Research Links

Here are links to some useful sources of educational research:

https://www.ebsco.com/

https://education.gov.scot/improvement/sac72-action-enquiry-research

Education Scotland Improvement Hub

Education Endowment Foundation (school age);

Education Endowment Foundation (early learning);

The Sutton Trust

Interventions for Literacy

 

Scottish version of the Education Endowment Foundation’s Learning and Teaching Toolkit

LGiU Scotland

Interventions for Equity

Review of Family Learning

 

 

Here are some recommended sources for further information:

eBooks

Fullan, M & Hargreaves, A (2012) Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School

Menter, Ian J., Lewin, Jon, Lowden, Kevin, Elliot, Dely, Hulme, Moira (2011) A Guide to Practitioner Research in Education

Temperley, Julie, Street, Hilary (2005) Improving Schools Through Collaborative Enquiry

 

Articles

Hulse, B, & Hulme, R 2012, ‘Engaging with research through practitioner enquiry: the perceptions of beginning teachers on a postgraduate initial teacher education programme’, Educational Action Research, 20, 2, pp. 313-329, Education Source, EBSCOhost, viewed 11 July 2014.

Bognar, B 2013, ‘Initiating teachers’ action research: Empowering teachers’ voices’, Educational Journal Of Living Theories, 6, 1, pp. 1-40, Education Source, EBSCOhost, viewed 11 July 2014.

Postholm, M 2009, ‘Research and development work: developing teachers as researchers or just teachers?’, Educational Action Research, 17, 4, pp. 551-565, Education Source, EBSCOhost, viewed 11 July 2014.

Comber, B 2013, ‘Teachers as Researchers: A ‘Fair Dinkum’ Learning Legacy’, English In Australia (0155-2147), 48, 3, pp. 54-61, Education Source, EBSCOhost, viewed 11 July 2014.

Ravitch, S 2014, ‘The Transformative Power of Taking an Inquiry Stance on Practice: Practitioner Research as Narrative and Counter-Narrative’, Penn GSE Perspectives On Urban Education, 11, 1, pp. 5-10, Education Source, EBSCOhost, viewed 11 July 2014.

Legislation / Policy

Education Scotland Act 2016

The National Improvement Framework 2016

Education Scotland: School Improvement Partnerships