West Partnership (WP) RIC Collaborative Action Research (CAR) and ROC Case Studies How does collaborative action research (CAR) work in Scottish schools? The Robert Owen Centre Team at the university of Glasgow has supported the West Partnership Regional Improvement Collaborative’s learning system since its beginning. This has been mainly through the development and progression ofContinue reading “Teacher collaboration – improvements in skills development, writing, health and wellbeing and more“
Category Archives: Collaborations
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ‘COLLABORATIVE’ IN COLLABORATIVE ACTION RESEARCH?
Dr Jo Neary, a researcher with the Network for Social and Educational Equity explains here how collaborative action research can be applied in school settings to reach groups that may otherwise miss out. Collaborative Action Research (CAR) is an evidence-based enquiry model that can be applied to all educational settings and to all improvement areas.Continue reading “WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ‘COLLABORATIVE’ IN COLLABORATIVE ACTION RESEARCH?”
Acting Locally and Thinking Globally: COP26 event celebrates collaboration between Scotland and Chile
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NSEE work with Glasgow Science Centre to evaluate centre’s efforts to engage more people in science
This week, the Network for Social and Educational Equity (NSEE) team will be at the Green Zone at the COP26 summit as guests of the Glasgow Science Centre (GSC). Senior researchers Kevin Lowden, Stuart Hall and Deja Lusk at the NSEE team and the PK Partnership are working with GSC to evaluate the centre’s effortsContinue reading “NSEE work with Glasgow Science Centre to evaluate centre’s efforts to engage more people in science”
Every Dundee Learner Matters
Every Dundee Learner Matters – A strategy for untapping the potential within schools and communities Dundee City Council has launched a major new strategy to improve the quality of education for all children and young people in the city. It is coordinated by experienced headteachers, with support from the local authority and researchers from theContinue reading “Every Dundee Learner Matters”
Innovation through collaboration
A seminar takes place today where researchers and practitioners will be presenting the findings of a project that explores how university/school partnerships can enhance and develop teacher practices. The Network of Social and Educational Equity’s international researcher, Dr Romina Madrid, worked with colleagues at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Education, the University of Chile and a school in Chile,Continue reading “Innovation through collaboration”
Children’s Voices for Climate Change – a research practice collaboration between Scotland and Chile
To commemorate COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties that takes place in Glasgow 31 October to 12 November 2021, the Network for Social and Educational Equity (NSEE) and Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland (CNS) are working with schools in Scotland and Chile to ensure children and young people’s voices are heard by policymakers. AlmostContinue reading “Children’s Voices for Climate Change – a research practice collaboration between Scotland and Chile”
Colombian visiting researcher co-authors methodological article
By Oscar Odena. A visiting researcher hosted in 2015, Andrea Rodríguez-Sánchez, has co-authored a methodological article with Odena (Robert Owen Centre) and Cabedo-Mas (University Jaume I, Spain) on the uses of sound postcards for researching the experiences of displaced people. The article draws on a pilot with ten participants and outlines the development of aContinue reading “Colombian visiting researcher co-authors methodological article”
Collaborative Action Research in Argyll and Bute
by Stuart Hall Senior Researcher ROC On a sunny afternoon in June I attended a presentation of Collaborative Action Research (CAR)[1] projects from four Argyll and Bute schools in Colgrain Primary School in Helensburgh. An invited audience of councillors, local authority staff from Argyll and Bute, Highland and Moray councils as well as teaching staffContinue reading “Collaborative Action Research in Argyll and Bute”
PhD Studentships available in the Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhood Hub
We are looking for three PhD students to join the GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC) at University of Glasgow. Candidates are required to provide an outline proposal of no more than 1000 words. We are particularly interested in proposals that encompass any of the following topics: The development andContinue reading “PhD Studentships available in the Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhood Hub”