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Learning and Skills Research Network Conference
Practitioner Research in the learning and skills sector
Developing professional identity and practice
| Date: | Thursday 4 December 2008 |
| Venue: | Thistle Marble Arch Hotel, Bryanston Street, London W1H 7EH |
| Ref: | C1695 |
| Fee*: | £150 (includes lunch, tea/coffee) NB: All presenters will be required to register for the conference and pay the conference fee of £150, unless in receipt of a bursary NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference and course fees |
[Background] [Themes] [Aims] [What participants will get out of attending] [How participants can use the information] [Programme] [Application Form]
Background
We are pleased to invite you to the annual Learning and Skills Research Network (LSRN) conference which brings together practitioners from further and higher education, adult community learning, voluntary organisations and training providers who are interested in research and development in the Learning and Skills Sector.
The theme of this year's conference, professional identity and practice is of huge importance to colleagues working across the sector. The nature of professionalism and professional identity in current contexts continues to be problematic, contested, and debated. The conference will allow us to explore and debate the notion of professionalism, including questions around where, how and whether professionalism exists or is being eroded or developed (or not) for staff and students in the sector.
The conference provides a unique opportunity to share interests and explore how research can help our understanding of the policy and practice of facilitating learning for young people and adults. The conference offers those who are conducting or using research the opportunity to inform others about it. We expect contributions and participation from practitioners in:
 | Adult and Community learning |
| Further Education |
| Higher Education |
| Learning and Skills Councils |
| Lifelong Learning Networks |
| Prisons |
| Private Training Providers |
| Probation Services |
| Trade Unions |
| Voluntary and Community sector |
| Workbased learning providers |
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Conference themes
- Engagement with research and development
- Working collaboratively to develop professional identity and practice
- Building research capacity
- Increasing the influence of research findings
- Action research and its role in improving practice
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The aims of the event
| To help participants engage with research and development in the Learning and Skills Sector |
| To disseminate and debate research findings relating to professional identity and practice |
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What participants will get out of attending the event
| update on national policy and current research relating to professional identity and practice |
| opportunity to meet with colleagues regionally and nationally |
| opportunity to disseminate research findings nationally |
| opportunity to meet members of regional networks |
| the conference will count towards the 30 hour CPD requirement for all FE staff |
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How participants can use the information gained from the event when they get back to their institutions
Participants will be able to:
| draw upon the LSRN website which will contain papers and resources from the event |
| join their regional LSRN |
| identify appropriate opportunities within their own organisations and practice to engage with research |
| contributions that are presentations for the conference. Papers will be made available on the LSRN web-site following the conference |
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Programme
| 09:45 | Arrival and registration (tea/coffee available) |
| 10:20 | Welcome and introduction to the day Andrew Morris, Freelance Consultant |
| 10:30 | Keynote Address on engaging teachers in research Ros Clow, Consultant |
| 10:55 | Keynote Address on critical perspectives of practitioner research Yvon Appleby, Senior Lecturer, School of Education and Social Sciences, University of Central Lancashire |
| 11:15 | Interview with practitioner researcher |
| 11:25 | Question and Answer session |
| 11:40 | Tea/coffee break |
| 12:00 | Welcome back Angus Carpenter, Research Centre Manager, City College Norwich Speed presentations from researchers |
| 12:20 | Round table discussions on practitioner research on professionalism Three key issues in the Learning and Skills Sector which would benefit from further exploration by the LSR Network |
| 12:40 | Lunch |
| 13:45 | Presentations - Session 1 *
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| 14:40 | Movement |
| 14:45 | Presentations - Session 2 *
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| 15:45 | Questions to Members of LSRN Panel Q & A Chaired by Rob Mark, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Queen’s University Belfast |
| 16:15 | Close of Conference (tea/coffee available) |
| * Presentations | Following the 3 September 2008 deadline for submission of summaries, presentations and discussion topics based on the conference theme of developing professional identity and practice, the finalised list will be published prior to the conference. |
This programme is correct at the time of going to press. The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the published programme in the event of one or more of the advertised speakers being unable to attend. Delegates will have no claim against NIACE in respect of such changes.
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Application Form
(For people not using the online reservation system above.)
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Download Application Form for this event (PDF file) Tip: to save ink, don't print the cover page |
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When you have printed out the Application Form, please complete the relevant sections on pages 7 & 8 and post them along with your purchase order (1) and/or cheque to: Gurjit Kaur, NIACE, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP or Fax it on 0116 254 8368. Please retain pages numbered 2 -6 for your information. For further information (or if you would like to be sent a paper version of the application form) please contact Gurjit Kaur, Tel: 0116 204 2833, email: gurjit.kaur@niace.org.uk stating your full postal address. (1) Application Forms from individuals must be
accompanied by a Sterling cheque or Banker's draft. Invoices will be raised on
organisations only if a Purchase Order is sent along with the Application Form.
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