Student Learning

Research @ Work

The Research Branch plays a major role in ensuring that high quality research is embedded in the practice of the Department, from policy and initiative development through to the implementation of innovative work practices across all sectors. 

The Branch actively works with other parts of the Department to ensure that research influences and enhances directions in learning and teaching. One of the explicit functions of the Research Branch is to ‘integrate a research based approach into Departmental planning’.

Research @ Work comprises a range of resources to support Departmental staff in undertaking and managing research activities. The resource package currently comprises:

1. Research@Work paper

The Research@Work paper supports the professional needs of departmental staff whose responsibilities include undertaking and/or commissioning research and developing initiatives and policy. The paper will also be relevant to education researchers working in schools and other education institutions, and classroom practitioners undertaking action research to improve teaching and learning. In addition there is a Further Reading resource which includes sections on Research Articles, Research Publications and Research Websites.

2. Teachers as Researchers

Teachers as Researchers aims to support teachers to build their research knowledge, skills and practice. This is particularly relevant to teachers undertaking Teacher Professional Leave. The publication is separated into three sections (Essential Readings; Key Organisations; and Recommended Publications) and provides a list of readings and resources under each section.

3. Research summaries web site

The Research summaries web site provides abstracts of recent educational publications (reports, papers, research studies, articles). The publications cover a broad range of educational themes and topics including: educational change; professional learning; student learning; and student support .

Further resources are under development.