Staff profile

Following leadership in teaching in school, Douglas Newton PhD DSc began his long academic career at Newcastle University where he became a Professor and Director of the Doctorate in Education course, trained teachers, taught a variety of higher degree courses in Education, and supervised doctoral students. He now works at Durham University teaching and supervising similarly, and leads the mentoring of academic staff (see, for instance, his Mentoring Academics, VU University Press). This mentoring work has been described as ‘a model of good practice’. His research interests, evolving over time, include engagement in learning, (e.g. Teaching Science in the Secondary School, Routledge) understanding (e.g., Teaching for Understanding, Routledge, in several editions and languages), productive thought (e.g. Making Purposeful Thought Productive, ICIE), creative thinking, especially in STEM subjects (e.g. Creative Thinking in University Physics Education, Inst  of Phys) and wise and integrated thinking (e.g. Competent thinking in digital and challenging world, in EHTGC, Emerald) which includes a long-standing interest in the interaction of thinking and feeling and how moods and emotions affect purposeful thought. While moods and emotions shape the thinking of all of us; for some, this interaction can be the most powerful determinant of academic success (and failure) (e.g. Thinking with Feeling, Routledge, described as a Copernican change in the way the educational process is conceptualised). These interest range over all phases of Education.

Professor Newton's research has not been confined to pure education. For example, he has published research in the European Journal of Archaeology, he has engaged in medical education research (health informatics and diabetes education), and he invented and patented a medical device, the Uflow meter. Prizes and awards include The Mark Wright Prize, The Guinness Award for Science Education, and the Esmée Fairbairn Partnership Trust Commendation for Teacher Training. Professor Newton is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He was a member of the University's Durham Commission reporting on creativity across all subjects, including those in Higher Education. He was honoured to be invited to King Charles III’s Coronation Garden Party for his contributions to Education.

For a more comprehensive and illustrated autobiography see: Profiles of Creativity: An autobiography of Douglas P. Newton, International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2019, 6(1&2), 211-219.

A selection from publications

Books

Newton, D.P. (2016) In Two Minds: The interaction of moods, emotions and purposeful thought in formal education, Ulm-Germany, The International Centre for Innovation in Education.

Newton, L.D. & Newton D.P. (2018) Making Purposeful Thought Productive, Ulm, ICIE.

Rees, S. & Newton, D.P. (2020) Creative Chemistry, London, Royal Society of Chemistry.

Newton, D.P. (2022) Living with Digital Teachers, ICIE, Ulm.

Newton, D.P., Nolan, S. & Rees, S. (2023) Creative Thinking in University Physics Education, Institute of Physics, London.

Newton, D.P. (2023) A Practical Guide to Teaching Science in the Secondary School, 2^nd Edition, Routledge, London.

Newton, D.P. (2023) Mentoring Academics in Higher Education, VU Press, The Free University of

Amsterdam, Amsterdam.

Irving-Walton, J., Newton, D.P. & Newton, L.D. (2025) Emotions and Thinking in the Classroom:

A research-led toolkit for educators, International Centre for Innovation in Education, Ulm.

 

Chapters in books

Newton, D.P. (2018) Emotions: Can’t think with them, can’t think without them, in R. Wegerif & L. Kerslake (Eds) Theory of Teaching Thinking: International Perspectives, pp. 26-40, Routledge, London.

Nolan, S. & Newton, D.P. (2023) Curiosity leads: Recognising and rewarding diverse kinds of scholarship in research-led universities, in S. Nolan and S. Hutchinson (eds) Leading Innovation and Creativity in University Teaching, London, Routledge.

 

Articles

Rees, S.W., Kind, V. & Newton, D. (2018) Meeting the challenge of chemical language barriers in university level education, Israel Journal of Chemistry, 58, DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201800079

Newton, D.P., Newton, L.D. & Abrams, P. (2019) A study of children’s classroom questions in relation to elementary science teaching, International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 6(1&2), 39-50.

Newton, D.P. (2019) Profiles of Creativity: An autobiography of Douglas P. Newton, International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 6(1&2), 211-219.

Davies, L., Newton, D. & Newton, L. (2019) Teachers ’ pedagogies and strategies of engagement, International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 6(1&2), 169-180.

Rees, S., Kind, V., & Newton, D. (2019) The Development of chemical language usage by “non-

               traditional” students: the interlanguage analogy, Research in Science Education,

               https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-018-9801-0

Newton, D.P. & Newton, L.D. (2019 online, 2020 paper) When robots teach: A code of practice, Research in Education, 5, 80-86.

Newton, D.P. & Newton, L.D. (2019) Humanoid robots as teachers and a proposed code of practice for human teachers, Frontiers in Education, 4, art 125, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2019.00125

Newton, D.P. & Newton, L.D. (2020) Fostering creative thinking in a digital world, International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 8(1&2), 19-28.

Rees, S. & Newton, D.P. (2021) The Creative Sciences, School Science Review, 103(382), 19-23

Newton, D.P., Wang, L. & Newton, L.D. (2022) ‘Allowing them to dream’: fostering creativity in mathematics undergraduates, Journal of Further & Higher Education, doi: 10.1080/03039877X.2022.2075719.

Simpson, R., Newton, D.P. & Newton, L.D. (2022) Developing Creative Teaching Skills in Pre-Service Teachers, International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 10 (1&2), 163-179. https://doi.org/10.7202/1099950ar

Wang, L., Newton, D.P., Moger, P., Ion, G. & Arnau, L. (2023) What do we know so far about the research-teaching nexus in initial teacher training? Review of Education, 11:e3405. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3405

Wang, Y. and Newton, D.P. (2024) How Initial Teacher Training programmes integrate research: A case study of insights from module expectations and teacher educators’ implementation, TEAN Journal Online First, pp. 74-89.

Irving-Walton, J., Newton, D.P. & Newton, L.D. (2024) Emotions matter in Learning, International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 11/12, 179-192. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.34005

 

 

 

Completed Supervisions

Engaging Children in Question Asking for Problem Finding to Encourage Creative Thinking in Primary School Science Teaching, etc., etc.

Information for prospective doctoral research student supervisions

Professor Newton has a variety of doctorate students working on areas, such as, science education; teaching for understanding; creativity and creative thinking; engagement in learning and the interaction of emotions and learning. 

• Cognitive Engagement in Learning and Productive Thought
• Creativity
• Moods, emotions, thinking and learning
• Peer Review
• Science and Technology Education

• Best publications: Newton, D.P. (2016). In Two Minds: The interaction of moods, emotions and purposeful thought in formal education. Ulm, Germany: International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE).

  Newton, D.P. (2014). Thinking with Feeling: Fostering productive thought in the classroom. London New York: Routledge.

• Translation into other languages: For example, work on Teaching for Understanding was translated into Swedish at the request of educationalists in Sweden: Newton, D.P. (2003) Undervisa för förstäelse: Vad det är och hur man gör det, Lund, Studentlitteratur, 91 44 02347 2, 256pp
• Citations for research literature: His publications have been cited frequently and positively in the research literature. For example, relating to work on children's perceptions, see citations in International Journal of Science Education, 17(6), 755-774 (an Australian author), and on using analogies to support learning, see International Journal of Science Education, 25(6), 697-715. The articles have also been developed by invitation for publication in collected works (e.g. work on teachers' lack of support for understanding in Progress in Educational Research, Vol. 6, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, pp. 139-154, (ISBN 1 59033 321 7)
• Policy and Practice: His work continues to bear upon policy and practice, as exemplified by, for instance, its lengthy reproduction in books for taining teachers (Reflective Readers: Primary Science, Learning Matters, Exeter, 2005, 15-17; The Teaching of Science in Primary Schools, Harlen, W. & Qualter, A. 2004, David Fulton, London, 278-279) and in articles in the professional literature (e.g. School Science Review, 300, 71-83) and material in science teaching schemes (e.g. Bath Primary Science). I was also invited by the Treasury to give an address on the methodology of assessing learning (2003).
• Invention: Inventor of UFlow Meter - a portable, accurate and reliable gauge for the detection of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)

Authored book

• Making Purposeful Thought Productive
  
  Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2018). Making Purposeful Thought Productive. ICIE, International Centre for Innovation in Education.
• Thinking with Feeling: Fostering productive thought in the classroom
  
  Newton, D. (2014). Thinking with Feeling: Fostering productive thought in the classroom. Routledge.
• Teaching for Understanding: What it is and how to do it
  
  Newton, D. (2012). Teaching for Understanding: What it is and how to do it. Routledge.
• A Practical Guide to Teaching Science in the Secondary School.
  
  Newton, D. (2008). A Practical Guide to Teaching Science in the Secondary School. Routledge.
• Teaching Design and Technology.
  
  Newton, D. (2005). Teaching Design and Technology. SAGE Publications.
• Frameworks for thinking: a handbook for teaching and learning
  
  Moseley, D., Baumfield, V., Elliott, J., Gregson, M., Higgins, S., Miller, J., & Newton, D. (2005). Frameworks for thinking: a handbook for teaching and learning. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.2277/0521848318
• Teaching Science Concepts.
  
  Newton, D. (2003). Teaching Science Concepts. Scholastic.
• Undervisa för förstäelse: Vad det är och hur man gör det = Teaching for Understanding: What it is and how to do it.
  
  Newton, D. (2003). Undervisa för förstäelse: Vad det är och hur man gör det = Teaching for Understanding: What it is and how to do it. Studentlitteratur.
• Talking Sense in Science.
  
  Newton, D. (2002). Talking Sense in Science. RoutledgeFalmer.

Chapter in book

• Creative Teaching in a Changing World
  
  Newton, D. (2020). Creative Teaching in a Changing World. In Y. Harpaz & E. Horwitz (Eds.), The future of education. (pp. 218-229). Branco Weiss Institute & Kineret Zmova Dvir.
• Emotions: Can’t think with them, can’t think without them.
  
  Newton, D. (2018). Emotions: Can’t think with them, can’t think without them. In L. Kerslake & R. Wegerif (Eds.), Theory of Teaching Thinking: International Perspectives. (pp. 26-40). Routledge.
• Students’ academic emotions, their effects and some suggestions for teaching practices
  
  Newton, D. (2016). Students’ academic emotions, their effects and some suggestions for teaching practices. In C. MarshalL, S. Nolan, & D. Newton (Eds.), Widening Participation, Higher Education and Non-Traditional Students (pp. 165-178). Palgrave Macmillan.
• Causal Understanding: Is it only a matter of intellect?
  
  Newton, D. (2016). Causal Understanding: Is it only a matter of intellect? In Y. Harpaz (Ed.), Understanding Understanding: Theory and Practice. Moffet.
• There’s more to thinking than the intellect
  
  Newton, D. (2015). There’s more to thinking than the intellect. In R. Wegerif, L. Li, & J. Kaufman (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of research on teaching thinking. (pp. 58-68). Routledge.
• Creativity and problem solving: An overview.
  
  Newton, D. (2012). Creativity and problem solving: An overview. In L. Newton (Ed.), Creativity for a New Curriculum (pp. 7-18). Routledge.
• Recognizing creativity.
  
  Newton, D. (2012). Recognizing creativity. In L. Newton (Ed.), Creativity for a New Curriculum. (pp. 108-119). Routledge.
• Creativity in Art and Music.
  
  Newton, D., Donkin, H., Kokotsaki, D., & Newton, L. (2012). Creativity in Art and Music. In L. Newton (Ed.), Creativity for a New Curriculum: 5-11. (pp. 62-79). Routledge.
• A problem-based approach to training elementary teachers to plan science lessons.
  
  Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2008). A problem-based approach to training elementary teachers to plan science lessons. In G. Ollington (Ed.), Teachers and Teaching: Strategies, Innovations and Problem Solving. (pp. 54-74). Nova Science Publishers.
• The Physical World.
  
  Newton, D., & Sambell, F. (2005). The Physical World. In L. Newton (Ed.), Meeting the Standards in Secondary Science. (pp. 80-121). RoutledgeFalmer.
• Motivating students in science.
  
  Newton, D. (2005). Motivating students in science. In L. Newton (Ed.), Meeting the Standards in Secondary Science. (pp. 164-173). RoutledgeFalmer.
• Teaching and learning in the primary school
  
  Newton, D. (2005). Teaching and learning in the primary school. In E. English & L. Newton (Eds.), Professional Studies in the Primary School: Thinking Beyond the Standards (pp. 35-49). David Fulton. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203822524
• Helping children to understand.
  
  Newton, D. (2002). Helping children to understand. In L. Newton (Ed.), Teaching for Understanding across the Primary Curriculum. (pp. 3-11). Multilingual Matters.
• There's more to communication than just words.
  
  Newton, D. (2002). There’s more to communication than just words. In S. Amos & R. Boohan (Eds.), Aspects of Teaching Secondary Science: Perspectives on Practice. (pp. 199-210). RoutledgeFalmer.
• Is understanding a priority in elementary science teaching?
  
  Newton, D., Newton, L., Blake, A., & Brown, K. (2002). Is understanding a priority in elementary science teaching? In Progress in Educational Research (pp. 139-154). Nova Science Publishers.

Conference Paper

• Purposeful thought in the classroom: Do emotions matter?
  
  Newton, D. (2017). Purposeful thought in the classroom: Do emotions matter? [Conference paper] Presented at 15th International Conference on Excellence, Creativity, and Innovation in Basic-Higher Education and Psychology 3-5 July 2017, International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE), Lisbon, Portugal.
• Deep and shallow approaches to learning mathematics are not mutually exclusive
  
  Mathias, J., & Newton, D. (2016). Deep and shallow approaches to learning mathematics are not mutually exclusive. In G. Adams (Ed.), Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (pp. 46-54). British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics.
• Conceptions of Creativity in Elementary School Science.
  
  Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2009). Conceptions of Creativity in Elementary School Science. Presented at Excellence in Educatin 2008: Future Minds and Creativity., Paris.
• Validity and Reliability of a simple Home Uroflow Device for Repeated Flow Rate Measurement.
  
  Pridgeon, S., Harding, C., Newton, D., & Pickard, R. (2005, September). Validity and Reliability of a simple Home Uroflow Device for Repeated Flow Rate Measurement. Presented at International Urology Conference.
• Understanding Science: Is there just one road up the mountain?
  
  Newton, D. (2005). Understanding Science: Is there just one road up the mountain? Presented at BERA Annual Conference.
• The end of the diabetic diet in Type 1 diabetes.
  
  Heller, S., Amiel, S., Beveridge, S., Bradley, C., Gianfransesco, C., James, P., McKeown, N., Newton, D., Newton, L., Oliver, L., Reid, H., Roberts, S., Robson, S., Rollingson, J., Scott, V., Speight, J., Taylor, C., Thompson, G., & Wright, F. (2002, March). The end of the diabetic diet in Type 1 diabetes. Presented at Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference.
• Changing the way people manage Type 1 Diabetes.
  
  Roberts, S., Amiel, S., Beveridge, S., Bradley, C., Gianfransesco, C., Heller, J., Oliver, L., McKeown, N., Newton, D., Newton, L., Robson, S., Rollingson, J., Reid, H., Scott, V., Speight, J., Taylor, C., Thompson, G., Turner, E., & Wright, F. (2001, April). Changing the way people manage Type 1 Diabetes. Presented at Annual Professional Meeting of Diabetes UK: Hot Topics., Glasgow.

Edited book

• Widening Participation, Higher Education and Non-Traditional Students
  
  Marshall, C., Nolan, S., & Newton, D. (Eds.). (2016). Widening Participation, Higher Education and Non-Traditional Students. Palgrave Macmillan.

Journal Article

• How Initial Teacher Training programmes integrate research: A case study of insights from module expectations and teacher educators’ implementation
  
  Wang, Y., & Newton, D. P. (2024). How Initial Teacher Training programmes integrate research: A case study of insights from module expectations and teacher educators’ implementation. Teacher Education Advancement Network Journal. Advance online publication.
• Emotions Matter in Learning: The Development of a Training Package for Teachers in Higher Education
  
  Irving-Walton, J., Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2023). Emotions Matter in Learning: The Development of a Training Package for Teachers in Higher Education. International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 11 & 12(1), 179-191.
• What do we know so far about the research-teaching nexus in Initial Teacher Training?
  
  Wang, Y., Newton, D., Moger, P., Ion, G., & Armau-Sabates, L. (2023). What do we know so far about the research-teaching nexus in Initial Teacher Training? Review of Education, 11(2), Article e3405. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3405
• Developing Creative Teaching Skills in Pre-Service Teachers
  
  Simpson, R., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2022). Developing Creative Teaching Skills in Pre-Service Teachers. International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 10(1-2), 163-178.
• ‘Allowing them to dream’: fostering creativity in mathematics undergraduates
  
  Newton, D., Wang, Y., & Newton, L. (2022). ‘Allowing them to dream’: fostering creativity in mathematics undergraduates. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 46(10), 1334-1346. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2022.2075719
• The Creative Sciences
  
  Rees, S., & Newton, D. (2021). The Creative Sciences. School Science Review, 382, 57-62.
• Fostering creative thinking in a digital world
  
  Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2020). Fostering creative thinking in a digital world. The International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 8(1 & 2), 19-28.
• When Robots Teach: Towards a Code of Practice
  
  Newton, P., & Newton, L. (2019). When Robots Teach: Towards a Code of Practice. Research Journal Journal de Recherches, 80-86.
• Humanoid robots as teachers and a proposed code of practice
  
  Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2019). Humanoid robots as teachers and a proposed code of practice. Frontiers in Education., 4, Article 125. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2019.00125
• Meeting the Challenge of Chemical Language Barriers in University Level Chemistry Education
  
  Rees, S., Kind, V., & Newton, D. (2019). Meeting the Challenge of Chemical Language Barriers in University Level Chemistry Education. Israel Journal of Chemistry, 59(6-7), 470-477. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201800079
• The development of chemical language usage by “non-traditional” students: the interlanguage analogy
  
  Rees, S., Kind, V., & Newton, D. (2018). The development of chemical language usage by “non-traditional” students: the interlanguage analogy. Research in Science Education, 51(2), 419-438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-018-9801-0
• Teachers’ pedagogies and strategies of engagement
  
  Davies, L., Newton, D. P., & Newton, L. (2018). Teachers’ pedagogies and strategies of engagement. International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 6(1-2), 169-180.
• A study of children’s classroom questions in relation to elementary science teaching
  
  Newton, D., Newton, L., & Abrams, P. (2018). A study of children’s classroom questions in relation to elementary science teaching. International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 6(1-2), 39-50.
• Profiles of Creativity
  
  Newton, D. (2018). Profiles of Creativity. International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 6(1-2), 211-220.
• Can language focussed activities improve understanding of chemical language in non-traditional students?
  
  Rees, S., Kind, V., & Newton, D. (2018). Can language focussed activities improve understanding of chemical language in non-traditional students? Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 19(3), 755-766. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8rp00070k
• Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality
  
  Davies, L., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2018). Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality. Education 3-13, 46(7), 879-891. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2017.1385641
• Choosing for Yourself: A pragmatic framework for developing competence in young people’s personal decision-making
  
  Newton, D. (2017). Choosing for Yourself: A pragmatic framework for developing competence in young people’s personal decision-making. Archives of Psychology, 1(2), Article 16.
• The Selection of Potential Undergraduate Students who Lack Customary Academic Qualifications: is a toolkit possible?
  
  Moreton, I., Newton, D., Newton, L., & Mathias, J. (2017). The Selection of Potential Undergraduate Students who Lack Customary Academic Qualifications: is a toolkit possible? Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 19(3), 64-84. https://doi.org/10.5456/wpll.19.3.64
• How can the understanding of analysis of sonata form movements be deepened by the use of graphic representation?
  
  Ferrari, D., Kokotsaki, D., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2017). How can the understanding of analysis of sonata form movements be deepened by the use of graphic representation? Journal of Music and Meaning JMM., 14, 1-20.
• The implementation of object-centred learning through the visual arts: Engaging students in creative, problem-based learning
  
  Parton, A., Newton, D. P., & Newton, L. (2017). The implementation of object-centred learning through the visual arts: Engaging students in creative, problem-based learning. International Journal of Education through Art, 13(2), 147-162. https://doi.org/10.1386/eta.13.2.147_1
• Recognizing creativity in the music classroom
  
  Kokotsaki, D., & Newton, D. (2015). Recognizing creativity in the music classroom. International Journal of Music Education, 33(4), 491-508. https://doi.org/10.1177/0255761415607081
• The intellect is not everything: The interaction of thinking and feeling
  
  Newton, D. (2014). The intellect is not everything: The interaction of thinking and feeling. Education Today, 64(4), 27-31.
• Creativity in 21st-Century Education
  
  Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2014). Creativity in 21st-Century Education. Prospects., 44(4), 575-589. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11125-014-9322-1
• The Elephant in the classroom
  
  Newton, D. (2014). The Elephant in the classroom. Research Journal. = Journal de Recherches, 2, 31-45.
• Challenging the Western stereotype: Do Chinese International Foundation students learn by rote?
  
  Mathias, J., Bruce, M., & Newton, D. (2013). Challenging the Western stereotype: Do Chinese International Foundation students learn by rote? Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 18(3), 221-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2013.819257
• Moods, emotions and creative thinking: A framework for teaching
  
  Newton, D. (2013). Moods, emotions and creative thinking: A framework for teaching. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 8, 34-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2012.05.006
• הבנה , רגשות ומצבי רוח (Causal understanding: Intellect or emotion?)
  
  Newton, D. (2013). הבנה , רגשות ומצבי רוח (Causal understanding: Intellect or emotion?). הד החינוך Hed Ha-Hinnuk. = Educational Echoes, 88(1), 42-47.
• Some notions of artistic creativity amongst history of art students acquired through incidental learning
  
  Newton, D., & Donkin, H. (2011). Some notions of artistic creativity amongst history of art students acquired through incidental learning. International Journal of Education through Art, 7(3), 283-298. https://doi.org/10.1386///eta.7.3.221_2
• Engaging science: pre-service primary school teachers' notions of engaging science lessons
  
  Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2011). Engaging science: pre-service primary school teachers’ notions of engaging science lessons. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 9(2), 327-345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-010-9244-1
• Creative Thinking and Teaching for Creativity in Elementary School Science
  
  Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2010). Creative Thinking and Teaching for Creativity in Elementary School Science. Gifted and Talented International, 25(2), 111-124.
• Assessing the creativity of scientific explanations in elementary science: an insider-outsider view of intuitive assessment in the hypothesis space
  
  Newton, D. (2010). Assessing the creativity of scientific explanations in elementary science: an insider-outsider view of intuitive assessment in the hypothesis space. Research in Science and Technological Education, 28(3), 187-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2010.501752
• Quality and Peer Review of Research: An Adjudicating Role for Editors
  
  Newton, D. (2010). Quality and Peer Review of Research: An Adjudicating Role for Editors. Accountability in Research, 17(3), 130-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621003791945
• Pre-service primary teachers’ conceptions of creativity in mathematics
  
  Bolden, D., Harries, A., & Newton, D. (2010). Pre-service primary teachers’ conceptions of creativity in mathematics. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 73(2), 143-157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-009-9207-z
• What teachers see as creative incidents in elementary science lessons
  
  Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2010). What teachers see as creative incidents in elementary science lessons. International Journal of Science Education, 32(15), 1989-2005. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690903233249
• Some student teachers' conceptions of creativity in primary school history
  
  Blake, A., Edwards, G., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2010). Some student teachers’ conceptions of creativity in primary school history. International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research., 9(2), 15-24.
• Some student teachers' conceptions of creativity in school science
  
  Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2009). Some student teachers’ conceptions of creativity in school science. Research in Science and Technological Education, 27(1), 45-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635140802658842
• Knowledge development at the time of use: a problem-based approach to lesson planning in primary teacher training in a low knowledge, low skill context
  
  Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2009). Knowledge development at the time of use: a problem-based approach to lesson planning in primary teacher training in a low knowledge, low skill context. Educational Studies., 35(3), 311-321. https://doi.org/10.1080/03055690802648119
• A Procedure for Assessing Textbook Support for Reasoned Thinking
  
  Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2009). A Procedure for Assessing Textbook Support for Reasoned Thinking. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 18(1), 109-115.
• An analysis of primary technology textbooks: can they support cause and purpose explanations?
  
  Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2007). An analysis of primary technology textbooks: can they support cause and purpose explanations? Research in Science and Technological Education, 25(2), 199-210. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635140701250725
• Clinical evaluation of a simple uroflowmeter for categorization of maximum urinary flow rate
  
  Pridgeon, S., Harding, C., Newton, D., & Pickard, R. (2007). Clinical evaluation of a simple uroflowmeter for categorization of maximum urinary flow rate. Indian Journal of Urology, 23(2), 114-118. https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-1591.32058
• Can RE textbooks help you teach for understanding the primary school?
  
  Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2007). Can RE textbooks help you teach for understanding the primary school? REtoday, 25(1).
• Could elementary mathematics textbooks help give attention to reasons in the classroom?
  
  Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2007). Could elementary mathematics textbooks help give attention to reasons in the classroom? Educational Studies in Mathematics, 64, 69-84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-005-9015-z
• Can explanations in children's books help teachers foster reason-based understandings in religious education in primary schools?
  
  Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2006). Can explanations in children’s books help teachers foster reason-based understandings in religious education in primary schools? British Journal of Religious Education, 28(3), 225-234. https://doi.org/10.1080/01416200600811311
• Could elementary textbooks serve as models of practice to help new teachers and non-specialists attend to reasoning in music?
  
  Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2006). Could elementary textbooks serve as models of practice to help new teachers and non-specialists attend to reasoning in music? Music Education Research, 8(1), 3-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14613800600570660
• To what extent can children's geography books help a primary school teacher explain cause and purpose?
  
  Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2006). To what extent can children’s geography books help a primary school teacher explain cause and purpose? International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 15(1), 29-40. https://doi.org/10.2167/irgee185.0
• Thinking about Art: Could Elementary Textbooks Serve as Models of Practice to Help New Teachers and Non Specialists Support Reasoning in Art?
  
  Newton, L. D., & Newton, D. P. (2005). Thinking about Art: Could Elementary Textbooks Serve as Models of Practice to Help New Teachers and Non Specialists Support Reasoning in Art? International Journal of Art and Design Education, 24(3), 315-324. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-8070.2005.00455.x
• Can elementary textbooks help teachers teach Physical Education for understanding?
  
  Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2005). Can elementary textbooks help teachers teach Physical Education for understanding? International Journal of Physical Education, 42(1), 26-35.
• Do primary history books show a concern for explanatory understanding?
  
  Blake, A., Newton, L., Newton, D., & Brown, K. (2003). Do primary history books show a concern for explanatory understanding? International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 26(2), 149-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/0140672030260207
• Do OFSTED inspections of secondary schools make a difference to GCSE results?
  
  Shaw, I., Newton, D., Aitkin, M., & Darnell, R. (2003). Do OFSTED inspections of secondary schools make a difference to GCSE results? British Educational Research Journal, 29(1), 63-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/0141192032000057375
• But why did Guy Fawkes try to blow up the king, Miss?
  
  Blake, A., Newton, L., Newton, D., & Brown, K. (2003). But why did Guy Fawkes try to blow up the king, Miss? Primary History., 34, 11-14.
• Get the picture.
  
  Newton, D. (2002). Get the picture. Literacy & Learning., 25, 13-15.
• Some lesson's from children's ideas about what it is like inside the Earth.
  
  Blake, A., & Newton, D. (2002). Some lesson’s from children’s ideas about what it is like inside the Earth. Teachers and Curriculum, Special Conference Edition, 6-9.
• Understanding in primary school science teaching.
  
  Newton, L., Newton, D., & Blake, A. (2002). Understanding in primary school science teaching. Investigating : Australian Primary Science Journal, 18(1), 11-13.
• Are you still sitting comfortably?
  
  Newton, D. (2002). Are you still sitting comfortably? Primary Maths & Science., 46, 40-41.
• What Science can do for PSHE.
  
  Newton, D. (2002). What Science can do for PSHE. Primary Maths & Science., 47, 44-45.
• Personal, Social and Health Education: what can science do?
  
  Newton, D. (2002). Personal, Social and Health Education: what can science do? Primary Maths & Science., 46.
• Ofsted inspection and school improvement: to what edxtent does inspection improve examination performance in the comprehensive school?
  
  Shaw, I., Newton, D., Darnell, R., & Aitkin, M. (2002). Ofsted inspection and school improvement: to what edxtent does inspection improve examination performance in the comprehensive school? Studies in Teaching and Learning., 3, 2-7.
• Training in flexible, intensive insulin management to enable dietary freedom in people with type 1 diabetes: dose adjustement for nomrmal eating (DAFNE) randomised controlled trial.
  
  Roberts, S., Amiel, S., Beveridge, S., Bradley, C., Gianfransesco, C., Heller, S., James, P., Mckeown, N., Newton, D., Newton, L., Oliver, L., Reid, H., Robson, S., Rollingson, J., Scott, V., Speight, J., Taylor, C., Thompson, G., Turner, E., & Wright, F. (2002). Training in flexible, intensive insulin management to enable dietary freedom in people with type 1 diabetes: dose adjustement for nomrmal eating (DAFNE) randomised controlled trial. BMJ. British Medical Journal, 325, 746-752. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.325.7367.746
• Do primary science books for children show a concern for explanatory understanding?
  
  Newton, D., Newton, L., & Blake, A. (2002). Do primary science books for children show a concern for explanatory understanding? Research in Science and Technological Education, 20, 227-240.
• Choosing and judging teachers: What Heads and student teachers think matters
  
  Newton, D. P., & Newton, L. D. (2001). Choosing and judging teachers: What Heads and student teachers think matters. Review of Research in Education, 66(November), 54-64.
• Ofsted inspection and school improvement: to what extent does inspection improve examination performance in the comprehensive school?
  
  Newton, D., Shaw, I., Darnell, R., & Aitkin, M. (2001). Ofsted inspection and school improvement: to what extent does inspection improve examination performance in the comprehensive school? Forum for Promoting 3-19 Comprehensive Education., 43(3), 124-126.
• Helping children to understand.
  
  Newton, D. (2001). Helping children to understand. Evaluation and Research in Education, 15(3), 119-127.
• What primary school student-teachers and head teachers think matters when choosing and judging a teacher,
  
  Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2001). What primary school student-teachers and head teachers think matters when choosing and judging a teacher,. Research in Education, 66, 54-64.
• Subject content knowledge and some teacher talk in the primary science classroom.
  
  Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2001). Subject content knowledge and some teacher talk in the primary science classroom. European Journal of Teacher Education, 24(3), 369-379.
• A Roman problem.
  
  Newton, D. (n.d.). A Roman problem. Junior Education PLUS, 27-28.
• Ofsted doesn't work.
  
  Newton, D. (n.d.). Ofsted doesn’t work. Managing Schools Today., 16-18.

Monograph

• Emotions and Thinking in the Classroom: A research-led toolkit for educators
  
  Irving-Walton, J., Newton, D. P., & Newton, L. D. (2025). Emotions and Thinking in the Classroom: A research-led toolkit for educators. The International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE).
• In Two Minds: The interaction of moods, emotions and purposeful thought in formal education
  
  Newton, D. (2016). In Two Minds: The interaction of moods, emotions and purposeful thought in formal education. International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE).

Other (Print)

• Developing effective multimedia instruction for expert learners.
  
  Higgins, S., Baumfield, V., Newton, D., & Elliott, J. (2009). Developing effective multimedia instruction for expert learners (pp. 567-569). American Journal of Psychology.

Presentation

• Students’ Questioning and Problem Finding: A neglected piece of the creative process? Keynote presentation 3 July - 6 July 2018.
  
  Newton, D., Newton, L., & Abrams, P. (2018). Students’ Questioning and Problem Finding: A neglected piece of the creative process? Keynote presentation 3 July - 6 July 2018. Presented at 16th International Conference on Excellence, Creativity, and Innovation in Basic-Higher Education and Psychology, International Centre for Innovation and Education, (ICIE), Paris, France.

Report

• An evidence-based approach to creating a culture of inclusive opportunity through arts and creativity
  
  Atkinson, A., Ayadurai, C., Berryman, S., Birks, D., Bond, C., Bramley, R., Broadfoot, H., Brown, K., Bryant, E., Capstick, N., Chapman, A. D., Clegg, J., Coghill, L., Costa, C. I., Crawford, A., Croucher, K., Daly-Smith, A., Day, P., Denny, S., … Wilson, A. (2025). An evidence-based approach to creating a culture of inclusive opportunity through arts and creativity. Child of the North.
• A problem based learning approach to developing lesson planning skills in primary science
  
  Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2009). A problem based learning approach to developing lesson planning skills in primary science.
• How to Assess Structured Diabetes Education: An improvement toolkit for commissioners and local diabetes communities.
  
  Newton, L., Newton, D., & Sambell, F. (2006). How to Assess Structured Diabetes Education: An improvement toolkit for commissioners and local diabetes communities.
• Reviewing Education Courses on The Self Management of Diabetes.
  
  Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2005). Reviewing Education Courses on The Self Management of Diabetes.
• Thinking Skills Frameworks for Post-16 Learners: an Evaluation.
  
  Baumfield, V., Lin, M., Higgins, S., Miller, J., Moseley, D., Newton, D., Robson, D., Elliott, J., & Gregson, M. (2003). Thinking Skills Frameworks for Post-16 Learners: an Evaluation.
• Training the Trainers: a report on the DAFNE Project.
  
  Newton, L., Newton, D., & Sambell, F. (2001). Training the Trainers: a report on the DAFNE Project.