Emerald & Jacobs Foundation
podcast mini-series

Quality education for all

The Jacobs Foundation logoThis is a brand-new collaborative podcast mini-series between Emerald Publishing and the Jacobs Foundation.

The Jacobs Foundation believe that children and youth must be given better opportunities for positive development and equitable access to education, whatever their background, place of residence or family income. And Emerald, through the mission-driven goal of quality education for all, believe in quality education for everyone, everywhere and by highlighting the issue and working with experts in the field, we can start to find ways we can all be part of the solution.

This partnership will help progress our common goals by delivering timely, relevant and useful information and resources to those who can make a difference.

The overall theme of this podcast mini-series is 'Research to Practice in Education' with three sub-themes:

  1. How to create researcher-practitioner partnerships
  2. How to embed research into school-level practice
  3. How to involve teachers in research.

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Impact in education through involving teachers in research

In this episode:

  • Why is it important for classroom teachers to be involved in education research?
  • What are the obstacles to involving teachers in research?
  • How can teachers access and apply research, even if they are not directly involved themselves?
  • How can teachers be encouraged to get involved in research?
  • How can researchers be encouraged to involve teachers in their research?

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Impact in education through research-practice partnerships

In this episode:

  • What are Research-Practice Partnerships (RPPs)?
  • What are the benefits and challenges of RPPs?
  • How can RPPs be taken forward in a more systemic way so more benefits can be realised across the education sector?
  • How can different stakeholders get involved in RPPs?

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Impact in education through embedding research into school-level practice

In this episode:

  • Do school leaders and teachers use research and data in their daily practice?
  • What value does embedding research and using data for school-level practice add?
  • What does good practice look like and what are the benefits?
  • How can school leaders and teachers be encouraged and supported to embed research or data into their schools?

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Quality education for all

We believe in quality education for everyone, everywhere and by highlighting the issue and working with experts in the field, we can start to find ways we can all be part of the solution.

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