Research and Knowledge Exchange
Applied Psychology Department
A strongly practice-based philosophy underpins the department's research and scholarly activity and there is a commitment to this work with other activities in the department. Professional practice, whether it is clinical, organisational, consultative, pedagogic, or based on formal activities of research and evaluation is seen as being, in part, a form of critical inquiry. Staff are engaged in a range of funded research projects in collaboration with local, national and international organisations. Find out more about the Department of Applied Psychology research|
Centre for Career and Personal Development (CCPD)
Current research activity within CCPD focuses on developing narrative approach for career guidance interviews, advancing a model to support personal learning and development in group work, exploring professional identity for practitioners working in integrated services for young people, examining issues facing young people related to prolonged transitions into the labour market, exploring the move from multiprofessional working to interprofessional working, investigating the influence of parents on young people's career choice, creating and implementing a career path tool for secondary schools (within a European partnership), working with others to form a European network of career counselling educators to promote innovative practice, and researching models for effective engagement with e:guidance. Find out more about CCPD research |
Centre for Education Leadership and School Improvement (CELSI)
Current research activity within CELSI focuses on impact planning, tracking and evaluation, building capacity for school improvement, leadership for inclusion and multi-agency leadership, practitioner research support and dissemination, the professional development of leaders throughout organisations, professional identity, leading and managing change, international comparisons.Find out more about CELSI research |