Empowering College Staff with Research Skills to Elevate Practice and Boost Outcomes
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The ambitious new Trauma-Informed College Programme is aimed at facilitating the creation of a trauma-informed culture in every college in Scotland.
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Step Forward is the CDN Research and Enhancement Centre’s new action research programme. Its purpose is to enhance practice across our colleges and develop the action research skills of college staff.
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Research Matters Podcast Series hosted by the CDN Research and Engagement Team, shines a light on new and existing Reserach taking place in the Scottish college sector.
Tune in hereThe CDN Research and Enhancement Centre hosts the Colleges Action Inquiry Research Network (CAIRN) Journal.
The Journal aims to be an important voice in the scholarship of the Scottish college sector. It aims to provide a forum to disseminate innovation, knowledge and critical insights through a variety of scholarly submissions from active researchers in colleges.
You can find out more and read previously published articles on the Journal’s web page below.
To coordinate existing research and enquiry work in an easily accessible central location to allow key recommendations and themes to be displayed and explored
To drive new research and enquiry in the Scottish college sector – ensuring it is relevant, applicable and useful
To drive the improvement work emerging from the research, ensuring that the findings of any research are taken forward in a collaborative way for the enhancement of college progress and student success
We will provide an information hub for existing published research relevant to Scotland’s colleges, keeping it up-to-date and drawing out key themes
We will provide a framework for proposing new research and enquiry work, supporting and commissioning original research where appropriate
We will support and drive the enhancement work arising from the research, working with networks and short-life working groups
We are a small team dedicated to driving research and enquiry activity in Scotland’s colleges, to enhance performance and student success.
Fellow and Associate Director at CDN
This resource brings together links to the wide range of research relevant to the college sector in Scotland
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The Centre maintains a pool of Research Associates to support its work.
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