The Aim and Objectives of the Group
Aim
To become a sociocultural research unit achieving international recognition for our research in education.
Objectives
- To inform the solution of practical problems in education and society, such as:
Social inclusion (including the inclusion of children with special educational needs in schools)
Learning, teaching and pedagogy (including Teacher Development) and
School leadership, improvement and effectiveness. - To conduct and develop socio-cultural theory to inform research in education and society.
- To develop research methodology for educational research within a socio-cultural framework.
- To publish and disseminate the findings of our research to a wide audience of academics and practitioners, and so raise the profile of socio-cultural research in education, nationally and internationally.