1. THEMES AND CHALLENGES IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH PROFESSOR PAMELA MUNN PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

2. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IS A BROAD CHURCH COVERS ALL SECTORS FROM NURSERY TO HIGHER EDUCATION INCLUDES A RANGE OF TYPES - BLUE SKIES, APPLIED, R&D PRACTITIONER USES A RANGE OF METHODS DRAWS ON A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES

3. THEMES FROM RAE 2008 SECTORS LEARNING CURRICULUM PEDAGOGY PROF. DEVEL LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY COMPARATIVE SOCIAL JUSTICE METHODS

4. QUALITY 75% OF ACTIVITY JUDGED TO BE OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 2* DECLINE IN VOLUME BY OVER 15% 18 OF 81 SUBMISSIONS HAD PROFILE OF OVER 50% OF WORK 3* OR 4*

5. but EDUCATION STRUGGLES TO GET ESRC GRANT FUNDING BARRAGE OF CRITICISM IN 1990S LACK OF CUMULATIVE STUDIES SMALL SCALE NO WARRANT FOR CLAIMS MADE DOES NOT CONNECT WITH POLICY AND PRACTICE

6. RESPONSE TO CONCERNS TLRP PROGRAMME AERS IN SCOTLAND RESEARCH ON LINKS WITH POLICY AND PRACTICE SFRE - KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

7. CAPACITY DEMOGRAPHIC REVIEW CAREER TRAJECTORIES NEW MODELS OF CAPACITY BUILDING

8. BERA QUALITY JOURNAL INSIGHTS ANNUAL CONFERENCE SIGS COMMISSIONS RESEARCH CAPACITY ON LINE RESOURCES TRAINING WORKSHOPS HODS MEETING CONTRACT RESEARCH STAFF

9. SCOPE FOR COLLABORATION PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESEARCH TRAINING WEB LINKS JOINT EVENTS DEBATES ABOUT QUALITY