena Kyriakides - The effective teaching of literacy in Cypriot Primary Schools: implications for Initial Teacher Education.
      Aysun La Fontaine - Self-efficacy beliefs of children experiencing social emotional and behavioural difficulties.
      Nicola Morgan – Detention and Training Orders and reoffending.
      Teresa Larkin - Young people's experiences of a Youth Service literacy programme.
 

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Publications

  • Ng, C. and Hurry, J. (2011) 'Depression amongst Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong: An evaluation of a stress moderation model', Social Indicators Research 100 (3), 499-516.
  • Hurry, J, Brazier, L, Wilson, A, Emslie-Henry, R, & Snapes, K. London: NRDC Improving the literacy and numeracy of young people in custody and in the community Online <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=178> (accessed 14 December 2010).
  • Mikolajcvak, M., Petrides, K.V. & Hurry, J. (2009) 'Adolescents choosing self-harm as an emotion regulations strategy: The protective role of trait emotional intelligence', British Journal of Clinical Psychology 48, 181-193.
  • Shapiro, L.R., Hurry, J., Masterson, J., Wydell, T. & Doctor, E. (2009) 'Classroom implications of recent research into literacy development: from predictors to assessment', Dyslexia 15, 1-23.
  • Hurry, J. and Holliman, A. (2009) 'The impact of Reading Recovery three years after intervention', Institute of Education, University of London.
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  • Hurry, J., Brazier, L. and Wilson, A. (2008) 'Improving the literacy and numeracy of young offenders.' In S. Reder and J. Bynner (Eds), Tracking Adult Basic Skills: findings from longitudinal research. New York: Routledge.
  • Kountouri, O.S. and Hurry, J. (2008) 'Political, religious and occupational identities: Placing identity status paradigm in context.', Journal of Adolescence 31, 241-258.
  • Brazier, L., Hurry, J., Vorhaus, J. and Williams, J. (2007) Developing Inclusive Learning: A Toolkit for Practitioners and Managers.. Reading: CfBT.
  • Hurry, J. and Doctor, E. (2007) 'Assessing Literacy in Children and Adolescents', Child and Adolescent Mental Health 12, 38–45.