Case Studies

Example 1
evidence based practice materials

Example 2
building group work skills

Example 3
building research communities

Example 4
project based learning activities

Example 5
research and teaching: an intrinsic link

Example 6
the link between cultural identity and research

Example 7
An inextricable link - theory into practice

Example 8
Teaching connoiseurs of research

Example 9
Exploiting the link in course design

Example 10
innovative practice linking engineering methods and principles to constructing a winning product

Example 11
research and links to critical pedagogy

Example 12
Four examples to promote the synergy in history

Example 13
Students' perspective on linking research and teaching

Example 14
Two students'
perspectives

Heidi, an honors student describes her experience of this subject...

What's the point of being at uni if you are not being taught how to research? I need to understand what questions to ask and the reasons to ask them. I need to b e able to read what other people have done so I need the experience of actually having done research to be able to interpret things in my work-life. Reporting is such a huge part of consultancy so the focus should be on being able to write one.

I understand research as

• posing a question or hypothesis;
• gathering data to answer that question or to support or refute hypothesis;
• and analysing the data;
• critically evaluating the data in the light of the research question; and,
• making recommendations.

Research is being able to explain the different sections of a paper, the introduction, literature, method with supporting literature, results and conclusions. You have to consider how best to present the data to support or refute the hypothesis, comparing findings with those in the literature, examining what the limitations are, what could be done differently, and whether the question was framed correctly.

Links to Gordons' research include

Using his published papers to supplement the theory by pulling out examples and for greater understanding of the different schools of thought, ways of seeing.

Using his published framework to research contested landscapes, applying notions of hybridity and multiple identities to a place eg Sandon Point.

Heidi is conducting qualitative research looking at the planning and heritage acts to see whether they can cater for the hybrid of perspectives or whether they only represent one group. Qualitative interviews with resident activists, environmental groups, Aboriginal activists from the Embassy and the councillors have been conducted.

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