Workshop topics and suggested questions:

Workshop 3: Challenges for education research as a field

Participants: Researchers and research leaders concerned with education research as an enterprise in Australia and its capacity to contribute to Australia's national benefit.

Focus questions:

As researchers considering education research as a field and as a contributor to national well-being:

1. What do you see as the likely consequences of the proposed research quality assessment scheme in Australia on education research as a national enterprise and its capacity to contribute to national benefit?
2. What actions would allow AARE to provide evidence-based feedback and advice to policy and institutions about the effects and opportunities of the research quality environment in education research?

Product: An action plan

A practical strategy that will enable the AARE Research Directors Network to monitor and assess the impact of the research quality assessment scheme and to provide advice to government and institutions about the effects and opportunities for education research in the research quality environment.