Publications
Book chapters
Smith, S. & Hewston, R. (forthcoming 2018). ‘Opening the Door to the Virtual School’: Enhancing Student Engagement Through Online Learning Communities’. In Flexible Pedagogies in Practice: Implementing Flexibility.
Hewston, R. (2018). ‘Gender Diversity’ In Understanding inclusion: Core concepts, policy and practice, Woolley, R. (ed.). London: Routledge.
Campbell, R. J., Eyre, D., Hewston, R., Muijs, R. D. Neelands, J. G. A. & Robinson, W. (2009) The social origins of students identified as gifted and talented in England: A geo-demographic analysis’. Gifted and Talented Education. Eyre, D. (ed.), London: Routledge.
Journal articles
Kenyon, S., Johns, N., Duggal, S., Hewston, R., & Gale, N. (2016). Improving the care pathway for women who request Caesarean section: An experience-based co-design study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 16, 348.
Hewston, R. M., Lane, A. M., & Karageorghis, C. I. (2008). Development and initial validation of the music mood-regulation scale (MMRS). E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 1(1), 15-22.
Campbell, R. J., Eyre, D., Hewston, R., Muijs, R. D., Neelands, J. G. A., & Robinson, W. (2007). The social origins of students identified as gifted and talented in England: A geo-demographic analysis. Oxford Review of Education, 33(1), 103-110.
Campbell, R. J., Robinson, W., Neelands, J., Hewston, R. & Mazzoli, L. (2007). Personalised learning: Ambiguities in theory and practice. British Journal of Educational Studies, 55(2), 135-154.
Hewston, R., Ayre, C., & Dodds, R. (2007). Colic in Babies: An NCT Evidence Based Briefing. New Digest, 38, 23-28.
Hewston, R., Ayre, C., & Dodds, R. (2007). Researching colic: A crying matter. Part 1: Causes and risk factors. The Practising Midwife, 10(10), 20-23.
Hewston, R., Ayre, C., & Dodds, R. (2007). Researching colic: A crying matter. Part 2: Treatments. The Practising Midwife, 10(11), 30-33.
North, A. C., Hargreaves, D. J., MacKenzie, L. C., & Law, R. M. (2004). The effects of musical and voice “fit” on responses to advertisements. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34(8), 1675-1708.
Lane, A., Hewston, R., Redding, E. & Whyte, G. P. (2003). Mood changes following modern-dance classes. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 31(5), 453-460.
Research reports
Hewston, R., Neelands, J., & Raynsford, J. (2008). Raising the quality of creative process and product in youth theatre and widening representation and access in youth theatre. Technical Paper. Report commissioned by the National Association of Youth Theatres.
Neelands, J., Hewston, R., & Raynsford, J. (2008). Access and Excellence: Towards a national debate of Youth Theatre Practices. Report commissioned by the National Association of Youth Theatres.
Hewston, R. (2007). An Interim HEFCE Evaluation of the CAPITAL Centre: Creativity and Performance In Teaching and Learning. Warwick: University of Warwick.
Muijs, D., Mazzoli, L., Hewston, R., & Campbell, J. (2007). The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth: Second Post-18 annual survey of students. Occasional Paper 20.
Mazzoli, L., Campbell, R. J., & Hewston, R. (2006). The second annual survey of the workloads and support needs of gifted and talented coordinators in secondary schools in England. Occasional Paper 15.
Campbell, R. J., Muijs, D., Mazzoli, L., Hewston, R., Neelands, J., Robinson, W., & Eyre, D. (2006). Engagement with school, identity and self-esteem: The characteristics of gifted and talented students in England Occasional Paper 11.
Campbell, R. J., Neelands, J., Robinson, W., Mazzoli, L., & Hewston, R. (2006). Personalised learning: ambiguities in theory and practice. Occasional Paper 13.
Robinson, W., Campbell, R. J., Mazzoli, L., & Hewston, R. (2006). Developing expertise: School-based case studies. Occasional Paper 12.
Campbell, R. J., & Hewston, R. (2005). Policy implications of the first annual survey of the workloads and support needs of gifted and talented co-ordinators in secondary schools in England Occasional Paper 4a.
Campbell, R. J., Muijs, R. D., Neelands, J. G. A., Robinson, W., Eyre, D., & Hewston, R. (2005). The social origins of students identified as gifted and talented in England: A geo-demographic analysis Occasional Paper 8.
Hewston, R., Campbell, R. J., Eyre, D., Muijs, R. D., Neelands, J. G. A., & Robinson, W. (2005). A baseline review of the literature on effective pedagogies for gifted and talented students. Occasional Paper 5.
Hewston, R. (2005). The first annual survey on the workloads and support needs of gifted and talented coordinators in secondary schools in England. Occasional Paper 4.
Selected conference papers (since 2005)
Hewston, R., Smith, S. & Woolley, R. (2015) Developing teacher education across Europe: Experiences of partnership working. Teacher Education Policy in Europe Network (TEPE) 2015 Conference, University of Dundee, May 2015.
Hewston, R., Smith, S. & Woolley, R. (2015) Experiences of education professionals supporting learners with additional needs in European Union partner countries. The 6th Teacher Education Advancement Network Conference: Knowing About Teaching, Aston University, May 2015.
Smith, S. & Hewston, R. (2015) Using Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and a VLE to Promote Independent Learning. Enhancing Student Engagement through Online Learning Communities, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 20th April 2015.
Hewston, R. (2008) The Gifted and Talented Child: An Holistic View. Northamptonshire Annual Head Teachers Residential Conference, 6-7 March, Northampton.
Hewston, R. (2007) The role of symbolic gesturing in family communication. The Inaugural International Conference on Music Communication Science, Sydney, Australia, 5-7 December, 2007.
Hewston, R. (2007) The effects of lullaby education on infant vocal development. The Inaugural International Conference on Music Communication Science, Sydney, Australia, 5-7 December, 2007.
Hewston, R. (2007). Socially and cultural acquired aspects of giftedness and talent. The National Association for Gifted Children: Igniting Ideas and Innovation in Giftedness, Minneapolis, 7-11 November, 2007.
Hewston, R. & Cadwallader, S. (2007) Developing expertise: Effective pedagogy for talented young singers. The 3rd Conference on Interdisciplinary Musicology (CIM07), Estonia, 15-19 August, 2007.
Hewston, R. (2007) Effective pedagogy for creative learning: a personalised model. The 17th Biennial World Conference for Gifted and Talented Children. Warwick, 10- 15 August 2007.
Hewston, R. (2007). Engagement with school, social identify and self-esteem. The 24th Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted Conference, Kansas, 13-15 July, 2007.
Hewston, R. (2007) Personalisation as a framework for visual and performing arts education. Redesigning Pedagogy: Culture, Knowledge and Understanding Conference, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 28 - 30 May 2007.
Hewston, R. & Campbell, R.J. (2007) Personalised learning: Ambiguities in theory and practice. Redesigning Pedagogy: Culture, Knowledge and Understanding Conference, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 28 - 30 May 2007.
Hewston, R. (2007). The gifted and talented coordinator role: Challenges and experiences. Enhancing gifted and talented education in secondary schools: A conference for gifted and talented coordinators and senior managers. The Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR), University of Warwick, 25 May 2007.
Hewston, R. & Cadwallader, S. (2007). Socialising the concept of ‘giftedness’ in music. The Fifth International Research in Music Education Conference, University of Exeter, 10-14 April, 2007.
Hewston, R. & Cadwallader, S. (2007) Music Mentoring in Action. The Fifth International Research in Music Education Conference, University of Exeter, 10- 14 April 2007.
Hewston, R. (2007). The role of home musical environment and parental attitudes on student success in music. The American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Chicago, 9-13 April, 2007.
Hewston, R. (2007) Multiple exceptionalities and the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth: Current Members’ Profiles. The American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Chicago, 9-13 April, 2007.
Hewston, R. (2007). Classroom teaching for talented young performers. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, Annual Arts Conference, Harrogate, 7 March 2007.
Hewston, R. (2007). The personalisation of creative learning: A case study. The 3rd Global Conference on Creative Engagements: Thinking with Children, Sydney, Australia, 9-11 February 2007.
Campbell, R. J., Eyre, D., Hewston, R., Muijs, R. D., Neelands, J. G. A. & Robinson, W. (2006). The social origins of students identified as gifted and talented in England. The 10th Conference of the European Council for High Ability: Values and Foundations in Gifted Education: Reflections on the Ethics of Multiple Intelligences, Lahti, Finland, 13-16 September, 2006.
Campbell, J., Eyre, D., Hewston, R., Muijs, D., Neelands, J. & Robinson, W. (2005). The education of gifted and talented children: Some deficiencies in pedagogical theorising. The 16th Biennial World Conference of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, New Orleans, 6 - 10 August 2005.
Hewston, R., Campbell, R. J., Eyre, D., Muijs, R. D., Neelands, J. G. A., & Robinson, W. (2005). The education of gifted and talented students: Deficiencies in pedagogical theorising. Redesigning Pedagogy: Research, policy, and practice. National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 30 May – 1 June, 2005.
Invited contributions
Supporting Gifted and Talented Students. Research based on co-authored papers on effective pedagogies for gifted and talented students and practitioner research featured as Research of the Month (RoM) for the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE), June 2007.
Introduction to the National Teacher Research Panel Inside Information publication special issue on practitioner research (2007).