Research

Do you want to find out more about education and what others have written and discussed before you? This section of TeacherNet is for education professionals interested in all aspects of research.

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In this section of TeacherNet, you can find out why research can help you in your teaching and how to become involved with research yourself. There are many opportunities to engage in research and teachers are supported in their work by:

You can review findings and receive an interactive email update at the National Foundation for Educational Research and TeacherNet's current research and topical updates pages will also enable you to keep abreast of the latest insights and discoveries.

You can read short digests of recent journal articles on The Research Informed Practice Site (TRIPS), a searchable online database that aims to improve user access to academic research. You can access publications and articles including the NERF Bulletin: Evidence for teaching and learning, a recent resource that presents research evidence on topics relevant to teachers. You can get hold of the latest statistics and find out about sources of useful information in other countries. Any important dates and upcoming events can be found in the events calendar.

You can access research and evidence based resources for teacher training through the teacher training resource bank (TTRB), which is a one-stop shop referencing over 5500 quality-assured education-related teacher training resources. These materials include reviews of the latest policy documents and published research.

The Educational Evidence Portal (EEP) also provides free access to published research and evidence based guidance across all areas of education in one central online resource.

New content is added all the time, so if there's something you'd like to see in the Research area, contact us.

Last updated: 10 March 2009