The Centre for Developmental and Applied Research in Education (CeDARE)

The Centre for Developmental and Applied Research in Education (CeDARE) is at the heart of a vibrant research culture in the School of Education. Our mission is to promote high quality developmental and applied research of regional, national and international standing in order to underpin learning, teaching, and consultancy work in education, inform policy, enhance professional practice, development and innovation.

Research clusters

CeDARE supports six research clusters that span all areas of education including:

• Critical policy studies in education
• Developing pedagogy
• Childhood Research Cluster
• Education for Social Inclusion and Social Justice
• Professional Learning Research Cluster
• Research in Higher Education (RiHE) 

Research strands

The education research clusters each feed into three key research strands. Click the links for more information about research strands.

• Professional and Adult Learning
• Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
• Learning in Classrooms, schools and communities 

Activities, projects and partners

CeDARE’s research activities include evaluation and impact studies longitudinal research, consultancy and support to develop teachers and their capacity to undertake research and enquiry. Recent funders have included national bodies such as the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA); Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK); Aim Higher; the Teacher Development Agency (TDA); the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC), and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Regional funders have included Education Walsall and the Walsall Primary Care Trust. Researchers have been involved in a wide variety of projects aimed at enhancing and supporting learning and teaching, and enhancing provision in the educare sector. Projects have researched areas such as curriculum innovation; e-learning and e-pedagogy; reducing childhood obesity; and the experience of disabled students in the higher education system.

View current and past research projects undertaken by the CeDARE team.

Postgraduate research programmes

We offer PhD study for home and overseas students and, in collaboration with the Institute for Learning Enhancement, a Doctorate in Education (EdD) with a route for those specialising in higher education.

To find out more, contact:

• Tel: 01902 32 3242
• Email: cedare@wlv.ac.uk
• Web: www.wlv.ac.uk/cedare