Research Guidelines

The Research, Policy and Legislation Division (RPL) establishes, monitors and implements Guidelines for Conducting Research on Departmental Sites (new window) 118k including state schools. No research can be undertaken without formal approval in accordance with these guidelines. The approval process is designed to ensure that:

students are protected from physical, psychological and other forms of harm
participants' privacy and confidentiality is maintained
research activity does not negatively impact on the teaching and learning environment
research conducted on departmental sites provides educational benefits to the schools involved and to the Department
research methodologies are appropriate and capable of producing valid and reliable results
research results are accessible to departmental policy makers and practitioners in a form they can use.

To maximise the benefits of the research, researchers are required to provide the Department of Education and Training with a report of the findings of the study and grant the Department the right to disseminate this report within the Department.

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