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Research

We recognise the importance of research to Scottish teachers and Scottish education. Our research strategy aims to:

• encourage teachers to use and take part in research as part of their CPD
• build a strong evidence base to inform policy
• share research findings with teachers and with the wider community in Scotland

Latest News

Responding to McCormac - Research Conference

What are the implications for teachers' work of the McCormac report and of the Scottish Government's response to the Donaldson report? What should be the research agenda to inform how these developments influence teachers' work?

These are the questions to be considered at a free conference on 8 June organised by Teacher Education and Teachers' Work a partnership between Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities and GTC Scotland. The conference will hear from Professor Howard Stevenson of the University of Lincoln, an authority on teaching unions and responses to changing work patterns, and from Graeme Logan, lead Inspector on teacher education. This will be followed by workshops whose aim is to identify a research agenda to respond to current developments.

The organisers are keen to hear the views of teachers and would encourage practitioners to attend. Find out more details about the conference and how to register:

Teacher Education and Teachers’ Work (TETW) Conference 2012

Current research

Our Research Department is currently working on the following projects:

Name of project	Summary
Preparing for Headship: the impact of professional study on professional knowledge and leadership practices	This is a small project investigating the experience of teachers who have followed the two main routes to achieving the Standard for Headship. Looking at the impact on their professional learning and on their practice as well as on their schools and communities, this project informed a research paper that was presented at the Association of Teacher Educators Europe conference in August 2011.
Experience of people with disabilities participating in the Teacher Induction Scheme	This project examines the support teachers received or the barriers they faced when on the Teacher Induction Scheme. An initial report for this project was published on 30 November 2011 and presented at the Scottish Educational Research Association conference.

Publications

We issue published research and teacher research throughout the year.

Published Research

Our most recent published research is Reflecting on experiences of people with disabilities participating in the Teacher Induction Scheme: report on survey responses.  This report summarises the views of 66 teachers with disabilities on their experiences in university and during their probationary year.

Their responses reveal contrasting experiences.  Some received excellent support at university and in school while others expressed their fear of discrimination should they disclose their disabilities or actual barriers to their development.  Though the sample is small, the report presents challenges for school managers and for teachers in their own approaches to dealing with colleagues who have disabilities.

View all of our Published Research.

Teacher Research

Our most recent teacher researcher report was written by Jane Carson, a teacher at Wallace Hall Academy in Dumfries and Galloway. The report evaluates the impact on the planning and delivery of learning programmes in the school as a result of the introduction of Teaching for Understanding as a whole school initiative. She found that the level of impact of the initiative varied widely, largely depending on the subject taught and the career phase of the teachers.

View all of our Teacher Research.