Postgraduate Research
If you are interested in studying for a higher degree in educational research at Salford here are some of the areas that members of HERC supervise.
Areas of Research Interest
- higher education policy
- policy in post compulsory education and training
- widening participation
- changing assessment practices
- adult education
- new technologies and their impact on student learning
- foundation degree policy and practices
- student motivation and engagement
- internationalisation of post compulsory education
- curriculum development
- the scholarship of teaching and learning
- APL and its organisation within HEIs and FECs
- critical social theory
- changing management practices
- student transitions
- retention
- feedback to students
The Higher Education Research Centre (HERC)
HERC offers postgraduate students membership of the Learning and Teaching Research Network. This network offers seminars and workshops on theoretical and methodological issues related to research and related to the changing practices in higher education. As a member of HERC your supervisor will support you in preparing a paper for the international Education in a Changing Environment Conference held at the University of Salford. The next ECE conference will be held on the 15th and 16th September 2009. the conference website is at www.ece.salford.ac.uk. This site has a link to the conference book and archived proceedings. HERC sits within the Informatics Research Institute and as a postgraduate student you will be a member of IRIS for the purpose of attending seminars and workshops. As a post graduate student you may receive financial support from IRIS for conference attendance to develop your career.
Supervision
As well as the list of suggested educational topics above it is worth looking at the members and associate members of HERC, their postgraduate students and areas of educational research interests. If you are interested in studying for a PhD in educational research please contact Dr. Eamon O’Doherty for an initial discussion e.n.odoherty@salford.ac.uk