BA. (Hons); PGCE; PhD

Profile

I completed my PhD in psychology in 1987; then I taught in secondary schools in various roles including ICT co-ordinator, head of science and senior teacher.  I am currently a Research Fellow, primarily employed to design and conduct externally funded research; in addition I run about 15 teaching sessions per year and provide a statistical advice service for the school.

Research and Projects Interests

Most of my current work is as part of the Centre for Research in Medical and Dental Education (CRMDE) on projects relating to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education of health professionals.  In addition, I have been involved in researching pupil attainment, out-of-school educational provision and experiences of disabled students. Since 2004, I have been the lead researcher for four projects (205k); in addition, I’ve been involved in a further 16 projects, principally for data analysis.  Although specializing in quantitative analysis, I have experience in all aspects of research including project management and design.

Publications (selected)

Lewis, A., I. Davison, J. Ellins, L. Niblett, S. Parsons, C. Robertson and J. Sharpe (2007). The experiences of disabled pupils and their families. British Journal of Special Education, 34(4): 189-195.

Fraser, A., H. Thomas, M. Deighan, I. Davison, J. Bedward, S. Field and S. Kelly (2007). Directions for change: a national survey of general practice training in the United Kingdom. Education for Primary Care, 18(1): 22-34.

Davison, I., S. Burke, J. Bedward and S. Kelly (2006). Do selection scores for general practice registrars correlate with end of training assessments? Education for Primary Care, 17(5): 473-478.

Davison, I., S. Burke, A. Bullock, C. Brown, C. Campbell and S. Field (2006). Evaluation of a pilot careers advice service for junior doctors. Medical Teacher, 28(6): 561 - 563.

Bedward, J., Davison, I., Field, S. and Thomas, H. (2005) Audit, educational development and research: What counts for ethics and research governance? Medical Teacher, 27, 99–101.

Burke, S., Davison, I., Brown, C., Bullock A. and Kelly, S. (2005) The involvement on lay people in selection to GP training schemes. Education for Primary Care, 16, 4, 450-457.

Publication 2001 - 2008 [complete, pdf]