This article discusses "minor key research" and doing this kind of research as "response-ability". We explore the possibilities that education policy enactment research might hold for theorising and doing research, not just for work on "how schools do policy", but also for how researchers do policy research with…

In contemporary educational settings, school leaders and teachers face increased accountability and pressure to raise student performance. Utilising professional learning to develop individual and collective capability is a common feature of these settings. In Australia, there is evidence that many schools have implemented action research to…

As time spent in academic research becomes more controversial, it is proposed that a quantitative measure of research productivity be applied to faculty efforts. The formula takes into account single- and multiple-author publication rates and appropriate types of publication. The validity of a publication rate index is discussed. (MSE)

Because Australian universities are very dependent on the Government for research funds, OECD advised that analyses of inputs and outputs of research be conducted. Three areas are examined which may presumably result from research: additions to knowledge, improvements in university teaching, and improvements in the life of the community generally.…

This digest summarizes the contents of the more than 50 separate items that were published by the Technical and Further Education (TAFE) National Centre for Research and Development in 1986-87. These items include major research reports, video programs, newsletters, clearinghouse reports and textbooks. The first section provides an overview of the…