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Developing the research infrastructure for design and technology education in England (and beyond)
conference contribution
posted on 2011-01-24, 16:56 authored by Eddie Norman, Andy Mitchell, Nigel Zanker, Abby PatersonThis paper summarises initiatives taken by a partnership of Loughborough University and the Design and
Technology Association in order to support action research by teachers in England. The theoretical and
international contexts surrounding these initiatives as well as the initiatives themselves are described. These
included an open access online journal, conference, archive and hub (www.dater.org.uk), specialist
publications, a poster and conferences/workshops for tutors in Initial Teacher Education. Data is presented
from Google Analytics monitoring of the online resources from July 2008 to July 2009, from a pilot
questionnaire (N=33) and follow-up interviews. Research into this infrastructure continues, but the initial findings
reported suggest the need for improved marketing and internet linking and the redesign of the IDATER Online
home page. The online journal in particular has found much international use, having been accessed from 112
countries during the year. The on-going research will consider the quality of the resources themselves, as well
as the infrastructure and its further development, of which they are part.
History
School
- Design
Citation
NORMAN, E. ... et al, 2009. Developing the research infrastructure for design and technology education in England (and beyond). IN: Becker, A., Mottier, I. and de Vries, M.J. (eds.). Proceedings of PATT-22 Conference, Delft, the Netherlands, 24th-28th August, pp. 303-321.Publisher
Delft University of Technology (© The authors)Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2009Notes
This is a conference paper. Further details of the conference can be found at: http://www.iteaconnect.org/Conference/pattproceedings.htmPublisher version
Language
- en