Project Leads: Sue Burkinshaw, Dr John Peters & Rob Ward
Project Administrator: M Kirby
e-mail address: s.f.burkinshaw@bolton.ac.uk|
Tel ext: 3655
Project descriptor / activities:
The introduction of student Personal Development Planning (PDP) is the first attempt in UK Higher Education to implement a particular framework for enhancing and capturing student learning by sector wide agreement. In order to maintain and enhance practice in ways which ensure maximum efficacy, it is now essential to deepen our understanding of its impact on the student learning experience.
This is a network project - based at the University of Bolton, jointly led by Sue Burkinshaw and Dr John Peters, NTF 2001 using the expertise and network power of the Centre for Recording Achievement (CRA) to bring together those at the forefront of PDP implementation. The project directly engages practitioners from 16 HEIs in participant action research on the research and evaluation process to build substantial capacity for robust research and evaluation amongst the group responsible for implementing PDP in HE.
Three regional groups have been established to support each other in developing and implementing effective research and evaluation. The results will be shared through dissemination and publication helping to build a rich picture of evolving PDP practice across the UK and providing an enhanced evidence base for understanding its impact on students.
Academic department the project sits within:
Strategy, Policy & Development
Partners: University of Worcester, University of Bedfordshire, University of Portsmouth, Bournemouth University,
University of Bradford, University of Liverpool,
University of Wolverhampton, University of Newcastle,
UCE Birmingham, University of Salford,
University of Central Lancashire,
Canterbury Christ Church University, Coventry University, University of Exeter, University of Gloucestershire,
Centre for Recording Achievement
Funder(s): The Higher Education Academy|