New Book

Pring, R. 2004, Philosophy of educational research, Continuum, London.
ERC 370.1 PRI

This book examines educational research from a philosophical perspective. It highlights issues relating to educational practice and policy, research and philosophical foundations, key concepts in research, practical research techniques, ethics and the future of education research. This text is written by Professor Richard Pring formerly Director of the Department of Education Studies at the University of Oxford.

Smith, P. 2005, Accomodating learning styles: relevance and good practice in VET, NCVER, Adelaide.
ERC TD/ TNC 81.06

This research was designed to identify how vocational education and training practitioners viewed learning style differences between students and how they took account of those differences in designing and delivering teaching. It involved surveys, focus groups and case studies in five TAFE institutes and one professional network of public and private trainers. The research found that teachers have developed a range of personal methods of identifying individual and group learning styles and a range of techniques to respond to them.