New Zealand Research Organisations

NZCER is an independent educational research organisation that conducts research and provides research-based knowledge, advice, products, and services to everyone with an interest in education.
NZARE - New Zealand Association for Research in Education
MORST - Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
RSNZ - Royal Society of New Zealand
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Overseas Research Organisations

The Australian Council for Educational Research is committed to creating and distributing research-based knowledge, products and services to improve learning across the lifespan in both formal and informal settings.

Teaching & Learning Research Programme (UK)
AERA - American Educational Research Association
ESRC - Economic and Social Research Council (UK)
NCVER - The National Centre for Vocational Education Research
SCRE - Scottish Centre for Research in Education
TRIPS - The Research Informed Practice Site
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Government Agencies

Building a world-leading education system that equips all New Zealanders with the knowledge, skills, and values to be successful citizens in the 21st-century.
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)
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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)
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Other Funding Sources

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).
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.
SPEaR's Linkages Programme
Offers awards for a programme of scholarships, fellowships and exchanges, workshops and seminars, and more.
Margaret M Blackwell Travel fellowship
The trustees of the Margaret May Blackwell fellowship have made available a travel study fellowship for those involved in early childhood education.
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Other Useful Links

This website provides ideas, tools, and resources for helping people make the shift from 20th century to 21st century ways of thinking about learning.

The National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence

Search the New Zealand Educational Theses Database
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
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