Forum III
The third and final Forum took place on 17th and 18th March 2010 in Edinburgh. It completed SFRE’s agenda by focusing on the way in which knowledge:
- accumulates (substantively through reviews, theoretically in understanding and practically in libraries, repositories and databases),
- is mediated (by those in the media and many educational organisations who ‘translate’, comment upon, share, or otherwise interpret research), and
- achieves impact (in policy and practice).
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 below).
Forum III information
Presentations and notes from sessions
Introductory comments and goals of SFRE III
Introduction: Andrew Pollard, SFRE (slides)
SFRE I and II: taking stock
SFRE I: Lorna Hamilton, University of Edinburgh (slides)
SFRE II: Helen Perkins, Society for Research into Higher Education (slides)
Country reviews
England: Richard Bartholomew, Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF conference link)
Northern Ireland: John Anderson, Education and Training Inspectorate, NI
Scotland: John Ireland, Scottish Government
Wales: Chris Owen, Welsh Assembly Government, and Sally Power, Cardiff University
UK and beyond – Alis Oancea, University of Oxford
The accumulation of education research knowledge
Key questions and contributors (slides)
Case studies:
Stephen Pickles, Institute of Education, London, Library Services (slides)
Steven Higgins, University of Durham (slides)
Bette Chambers, Institute for Effective Education, University of York (slides)
Group discussion reports:
Sean Hanan, Ofsted (discussion notes)
Karen Kerr, Learning and Teaching Scotland (discussion notes)
Phil Sheffield, British Education Index (discussion notes)
Karen Whitby, CfTB Education Trust (discussion notes)
Discussants:
Ralph Catts, University of Stirling (slides)
David Gough, Institute of Education, London (slides)
The mediation of education research knowledge
Key questions and contributors (slides)
Case studies:
Richard Williams, Rathbone
Demitri Coryton, Education Journal
Simon Gallacher, National Foundation for Educational Research (notes)
Group discussion reports:
Lucy Emerson, National Children’s Bureau (discussion notes)
Zoe Fowler, Research Consultant (discussion notes)
Fiona Hyland, ESCalate – Subject Centre for Education (discussion notes)
Sarah Tough, Institute of Education, London (discussion notes)
Discussant:
Sandra Nutley, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of Edinburgh (slides)
The application and impact of education research knowledge
Key questions and contributors (slides)
Case studies:
Philippa Cordingley, CUREE (slides)
Sheila Kearney, Learning and Skills Improvement Service (slides)
Chris Owen, Welsh Assembly Government and John Furlong, University of Oxford (slides)
Group discussion reports:
Vivienne Baumfield, University of Glasgow (discussion notes)
Maggie Farrar, National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services (discussion notes)
Kenneth Greer, Fife Council, Scotland (discussion notes)
Fiona Maclennan, Falkirk Council (discussion notes)
Discussants:
Kay Livingston, Learning and Teaching Scotland (slides)
Jacquie Nunn, Training and Development Agency for Schools
Accumulation, mediation and impact in different sectors
Key questions and contributors (slides)
Group discussion reports:
Donald Christie, University of Strathclyde (discussion notes)
Zoe Fowler, Research Consultant (discussion notes)
David Jones, Council for Subject Associations (discussion notes)
Rob Mark, Queen’s University Belfast (discussion notes)
Pamela Munn, BERA (discussion notes)
Accumulation, mediation and impact in different countries
Key questions and contributors (slides)
Group discussion reports:
England: Richard Bartholomew/Deborah Wilson, Department for Children, Schools and Families (discussion notes)
Northern Ireland: Jim Gleeson, University of Limerick (discussion notes)
Scotland: Audrey MacDougall, Scottish Government (discussion notes)
Wales: Debbie Tynen, Welsh Assembly Government (discussion notes)
UK: James Noble-Rogers, UCET (discussion notes)
Reflections and review
Key questions and next steps: Andrew Pollard, SFRE (slides)
Diane Hofkins, Journalist
Paul Hubbard, HEFCE
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