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On Learning from the Research Successful

This presentation explores the experiences of established researchers in teacher education, analyzing effective strategies for institutional research capacity building. It also examines the relevance of these findings to research capacity building in higher education teacher education programs.

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On Learning from the Research Successful

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  1. On Learning from the Research Successful Jean Murray, University of East London and Pat Mahony, Roehampton University Presentation at the UCET Conference Hinckley Island10 November 2010

  2. Teacher education and research • Institutional issues: past & futures – research audits and beyond • Individual issues: entry to HE; ‘the intensity of the day job’ • The research of the field: issues of quality and quantity

  3. On Learning from the Research Successful: aims Aims: • to explore the experiences of established researchers and the socio-cultural factors which support their development in teacher education; • to analyse, from the perspectives of these successful researchers, effective strategies for institutional research-capacity building; • and to analyse the relevance of these findings to research capacity building in HE teacher education programmes.

  4. On Learning from the Research Successful: research design Research tools: email questionnaire & interviews Purposive sample: inclusion criteria: 1. went through their research apprenticeships as part-time and mature students, juggling full-time work teaching on ITE courses in Schools of Education; 2. now judged to be established or ‘successful’ researchers. a non-coercive request to participate in the study and an email questionnaire to 136 individuals; 77 responses

  5. On Learning from the Research Successful: findings • What counts as research? When does learning to be a researcher start? • Why research? • Institutional and departmental cultures; stasis and change • Research ‘support’ systems • The power of mentoring • Negativity in the academic workplace

  6. On Learning from the Research Successful : findings • The perennial problems of time • Personal attributes and motivations • Strategies for working … and working … and working more • Imposter syndrome and its relatives • Identity shifts and the growth of expert knowledge • Losses and gains

  7. On Learning from the Research Successful: advice • ‘jump in early’, and ‘make it part of your mind-set from day one • ‘find something you are passionate about; be 'burned-up' to get to the bottom of issues’ • ‘fight for’, ‘insist on’, ‘be ruthless in terms of carving out time specifically designated for research’

  8. On Learning from the Research Successful : advice • Forge a supportive network of like minded people • Find strong mentors and stick them to you like glue • ‘Avoid at all costs the prevalent work ethic that demands an excess of your time and presence for clerical and managerial tasks and rewards you only with guilt!

  9. Publications to date On Learning from the Research Successful: how do teacher educators ever become successful researchers? http://www.tactyc.org.uk/pdfs/Reflection-Murray1.pdf Developing Learning Opportunities for Teacher Educators http://escalate.ac.uk/7322

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