Resources: Theory practice relationship

10 resources found for "Theory practice relationship"

Busy teacher educator guide to getting your conference paper accepted / writing an abstract for an education conference: The Busy teacher educator guide to getting your conference paper accepted / writing an abstract for an education conference is written by Sue Bloxham and Alison Jackson, of ESCalate at the University of Cumbria. It forms part of the ESCalate Hep Directory for Teacher Educators. It has been developed out of workshops that have run for several years on writing abstracts for conferences. It covers targeting conferences, advice on structure, writing...
The teaching research interface : implications for practice in HE and FE: The teaching research interface : implications for practice in HE and FE is a selection of conference papers presented on 29th - 30th April 2008 at the University of Stirling, and edited by Muir Houston of the University of Stirling on behalf of ESCalate. There has been a growing interest in recent years in what has been termed the nexus between teaching and research and its impact on student learning. There can be important disciplinary...
Teacher Education Group (TEG): The TEG project team includes: Dr Moira Hulme, University of Glasgow; Professor Marion Jones, Liverpool John Moores University; Professor Pat Mahony, Roehampton University; Professor Jean Murray, (University of east London; Dr Karl Wall, Institute of Education, University of London; Research Support: Ian Hextall Between 2007 and 2009 the Teacher Education Group (TEG) worked under the auspices of the Teaching and Learning Research Programme...
Theory into practice for Early Years professionals at Anglia Ruskin University: In this article Geraldine Davis of Anglia Ruskin University describes their new programmes matched to workforce needs, that allow students to translate theory into professional practice. The programme is dynamic and students and employers have a say in the development and delivery of the various modules. These are used in foundation degrees, masters' degrees and on professional development courses. Examples of some of the modules, including...
Early career academics and their experiences of linking research and teaching : a collaborative UK / Canadian project: Dr Lisa Lucas and Nancy Turner were successful project partners in the ESCalate October 2005 Development Grant funding round. The support they received helped them to carry out this research and the project is now near to completion. In this article, the authors state that the significance of the link between research and teaching has become increasingly important within debates on higher education in many western countries. This article was...
Joined up thinking needed between social work and education practitioners: This is an article from the ESCalate newsletter, spring 2010. At the end of last year the Social Work Taskforce published its final report "Building a safe and confident future". Jackie Rafferty writes about the importance of the reports findings for educationalists
Teacher Education Research Network (TERN): The Project team: Professor Marion Jones, Liverpool John Moores University Professor Pat Mahony, Roehampton University Professor Olwen McNamara, University of Manchester Professor Ian Menter, University of Glasgow Professor Jean Murray, University of East London Dr Grant Stanley, Liverpool John Moores University The Teacher Education Research Network (TERN 2008-09) was a year-long project funded by the ESRC which ran from November 2008 to July...
Teacher education across the four nations: This is an article from the ESClate newsletter, issue 15, autumn 2009. Ian Menter continues his discussion (begun in ESCalate newsletter, issue 11) of teacher education research across the four nations. He reminds us of the TEG (Teacher Education Group) database of annotated research abstracts that support teacher educators engaged in research. Analysis of the TEG resource itself indicates that teacher education research is very much alive in the...
Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) publications: This part of the ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) website, which lists their publications. Users can browse publications by type, such as commentaries, research briefings, press releases, newsletters etc. TLRP covers the whole range of educational research topics, with current subjects of interest including neuroscience, disability issues, widening participation and technology enhanced learning. The landing page lists the most...
Touching hearts and minds: This is an article from the ESCalate newsletter, summer 2010, celebrating 10 years of the education subject centre. Bart McGettrick outlines the support that ESCalate has provided to those involved in academic research and the way it has helped them to make their work known to a wider audience