Research Ethics
Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) - Code of Ethics
Edith Cowan University - Ethics Information
University of Melbourne - Human Research Ethics
University of Sydney - Research Code of Conduct
Research Agencies
National Network of Regional Educational Laboratories:
This site links to the ten regional educational laboratories operating under the US Department of Education's
Office of Education; Research and Improvement.
Scottish Council for Research in Education
European Educational Research Association
American Education Research Association
British Educational Research Association
Leadership
http://www.nexus.edu.au/sacle/links.htm
South Australian Centre for Leaders in Education - SA Dept of Ed.
The links page provides an A-Z grid of online links. Huge variety of topics;
frequently updated. Is a resource for a leadership development program in
SA. Some password protected areas; links are freely available.
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/educators/index.asp
Harvard Business School Publishing. Some useful online articles, also
weblinks. Section for managers, obviously a corporate focus, but offers up to date
info on such things as performance appraisal, HR, planning etc
Useful for staying in touch with trends in leadership etc beyond education.
http://edc.techleaders.org/LNT99/
Harvard Grad School of Education, Summer Institute - Leadership & the New
Technologies. Self explanatory; many papers posted online re leadership and IT.
http://www.tdd.nsw.edu.au/leadership/material/papers.htm
NSW DET - topics include leadership, literacy, plus school case studies.
http://www.fastcompany.com
For the corporate world, however, some worthwhile articles on leadership
and learning organisations. Draws on Peter Senge
http://greenleaf.org
Servant Leadership.This organisation now has an
Australian branch. Good online synopsis of servant leadership; literature
eviews and weblinks
School Accountability
Education review office: New Zealand
OFSTED - Office for Standards in Education
Network for Education: DG Memorandum to Principals: School Accountability
Victorian Department of Education: Office of Review
Test, Surveys, and other Research Materials
General Guidelines for Monitoring Student Engagement Rates
Materials prepared by Elaine Chapman from the Faculty of Education at the University of Sydney outlining student engagement and approaches to measuring it. The resource includes sample instruments and can be accessed online or downloaded as a Word File.
Learning Technologies Teacher Survey
This survey is part of Education
Victoria's Learning Technologies: Teacher Capabilites series of materials. These are all available as part of the professional development content of the Sofweb site.
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
The ACER site contains
information about the numerous resources it has developed for education research. These include assessment materials, tests, and a wide variety of educational practice and research materials, and can be ordered through the site direct from ACER.
Educational Journals
http://eric.uoregon.edu/index.html
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management - Uni of Oregon USA.
Quite a variety of leadership and associated on line resources. Is regularly
updated. Good starting point. Includes a 'Research Round-up' on some
topics and links to other websites.
http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kappan.htm
Phi Delta Kappan.
Access to current and archived issues.
Not all articles are available online, but a generous number are
Education Week
http://www.edweek.org
Times Educational Supplement
http://tes.co.uk
Materials from Project Officer
The following documents can be obtained from Glynis Jones, Project Officer.
Hopkins, D.; Beresford, J.; West, M. (1998) Creating the conditions for classroom and teacher development. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, Vol 4, No. 1.
Abstract
The paper reports reseach undertaken as part of the Quality of Education for All (IQEA) school improvemnt project. The IQEA
approach to school improvement emphaises the enhancement of internal conditions while undertaking innovations in curriculum and instruction in the persuit of enhanced levels of student achievement. The paper provides a rationasl for the approach, a literature review, identification of internal conditions, and a sysnthesis of the findings with existing research.
Ainscow, M.; Hargreaves, D. H.; Hopkins, D. (1995) Mapping the process of change in schools: The devlopment of six new research techniques. Evaluation and Research in Education, Vol. 9, No. 2.
Abstract
The paper introduces six new techniques for mapping the process of change in schools.The techniques cluster around two key elements in the change process: the individual teacher and the
school as an
institution. There is a description in the paper of the conceptual rational underlying the six techniques and the strategy used to develop them. The paper concludes with a discussion on how the techniques can be used for school improvemnt purposes, and to develop theory.
The techniques are elaborated in the manual: Ainscow, M.; Hargreaves, D.H.; Hopkins, D.; Balshaw, M.; Black-Hawkins, K. (1994) Mapping change in schools: The cambridge manual of research techniques. This
manual presents the adminstration of the techniques as well as the rationale behind them.
The manual is a large and detailed document, and those interested in would be well advised to first read the Ainscow, et.al, 1995 paper to determine if the techniques presented are likely to be appropriate.
Hopkins, D.; Harris, A.; Jackson, D. (1997). Understanding the school's capacity for development: growth states and strategies. School Leadership and Management, Vol. 17, No. 3.
Abstract
This paper focuses upon differential strategies for school development and improvement. It suggests that different improvemnt
strstegies and types on intervention are needed for schools at different stages of growth.
Education Review Unit, Education Department of South Australia, (1993) Effective Practice in Schools
Abstract
This booklet outline effective practice criteria
developed by the Education Review Unit for use by schools in supporting evaluations of their own effectiveness. The booklet focuses on four domains of school practice: teaching and learning, management and organisation, ethos and culture, equal opportunity and social justice. Indicator statements are provided to guide evaluation. The appendix of the booklet contains a collection of research instruments intended to aid evaluation of the four domains of school practice. Anyone interested in this document should first read this introduction extracted from the booklet. Hard copies of the whole booklet will soon be available from state managers.
This section contains links to resources which may be useful. These resources are largely links to external sites, and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Catholic Education
Office, Broken Bay.
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