Current Projects
This is an outdated static listing of historical projects at CARE. A more uptodate listing with more details is available at the
Research Projects page.
Current projects
- UNITE
- Visual Dialogues.(Tate Britain)
- Children decide : power, participation and purpose in the primary classroom (CFBT)
- On Tour (Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts)
- Public Music Education Programme (Community Music East Ltd)
- Evaluation of Da Capo Music Education Programme for Creative Partnerships (Arts Council of England)
- National Evaluation of the Children's Trust (DfES)
- A specification for a demonstrator scheme for qualitative data sharing and research archiving (ESRC)
- Networked Learning Community: Developing imaginative and innovative pedagogies to motivate and engage learners (National College for School Leadership)
- European Common Principles for the Accreditation of non-formal and informal learning in Lifelong Learning (EPANIL) (EU Leonardo da Vinci Community Vocational Training Programme Phase 2)
- A Review of Innovation in Adult Skills Delivery (Norfolk LSC)
Recent projects
- The Independent Evaluation of the PIPS (Progressive and Innovative Primary Schools) Project', produced for the Centre for the Development of School Partnership and Field Experience at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
- Evaluation of existing working practices and structures designed to support staff in recognising and treating critically ill patients and design and implement educational packages to improve such care (DTI/TCS)
- Developing and implementing a training package for user and carer centred assessment and management for health and social care professionals (TCD)
- Seminar Series 'New Directions in Educational Research' ESRC
- Safer Internet For Knowing and Living (SIFKaL)
- Regional characteristics of the Graduate Workforce in Key Professions (EEDA)
- The dynamics of the graduate labour market in the East of England (EEDA).
- The Development of Excellence in Surgical Skills Practice (NANIME Charitable Trust)
- Empowering Children through Visual Communication (CfBT Education Services)
- School disaffection: Teacher responses to the Problems of School Drop-out and alienation (SOCRATES)
- Evaluation of Artworld: Resources for Learning and Technology (JISC)
- New Directions in Educational Research Methodology: Rebuilding a Community of Enquiry (ESRC Research Seminar Competition)
- Smartcards Evaluation (TechLearn)
- Joint Quantitative/Qualitative Evaluation of 'Sundbus' Programme (National Institute of Occupational Health Denmark)
- Change for the Better Project Website (TTA)
- Provision of Learning Requirement for Probationer Police Officers in England and Wales (Home Office)
- Seminar Series on 'Use of Visual Evidence' ESRC
- Consultants as Educators (NANIME Charitable Trust)
- An Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Resource Consequences of School Breakfast Clubs in England (DoH)
- A Qualitative Evaluation of the Norfolk Staff Wellbeing Project (Norfolk Education Authority)
- Norwich Area Schools Consortium (NASC) (TTA/LEA)
- HE Research and the EEDA Skills Agenda (AUEE/EEDA)
- Educating the GP in a Primary-Care led NHS (EDGE)
- Teacher Education Reform Project ("Namibia") (for UMEÅ University, Sweden, on behalf of the Government of Namibia)
- Evaluation of Making-Music-using Technologies Project (Community Music East)
- Attendance Research in Park High School (Norfolk Education Advisory Service (NCC)
- Consultants as Educators (NANIME Charitable Trust)
- Music Life Project (Community Music East)
- Skills Training for Girls and Young Women (Y Care International)
- Strengthening Research Capacity in Education (Ministry of Education Malaysia)
- School Breakfast Club Evaluation (NHS Executive - London Region)
- Visual Evidence: The use of Images in social and cultural research (ESRC Research Seminar Competition)
- A Qualitative Evaluation of The Norfolk Education Staff Well-being Project (Norfolk County Council)
- HE Research and the EEDA Skills Agenda (Association of Universities of the Eastern Region (EEDA)
- Aproject for capacity-building workshops using materials for module-writing and web-site resources for Namibian teacher training (University of Umeo, Sweden)
- Young People Achieving their Potential (Norfolk Careers Service)
- Change For The Better (TTA)
- Seminar Series 'Parents and Schools: Diversity, Participation and Democracy' ESRC
- Music Life (National Foundation for Youth Music)
Archived projects
Funded research projects lie in the following areas:
Education and the Arts
- Evaluation of CBSO Adopt-a-Player Scheme (Calouste Gulbenkian)
- Evaluation of the Music Performance and Communication Skills Course at the Guildhall Conservatoire (Leverhulme)
- Evaluation and Education in the Arts (Arts Council)
- National Association of Arts Centres Evaluation (NAAC)
- Evaluation of the Education Department at the Royal Opera House (Esmee Fairbairn)
Education 5-18 - with particular reference to curriculum change and the study of classrooms and schools
Higher Education
Health Education
Policy Studies and Evaluation
Education and Training in the Professions
- Teaching
- Nursing
- Assessment of Competencies (Nursing) Evaluation (ENB)
- Three Year Degree (Nurses and Midwives) Evaluation Project (ENB)
- Work Based Learning: The Case For Nursing (ESRC)
- Evaluation of the Assessment of Practice at Diploma, Degree and Postgraduate Level in Pre and Post Registration Nursing and Midwifery Education - "PANDA" (ENB)
- Evaluation of a pilot curriculum for nurse practitioners
- Evaluation of Accident and Emergency Services at the James Paget Hospital: a Pilot Study (National Hospitals Trust)
- A Six Month Study of Junior Doctor Learning Experiences (NANIME Charitable Trust)
- Doctoring
- An Evaluation of "Learning in General Practice, A Way of Changing Direction"
- Recertification of General Practitioners Pilot Study (Anglia & Oxford Health Authority)
- A Six Month Study of Junior Doctor Learning Experiences (NANIME Charitable Trust)
- Co-tutoring : an evaluation of peer facilitated continuing professional development for general practitioners (Kings Fund)
- Educating the GP in a Primary-Care led NHS
- Policing
- Stage II Review of Police Probationer Training (Home Office)
- Probationer Training Development Programme (Home Office)
- New South Wales Police Education Recruit Programme (Government of New South Wales, Australia)
- Quality in Service Programme (Norfolk Constabulary)
- Management of Change Programme (Norfolk Constabulary)
- Validation of Police Probationer Training: a feasibility study (Home Office)
- Evaluation of Police Training System in Queensland (Goverment of Queensland, Australia)
- Others
Sexual Orientation
Teacher Development and Action Research
Sponsors of CARE research and evaluation
Here is a list of sponsors.