Research funded by The Department of Education

The Department of Education places a high value on the wide circulation of research results to ensure that research has the maximum impact on policy and practice in education.  The main vehicle for dissemination is the Research Briefing series: a concise summary is issued to accompany most published reports.

Research cannot make decisions for policy makers and others concerned with improving the quality of education.  Nor can it by itself bring about change.  However, it can create a better basis for decisions, by providing information and expansion about educational practice and by clarifying and challenging ideas and assumptions.

Research briefings  provide a summary of research projects carried out.
Research reports are full reports of the research carried out.

This page was last updated on 27 February 2008.