PUT YOUR OWN RESEARCH IDEAS INTO PRACTICE
An opportunity to reflect and to explore issues arising from the Skills for Life policy
This is to announce the second round of the National Research and Development Centre in Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC) Practitioner-led Research Fund.
Six small-scale projects addressing the common theme "Understanding Purpose and Perseverance - Learners' Aspirations and Commitment to Learning" will be funded in 2004/2005 and up to £10,000 will be available for each nine-month project.
Applications will be invited from locally based consortia led by those who are directly involved with Skills for Life learners in any organizational setting in England. Collaborations between organizations are encouraged, including links with universities, the community and voluntary sector and private training agencies. Each group must include someone with research expertise.
The aims of the programme are to:
* to produce findings which will give new insights into adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL;
* to build research capacity and to strengthen networks linking practice research and policy.
Groups will be expected to:
* decide a research question
* design a research project to investigate the question
* decide appropriate methodology
* carry out the research
* write up the findings
* network with other groups funded by the scheme and share expertise
* participate in dissemination events to share work with other researchers
Further information and guidelines for applications are available on the NRDC website at <http://www.nrdc.org.uk>. Closing date for applications is the 1st October 2004. Feedback on outline proposals will be given until the end of August.
Initial enquiries can by made by contacting Kathryn James at [log in to unmask]
Regards
Kathryn
Kathryn James
Educational Research
Cartmel College
Lancaster University
Lancaster
LA1 4YL
Tel: 01524 593665
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: <http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/edres/index.htm>
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