Projects
All our web pages are currently under major review. Content will be revised and updated by December 2011 - so please come back and visit us again!
Core Research
Since 2005/6, schools, in partnership with the faculty team, have been exploring 'pupil engagement'. A survey of pupils' sense of belonging in school has been followed up with various small-scale action research projects. Core research across all schools during 2009-2010 has involved a focus on teachers' and pupils' perceptions of engagement via teacher and pupil focus groups and interviews with individual teachers.
School-based research
Schools are currently involved in a range of projects. Specific details will be updated here by December 2011.
Research on the SUPER Partnership
A key principle of SUPER has been to continually research the processes, structures and mechanisms of the partnership. For a full list of SUPER publications visit Publications and Resources.
Completed funded research projects:
- 1997-2000. The Wallenberg Funded project (Researcher: Dave Ebbutt)
- 2003-2005 The National College of School Leadership - Networked Learning Communities - funded project on practitioner research and enquiry within networked learning communities, including SUPER. (Research officer: Dr Kristine Black-Hawkins). Publications:
- McLaughlin, C., Black-Hawkins, K., Brindley, S., McIntyre, D. and Taber, K. (2006) Researching Schools: Stories from a Schools-University Partnership. London: Routledge
- McLaughlin, C., Black-Hawkins, K. and McIntyre (2007) Networking Practitioner Research. London: Routledge