Research Methodologies

New Zealand Research Organisations

Overseas Research Organisations

Government Agencies

New Zealand Organisations

Other funding sources

Other useful links

Links

Research Methodologies

Information on qualitative, quantitative, action, participatory, and ethnographic research; research methodologies, research methods, longitudinal studies, evaluation, and more...

Intute (Social Science Information Gateway)
A well-established directory of links with an entire category dedicated to social science methodology.
www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences

The Web Centre for Social Research Methods
Includes a online hypertext research methodology textbook and research methods tutorials.

Yenza! Start Your Research: Research Methodology
The Yenza! website was developed by the South African National Research Foundation as a guide to using the Internet for research and teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities. This section of the site contains links regarding the methodological issues in research. It focuses primarily on providing help with the tools and techniques used in the research process.


New Zealand Research Organisations

New Zealand Council for Educational Research
New Zealand Association for Research in Education:
Te Hunga Rangahau Maatauranga o Aotearoa

MORST - Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
RSNZ - Royal Society of New Zealand


Overseas Research Organisations

ACER - Australian Council for Educational Research
AERA - American Educational Research Association
Economic and Social Research Council (UK)
NCVER - The National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Scottish Centre for Research in Education

TLRP - Teaching & Learning Research Programme (UK)

TLRP is a coordinated research initiative. Its overarching purpose is to support and develop educational research leading to improvements in outcomes for learners of all ages, in all sectors and contexts of education, training and lifelong learning throughout the UK.

The Research Informed Practice Site
This UK site aims at informing practice. It offers a searchable, electronic resource built principally from digests of recent papers from research journals.


Government Agencies

Ministry of Education
Tertiary Education Commission
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Ministry of Maori Development
Ministry of Social Development
Education Review Organisation
Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Maori (Maori Language Commission)


New Zealand Organisations

Union and Employer Groups:
Business New Zealand
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

Education Unions:
NZEI - Te Riu Roa
PPTA (Post-Primary Teachers Association)
AUS (Association of University Staff)
ASTE (Association of Staff in Tertiary Education)


Other Funding Sources

Fundview
Also known as FIS or the Funding information Service. You can pay a subscription to access the database online, or use the map function to find out where the closest copy is to you (usually at public libraries or Citizens Advice Bureaux).

New Zealand Science, Mathematics & Technology Teacher Fellowship Scheme
The Royal Society of New Zealand seeks to raise the profile of science and technology within the wider community and one way of achieving this is to provide teachers with new experiences and understanding outside the classroom that enables them to become more effective educators.

Beeby Fellowship
The Beeby Fellowship is a joint initiative between the New Zealand Council for Educational Research and the National Commission for UNESCO. It is an annual award designed to give a person actively involved in an innovative programme which will enhance classroom practice and students' learning, the time and research support to document, analyse, and write a resource about it. The focus is on innovations which will enhance classroom practice and students' learning.
Email
: fellowship@nzcer.org.nz

SPEaR’s Linkages Programme
Offers awards for a programme of scholarships, fellowships and exchanges, workshops and seminars, and more.


Other Useful Links

Edlink
Annotated links to education information on the Internet

Centre for Continuing Education (Auckland University)

He Kete Matauranga
Maori Research sources and resources: a comprehensive guide for researchers and students

Department for Education and Skills (UK)
Includes a Research section

Clearinghouse for National Literacy and Numeracy Research
Provides public access to fulltext research reports funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) Grants for National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies and Projects Programme. The research projects are particularly relevant for teachers in primary and secondary schools as well as for professional development personnel, policy makers, tertiary students and academics.
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research.sector/



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