R&EE guidance

1. Research and Enquiry
in Education
October 4th

2. Purposes of your research
To show awareness of aspects of
policy and practice in a wider
educational context
To contextualise your professional
development in recent research,
current regulations, and guidance.
To develop research skills
To develop a critical understanding of
research processes and research
findings

3. Be aware of . . .
Appropriate paperwork
https://learn.canterbury.ac.uk/webapps/blackboard/content/listContentEditable.jsp?
content_id=_1772101_1&course_id=_9403_1&content_id=_1772150_1
Harvard referencing
https://learn.canterbury.ac.uk/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp
Ethical issues - professionalism
- confidentiality
Criticality
Tutor support
Plagiarism [Turnitin]
Deadlines

4. Deadlines
REE option form to be submitted
by 09.00am Friday 12th
October
2018.
Research proposal to be submitted
to tutor by 2pm Friday 14th
December 2018
Literature review to be submitted
by 2pm Tuesday 19th March 2019
Presentation responding to “in
setting” due 23/24 April

5. What the Investigation Should
DoSet out the question/hypothesis you intend to
investigate;
Gather and collate your information;
Assess the validity and reliability of the
evidence;
Put together your arguments and reasons;
Arrive at a conclusion which addresses the
question/hypothesis with which you started;
Reflect the assessment criteria.

6. The Literature Review
Provides the context for the presentation;
Find and select relevant information;
Draw on a range of sources;
Consider the provenance of material;
Demonstrate your knowledge and
understanding of the field;
The range of literature should reflect the
nature / length of the investigation (i.e. limited,
but more than two or three)
Use Google Scholar and CReaTE
http://create.canterbury.ac.uk/

7. What we are looking for
‘Analytical writing looks at the
evidence in a detailed and critical
way. In particular, it weighs up the
relative strengths and weaknesses
of the evidence, pointing these out
to the reader, so that it is clear
how the writer has arrived at
judgements and conclusions’
(Cottrell, 2005: 168)

8. Avoid
Waffle – ill-structured writing whose focus
is diffuse and leads nowhere;
Avoidable Errors – please proof-read;
Over Generalisation – Wild claims
without evidence to support (sometimes it
is better to suggest questions raised rather
then making statements);
Poor referencing – Inaccurate or
incomplete bibliography.

9. Try To Think Whether We Could
Ask These Questions
How does this part/paragraph address
the focus/question/issue?
What is this paragraph about? How
does it relate to the previous/next
paragraph?
Are you being critical or simply
descriptive?

10. At Level Six
Minimum Pass: Some knowledge of the
literature. Key authors cited. Critical
reading and research connected to
argument;
Good Pass: Sound understanding
demonstrating theory/research in the
literature and its application. Primary
sources used;
High Pass: Clear knowledge
demonstrated of current research.

11. At Level Seven (M)
50-59%: Some critical understanding of
reading shown, and appropriate links
made to the research focus;
60-69%: Critical understanding of reading
shown, and strong links made to the
research focus;
70%+: Critical understanding of reading
shows original insight, and strong links
made to the research focus.

12. Developing Critical
ReadingBe aware of the context [provenance] of what
you read, such as
-The size of the study is small;
-The age of the study;
-The bias of the author;
-The location of the study;
-The study fails to take ??? into account;
-The study conflicts with another study;
Importantly, none of these necessarily mean a
study is worthless, but you have to recognise
limitations.

13. The presentation
Present and contextualize
research findings
Tutors will explain this in detail as
each option is slightly different.
10 minutes presentation, 5
minutes for questions.

14. Deadlines reminder
REE option form to be submitted
by 09.00am Friday 12th
October
2018.
Research proposal to be
submitted to tutor by 2pm Friday
30th
November 2018
Literature review to be submitted
by 2pm Friday 8th
February 2019