The Faculty of Education is engaged in a wide range of funded projects.  An indicative list of projects follows. Reports for completed projects are also available.

Access and retention: Experiences of Non-traditional Learners in Higher Education
Linden West (working with 7 other European Universities)
Duration: January 2008-December 2010
Funding: £85,000

Learning for Life: A Character Perspective in the Early Years
Director: James Arthur
Duration:May 2008 to May 2010
Funding: Templeton Foundation (£1.7 million for entire Learning for Life project of which EY is one strand)

An exploration of the apparent dichotomy between student expectation of learning and teaching in HE and tutor perception of teaching and learning in HE
Sacha Powell
Duration: July 2008 to July 2009
Funding: HEFCE Research Informed Teaching Fund (CCCU) £9,000

The Role of Early Years Professionals (EYPs) - Medway Case Study - Led by Denise Riordan, Department of Childhood Studies and Sacha Powell.
Funding from Medway Council and the CWDC.

Children's and Young People's Views of their Workforce|, 2008-9
Sacha Powell.
Commissioned by the Children's Workforce Network.

Students' Decision-Making about Their Careers and Educational Choices
Sacha Powell
Duration: June 2008 to December 2008
Funding: Aimhigher and Connexions (Kent and Medway) £17,500

Teachers as Readers: Building Communities of Readers
Sacha Powell
Duration:September 2007 to December 2008
Funding:UKLA and Esmee Fairbairn Foundation (total grant is £75,000 paid to Open University)