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Hipkins, Rosemary; Whatman, Jenny; Felgate, Rachel – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2018
This is the third report in the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) Project Plus series of analyses. It presents the findings from an exploratory investigation of the impacts of the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI). The investigation sought evidence of the extent to which TLRI is meeting its three core aims: (1)…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Projects, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
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Jesson, Rebecca; McNaughton, Stuart; Wilson, Aaron; Zhu, Tong; Cockle, Victoria – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2018
This present study reports the impact of a research-practice partnership among nine collaborating schools and researchers in Auckland, New Zealand. The goals of the partnership were to refine digital instruction in ways that would result in improved learning processes and achievement. The partners employed a design-based research approach to…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Foreign Countries
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Falloon, Garry; Trewern, Ann – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
The concept of partnerships between schools and practicing scientists came to prominence in the United States in the mid 1980s. The call by government for greater private sector involvement in education to raise standards in science achievement saw a variety of programmes developed, ranging from short-term sponsorships through to longer-term,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Achievement, Science Education, Scientists
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Falloon, Garry – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
In late 2006, the New Zealand Government embarked on a series of initiatives to explore how the resources and expertise of eight, small, state-owned science research institutes could be combined efficiently to support science teaching in schools. Programmes were developed to enable students and teachers to access and become involved in local…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Sustainability, Scientists, Research and Development Centers
Barnes, Jennifer; And Others – 1994
This collection of 13 papers offers an international perspective on future directions of staff development at colleges and universities, focusing on academic staff development, higher education teaching networks, and managerial and human resource development. Papers are: (1) "Higher Education Staff Development for the 21st Century: Directions…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Administration, College Instruction, Colleges
Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association, Alexandria. – 2001
This document contains 95 papers and summaries of 5 poster sessions from an Australian conference on putting vocational education and training (VET) research to work. The following are among the areas covered in the papers: factors affecting VET graduates' employability over time; technical and further education (TAFE) institutes as models of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Case Studies