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Professor Kay Tisdall - Publications
* publications that make a substantial contribution to theory and/ or policy and practice analysis

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

*Tisdall, E.K.M. (2012) ‘The Challenge and Challenging of Childhood Studies? Lessons from disability
studies and research with disabled children’, Children & Society (accepted for publication).
ISSN 1099 0860

* Tisdall, E.K.M. and Morrison, F. (2012) “Children's Participation in Court Proceedings when Parents Divorce or Separate: Legal Constructions and Lived Experiences”, Current Legal Problems 64 (accepted
for publication, forthcoming) ISSN 0070-1998

Tisdall, E.K.M. and Hill, M. (2011) ‘Policy change under devolution: the prism of children’s policy’,
Social Policy & Society, 10(1): 29-40. ISSN 1474-7464

* Tisdall, E.K.M. (2008) ‘Is the honeymoon over? Children and young people’s participation in public
decision-making’ International Journal of Children’s Rights, Special Issue (lead editor)
16(3): 343-354. ISSN 0927-5568

Tisdall, E.K.M., Davis, J.M. and Gallagher, M. (2008) ‘Reflecting upon children and young people’s
participation in the UK‘ International Journal of Children’s Rights, Special Issue (lead editor)
16(3): 419-429. ISSN 0927-5568

Tisdall, E.K.M. and Riddell, S. (2006) ‘Policies on special needs education: competing strategies and
discourses’
European Journal of Special Needs Education, 21(4): 363-379.
ISSN 0885–6257. ISSN 0927-5568

* Tisdall, E.K.M. (2006) ‘Antisocial behaviour legislation meets children’s services: challenging
perspectives on children, parents and the state’ Critical Social Policy, 26(1): 101-120. ISSN 0261-0183

* Cleland, A. and Tisdall, E.K.M. (2005) ‘The challenge of antisocial behaviour: new relationships
between the state, children and parents’ International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family,
19: 395-420. ISSN 1360-9939

Wallace, J., Cree, V., Kay, H. and Tisdall, E.K.M. (2006) ‘Risk and HIV: Schools’ approaches to HIV
Education’, Scottish Affairs 55. ISSN: 0966 0356

Cree, V., Kay, H., Tisdall, K. and Wallace, J. (2004) ‘Stigma and Parental HIV’, Qualitative Social Work 3
(1): 7-25. ISSN: 1473 3250

Tisdall, K., Kay, H., Cree, V. and Wallace, J. (2004) ‘Children in Need? Listening to children whose
parent or carer is HIV positive’ British Journal of Social Work 34(8): 1097-1113. ISSN 0045 3102

Cree, V.E., Kay, H., Tisdall, E.K.M., and Wallace, J. (2004) ‘Social support and children affected by
parental HIV’ European Journal of Social Work 7(2): 195-209. ISSN 1369 1457

* Tisdall, K. and Davis, J. (2004) ‘Making a Difference? Bringing children’s and young people’s views
into policy-making’ Children & Society 18(2): 131-142. ISSN 1099 0860

Hill, M., Davis, J., Prout, A. and Tisdall, K. (2004) ‘Moving the participation agenda forward’
Children & Society 18(2): 77-96. ISSN 1099 0860

Tisdall, K., Bray, R., Marshall, K., and Cleland, A. (2004) “Children’s Participation in Family Law
Proceedings: A step too far or a step too small?’ Journal of Social Welfare and Family
Law
26(1): 17-33. ISSN 0141 8033

Kay, H., Cree, V., Tisdall, K. and Wallace, J. (2003) ‘At the Edge: Negotiating Boundaries in Research
with Children and Young People’ Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research
[On-line Journal], 4(2)] ISSN 1438 5627

* Tisdall, K., Cleland, A., Marshall, K. and Plumtree, A. (2003) ‘Listening to the Views of Children?
Principles and Mechanisms within the Children (Scotland) Act 1995’ Journal of Social Welfare and
Family Law
24(4): 385-399. ISSN 0141 8033

Tisdall, K. (2003) ‘Young People’s Health and Well-Being in Scottish Executive Policies’ Scottish Youth
Issues Journal
6: 63-84. ISSN 1469 0780

Banks, P., Cogan, N., Riddell, S., Deeley, S, Hill, M. and Tisdall, K. (2002) ‘Does the covert nature
of caring prohibit the development of effective services for young carers?’ British Journal of Guidance
and Counselling
30(3): 229-246. ISSN 0306-9885

Cree, V., Kay, H. and Tisdall, K. (2002) ‘Research with Children: Sharing the Dilemmas’ Child and Family
Social Work 7(1): 47-56. ISSN 1356 7500

Banks, P., Cogan, N., Deeley, S., Hill, M., Riddell, S. and Tisdall, K. (2001) ‘Seeing the Invisible: Children
and Young People Affected by Disability’ Disability and Society 16 (6): 797-814. ISSN 0968 7599

* Craig, G, Hill, M., Manthorpe, J., Tisdall, K., Monaghan, B. and Wheelaghan, S. (2000) ‘Picking up the Pieces: Local Government Reorganisation and Voluntary Sector Children’s Services’ Children & Society 14(2): 85-97. ISSN 1099-0860

* Tisdall, E.K.M. with Brown, J. and Docherty, M. (1998) ‘Children’s Best Interests versus Public Safety:
How are they balanced?’ The International Journal of Children’s Rights 6: 395-405. ISSN 0927 5568

* Tisdall, E.K.M. (1997) ‘Constructing the ‘transitional problem’ for young disabled people leaving school:
comparing policy and practice in Ontario and Scotland’ Compare 27 (1): 75-90. ISSN 0305 7925

Tisdall, E.K.M. and Plumtree, A. (1997/ 2002) ‘A Comparative Look—the Children Act 1989 and the
Children (Scotland) Act 1995’ Adoption & Fostering 21 (3): 14-22. ISSN 0308-5759 Reprinted in Shaping
Childcare Practice in Scotland
, Ed. Malcolm Hill, pp. 127-146.

Tisdall, E.K.M. (1996/97) ‘‘Transition to what?’ How planning meetings for young disabled people leaving
school conceptualise transition’ Youth & Policy Issue 55: 1-13. ISSN 0262 9798

Tisdall, E.K.M. (1996) ‘Are young disabled people being sufficiently involved in their post-school planning?
Case Studies of Scotland’s Future Needs Assessment and Ontario’s Educational-Vocational Meetings’
European Journal of Special Educational Needs 11(1): 17-31. ISSN 0885 6257

Tisdall, E.K.M. (1994) ‘Why not consider Citizenship? A critique of post-school transitional models for
young disabled people’ Disability and Society 9(1): 3-17. ISSN 0968 7599

BOOKS

Tisdall, E.K.M, Davis, J.M. and Gallagher, M. (2009) Research with Children and Young People:
Research design, methods and analysis
, London: Sage. ISBN 9781412923880

Borland, M., Pearson, C., Hill, M., Tisdall, K. and Bloomfield, I. (1998) The Education of Children Looked
After Away from Home
. Edinburgh: SCRE.

* Hill, M. and Tisdall, K. (1997) Children and Society. Essex: Longmans. Chapter ‘Children and Health’
reprinted in Hendrick (ed) (2005) Child Welfare and Social Policy: an essential reader, Bristol: Policy
Press. ISBN 0582294924

* Tisdall, E.K.M. (1997) The Children (Scotland) Act 1995—Developing law and practice for Scotland’s
children
. Edinburgh: The Stationery Office.

BOOK CHAPTERS

* Tisdall, E.K.M. (2011)’Engaging with families and relationships’, in Jamieson, L., Simpson, R. and
Lewis, R. (eds.) Researching Families and Relationships: Reflections on Process, Palgrave Studies
in Family & Intimate Life, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Tisdall, E.K.M. (2011) ‘Taking forward children and young people’s participation’, in Hill, M., Head, G.,
Lockyer, A., Reid, B. and Taylor, R. (eds) Integrated working in children’s services, Harlow: Pearson.
(forthcoming)

Tisdall, E.K.M. (2010) ‘Governance and Participation’, in Percy-Smith, B. and Thomas, N. (eds)
A Handbook of Children and Young People’s Participation, London: Routledge. ISBN 9780415468527

Tisdall, E.K.M. (2009) ‘The rise of a new profession? Children’s participation workers’ in Allan, J.,
Ozga, J. and Smyth, G. (Eds) Social Capital, Professionalism and Diversity, Rotterdam: Sense
Publishers. ISBN 9789087908171

Tisdall, E.K.M. (2009) ‘Equal Opportunities for Children? Anti-Discrimination Law in Great Britain’
Children’s Rights in Scotland, 3nd Edition. Eds. A. Cleland and E. Sutherland. Edinburgh: W. Greens,
pp. 62-85. ISBN 0414015908

Tisdall, E.K.M. and Bell, R. (2006) ‘Included in Governance? Children’s participation in ‘public’
decision-making’ in Tisdall, E.K.M., Davis, J., Hill, M. and Prout, A. (Eds) Children, young people
and social inclusion: participation for what?
Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 105-120. ISBN 9781861346629

Tisdall, E.K.M. and Prout, A. (2006) ‘Conclusion’ in Tisdall, E.K.M., Davis, J., Hill, M. and Prout, A. (Eds)
Children, young people and social inclusion: participation for what? Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 235-246.
ISBN 9781861346629

Tisdall, E.K.M. (2005) ‘Participation or protection? Children, young people and dissemination’
in Reflections on Research: The realities of doing research in the social sciences. Eds. N. Hallowell, J.
Lawton and S. Gregory. Milton Keynes: Open University Press, pp. 98-101. ISBN 033521309X

Tisdall, E.K.M. (2003) ‘A Culture of Participation’ in Disability, Culture and Identity. Eds. S. Riddell  
and N. Watson. London: Pearson Education. ISBN 0130894400

Tisdall, K. (2003) ‘Critical Perspectives on Welfare: The example of child care services’ in Social Work
and the Law in Scotland
. Eds. Baillie, D. et al. Milton Keynes: Open University Press, pp. 3-15.
ISBN 1403912882

Tisdall, K. (2003) ‘Children’s Rights’ in Renewing Democracy in Scotland. Eds. J. Crowther, I., Martin,
and M. Shaw. Leicester: NIACE, pp. 173-176. ISBN 186201146X

* Tisdall, E.K.M. (2003) ‘The Rising Tide of Female Violence? Researching girls’ own understandings
and experiences of violent behaviour’ in Researching Violence: Essays on methodology and
measurement
. Eds E. Stanko and R. Lee. London: Routledge, pp. 137-153. ISBN 0415301327

Brown, J., Burman, M. and Tisdall, K. (2001) ‘Just Trying to be Men? Violence, Girls and their Social
Worlds’ in Child Welfare and Social Action in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Eds. J. Lawrence
and P. Starkey. Liverpool: Liverpool Press, pp. 36-52. ISBN 0853236860

* Tisdall, E.K.M. (2001) ‘Equal Opportunities? Race, Gender, Disability – and Children’ in Children’s
Rights in Scotland
, 2nd Edition. Eds. A. Cleland and E. Sutherland. Edinburgh: W. Greens, pp. 51-74.
ISBN 0414013492

* Tisdall, K. (2001) ‘Failing to make the transition? Theorising the ‘transition to adulthood’ for young
disabled people’ in Disability: A lifecourse approach. Ed. M. Priestley. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, pp. 167-178. ISBN 0745625134

Tisdall, E.K.M. (2001) ‘Social Inclusion or Exclusion? Recent Policy trends in Scottish children’s services
for disabled children’ in Education, Social Justice and Inter-agency Working: Joined up or fracture policy? Eds. S. Riddell and L.Tett. London: Routledge, pp. 188-200. ISBN 0203780213

Tisdall, K., Hill, M., and Monaghan, B. (2000) “Communication, Co-operation or Collaboration? Voluntary
Organisations’ Involvement in the First Scottish Children’s Services Plans” in Child Welfare Policy and
Practice: Issues emerging from current research
. Eds. D. Iwaniec and M. Hill. London: Jessica Kingsley
Publishers, pp. 37-56. ISBN 1853028126

Wilson, A., Riddell, S. and Tisdall, K. (2000) ‘Parent-school-community relationships’ in The Right to
Learn: Educational Strategies for socially excluded youth in Europe
. Ed. I. Nicaise. Bristol: Policy Press,
pp. 199-220. ISBN 1847425208

Wilson, A., Riddell, S. and Tisdall, K. (2000) ‘Provision, integration and inclusion for children with special
educational needs’ in The Right to Learn: Educational Strategies for socially excluded youth in Europe.
Ed. I. Nicaise, Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 221-245. ISBN 1847425208

Hill, M., Murray, K. and Tisdall, K. (1998) “Children and their Families” in Social Services Scotland.
Ed. J. English. Edinburgh: Mercat Press, pp. 91-117. ISBN 1873644779

Samuel, E. and Tisdall, K. (1996) “Female Offenders in Scotland: Implications for Theory” in Children
and Young People in Conflict with the Law
. Ed. S. Asquith. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
pp. 102-130. ISBN 1853022918

Tisdall, K. (1996) “The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 to the Children (Scotland) Act 1995: pressures
for change” in Child Welfare Services: Developments in Law, Policy, Practice and Research. Eds. M. Hill
and J. Aldgate. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, pp. 24-39. ISBN 1853023167

EDITED BOOKS

Tisdall, E.K.M. (ed.) (1996) Child Welfare: Reviewing the Framework. Edinburgh: HMSO.

Tisdall, E.K.M., Davis, J., Hill, M. and Prout, A. (eds) (2006) Children, young people and social inclusion:
participation for what?
Bristol: Policy Press.
 

Research interests
Kay's research lies within the interdisciplinary area of childhood studies, with a particular interest
in children’s rights and children’s legislation and policy. Her research topics are diverse, linked
by: methodological interests in research with children; theoretical interests in participation,
collaboration and rights; and policy interests in ‘joined up’ policy, particularly in relation to disability
and children.

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