Forum II
The second in the series of three SFRE events was held in Reading, England, on June 17th and 18th, 2009. It focused on the contribution of different types of research, with particular attention to disciplinary, applied, developmental, evaluative and practitioner forms.
Forum II illustrated good practice in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and explored areas where future strategic investment may be appropriate. It also considered the challenges of interdisciplinary research and the factors which are considered in setting research priorities.
The Forum did this by bringing together representatives of practitioner organisations, policymakers, academics and research mediators in roughly equal proportions and by providing a structured programme of group and plenary activities – see the programme and the ‘conceptualisation for Forum II’ document below for more on this.
Forum II information
- SFRE Forum II Programme
- Participant list
- Conceptualisation for Forum II
- Input documents for Forum II
Presentations and notes from sessions
Introductory comments and goals of SFRE II
Andrew Pollard, SFRE – Introductory comments and goals of Forum II (slides)
Disciplinary research and interdisciplinarity – notes
Group discussions:
Bette Chambers, Institute for Effective Education
John Furlong, University of Oxford
Chris Taylor, Cardiff University
Margaret Brown, King’s College London
Alis Oancea, Univerisity of Oxford
Applied research – notes
Group discussions:
Pat Broadhead, TACTYC
John Gardner, Queen’s University Belfast
Harry Torrance, MMU
Ian Menter, University of Glasgow
Paul Ashwin, Lancaster University
Discussant:
Pamela Munn, BERA – Applied education research: Some key issues (slides)
Developmental and evaluative research – notes
Group discussions:
John Rodger, York Consulting LLP
Di Levine, Becta
Janet Bohrer, Quality Assurance Agency
John Anderson, Education and Training Inspectorate
Jackie Greatorex, Cambridge Assessment
Discussant:
Judy Sebba, University of Sussex – Developmental and evaluative research: Some key issues (slides)
Practitioner research – notes
Group discussions:
Lizbeth Goodman, Futurelab
Lesley Saunders, consultant
Fiona Hyland, ESCalate
Colin Isham, CUREE
Sheila Kearney, LSIS
Discussant:
Lori Beckett, Leeds Metropolitan University – Practitioner research and enquiry: Some key issues (slides)
Research priorities
Adrian Alsop, ESRC - Research priorities: How to influence them (slides)
Chris Owen, Welsh Assembly Government - Research priorities: Key drivers (slides)
Stuart Fancey, Scottish Funding Council - Research priorities (slides)
Summary and review
Tom Schuller, NIACE – Review (slides)
Country progress notes and updates
Wales – Chris Owen, Welsh Assembly Government
Scotland – John Ireland, Scottish Government
Northern Ireland – Karen McCullough, DENI
England – Stephen Witt and Deborah Wilson, DCSF
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