School of Education and Continuing Studies (SECS)
Research, Consultancy and Knowledge Transfer Profile
SECS offers the research degrees of M.Phil. and Ph.D. as well as several taught Masters degrees which include a significant research component. Programmes of research, subject to staff supervisory availability, may be followed in :
- Teaching and learning processes
- Special educational needs
- Post 16 education and training
- Curriculum provision in secondary and post-compulsory education
- Aspects of Initial Teacher Training (ITT).
- Education management
Academic staff of the department also contribute to the MA in Teaching and Learning (Higher Education), which is designed as a professional qualification for those teaching in universities and colleges.
Over a number of years the SECS has also evolved a style of educational research. This is referred to as Practitioner Based Enquiry and work completed within this style has begun to impact on educational policy at a regional and national level in areas as diverse as secondary school curriculum provision, post-registration nurse education, police training and staff development and retraining for the Post 16 (FE) sector and the armed forces.
Academic staff are also involved in a wide range of consultancy and funded knowledge transfer activities. Current projects include work with Portsmouth, Southampton and Hampshire Councils and the Teaching Agency.