Making research more accessible
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We've created a number of easy-to-read research resources exploring ways to improve teaching and learning both in educational environments and in the workplace. Below you'll find a library of the current research available in various formats, including our Byte-Sized pieces in short and long versions. For our popular webinar series, check out the webinars page here.
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Studies on the EDUCATE Research Training Programme
The EDUCATE Programme, part-funded by ERDF, in its first incarnation saw 272 EdTech startups come through its doors, and our research team devised a number of studies looking at the data generated from those close working mentor-company relationships. Half of the studies have been completed.
1 - COMPLETED STUDY
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'Supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in the educational technology sector to become more research-minded. An introduction to the collection of articles'
2 - COMPLETED STUDY
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'Preemptive intervention and its effect on student attainment and retention'
3 - COMPLETED STUDY
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'The mentoring relation as an interpersonal process in EDUCATE: a qualitative case-study of mentor-mentee perspectives'
4 - COMPLETED STUDY
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'Developing Little Bridge as an evidence-informed English language learning platform for 6-12 year olds'
5 - COMPLETED STUDY
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'The importance of boundary objects in industry-academia collaborations to support evidencing the efficacy of educational technology'
Ongoing Studies
1. Developing a more comprehensive ontology for EdTech
2. EdTech Entrepreneurs’ understanding of research
3. EdTech Entrepreneurs’ understanding of theories
Alison Clark-Wilson, Carmel Kent
Kim Issroff