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Research programme

We believe academic teachers' education must be underpinned by solid scientific and educational research. This is why Radboud Teachers Academy has a long-standing tradition of conducting research in education. Students, teachers and schools are not merely our subjects; we also collaborate with them in research projects. Together we are able to articulate the most relevant research needs and questions, and use combinations of methods with an immediate relevance to its own context. Conducting research as a collaborative endeavour optimally accounts for a sustainable impact on educational science, policy and practice.

Radboud Teachers Academy's research is motivated by two perspectives:

• the secondary school students’ development of critical and creative thinking and acting, and;
• the (beginning) teachers’ professional learning and development, especially within school ecosystems. 

Read our full research programme

A PhD at Radboud Teachers Academy

Teachers in education can apply for a  through the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). If you are interested in conducting PhD research at the Radboud Teachers Academy with this grant, please read our research programme. Applications could have different foci on teaching and learning in senior secondary education and should explicitly fit within our research programme.

Pre-promotion track

Would you like to prepare yourself for a PhD? Then the pre-promotion track is for you. During this track, we reflect on what a PhD is and discuss the various aspects of doing a PhD. 

The deadline to apply for this year's pre-promotion track has now passed. You will find more information here as soon as you can apply for the next track.

Ethics Committee

Academic research within Radboud Teachers Academy is assumed to follow regulations and codes for ethical conduct as outlined by uu77, the Netherlands Educational Research Association (VOR) and Universities of The Netherlands (UNL). The Ethics Committee of the Radboud Teachers Academy will base its activities and reviews on these regulations and codes.

Functions

The Ethics Committee (EC) of Radboud Teachers Academy includes two functions: a review and assessment function and an advisory and educative function.

Review and assessment function

The EC will:

• review and provide feedback on research ethics applications from researchers who will start research that involves data collection, data analyses and storage or use of (external) data. This relates only to data involving participants (e.g., surveys, video data etc.);
• approve to the EC submitted research proposals;
• review and assess any proposed amendments to approved projects that may change the ethical status of the project.

Advisory and educative function

The EC will:

• provide advice related to issues arising from the ethical conduct of research;
• serve an educative function within Radboud Teachers Academy, providing information and guidance related to policies and principles related to ethical academic research.

Membership

The EC consists of four Radboud Teachers Academy staff members – 2 research staff members, 1 PhD student or postdoc, and the research coordinator – and one external representative. The current members are Martina van Uum, Amber Walraven, Tamara van Woezik and Robin Satter. We currently have a vacancy for the external representative position. External advice is also provided on request by Research Information Services (RIS) as part of uu77.