The ESRC Education Research Programme 2021-26
Empowering educators across the UK: bringing research into conversation with education policy and practice
Understanding the role of teachers and technology in schools
At the heart of the ESRC EducationÌýProgramme are a cohort of nineÌýresearch projectsÌýexploring two broad thematic areas in education:
- teaching and learning, focusing on theÌýrole of teachers,Ìý³Ù³ó±ð¾±°ù °ù±ð³¦°ù³Ü¾±³Ù³¾±ð²Ô³Ù,ÌýretentionÌýand professional development
- the uses of technologyÌýin teaching and learning.
°Õ³ó±ðÌýresearch projects are also exploring new ways of working in partnership on questions that matter in different parts of the UK.Ìý
The programme encourages the wider education research community to join the debate on the forms such partnerships might most usefully take.Ìý See the events and resources pages for more details of how to get involved.