In this section you can access:
- Data sets
- Open-access research journal portals
- Professional research: themed for easy access
- Research bodies
- SET Practice Development
Published research can provide fresh insights into our practice, whether we are teachers or managers. It may be difficult to find research which exactly equates to our own setting. However, there will be research which could provide stimulation for discussion and considerations of aspects of our own settings. Such research can make us question our approaches and try something new. For example the work of John Hattie (Professor of Education and Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia), Helen Timperley (Professor of Education University of Auckland, NZ) and Frank Coffield (Professor of Education at the School of Lifelong Education and International Development at the Institute of Education). These high profile educational researchers publish much of their work online, blog and upload films and talks to camera. This may encourage you to investigate further. With the advent of the internet we can explore academic research in our subject areas as well as wider educational topics from sources all over the world. There are also books written by these academic researchers which can be borrowed from libraries. The range of academic research is vast but don’t let that put you off. Have a look, read an abstract and decide if you would like to read further.
The research findings below are the results of professional research, led by academics, which is either directly relevant or closely related to the work of the education and training sector. Because, to date, there have been limited studies directly related to education and training, you may need to contextualise the findings for our sector.
The Excellence Gateway contains a range of research articles produced by our legacy organisations you may find interesting and useful.
