Universities Council for the Education of teachers
Draft terms of reference for the Research & International
Committee
Background
The Research & International Committee will meet a
minimum of three times in each academic year. It will
also host, as required, discussion meetings relevant to
its terms of reference.
Each HEI UCET member institution is entitled to nominate
one representative to attend meetings of the Committee
(or, if named representatives are unavailable,
alternates). The Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee
will be elected, by postal ballot, by all members of the
Committee and will serve for terms of 3-academic years.
The institutions supplying the Chair and Vice will be
entitled to nominate one additional committee member each.
The committee will be eligible to appoint up to three coopted members, for a maximum term of three years each.
Research & International Committee reports to, and is
accountable to, the Executive Committee (of which the
Chair of the Committee is a member). Reports are made
through the submission of the minutes of committee
meetings and through oral reports made by the Committee
Chair (or, in his/her absence) the Vice Chair at meetings
of the Executive Committee. The Chair/Vice Chair will, in
addition, report back to the Committee from meetings of
the Executive Committee.
The Committee will inform and learn from international
aspects of the work of other UCET committees. It will
also liaise with members of the International Special
Interest Group (SIG), and members of the SIG will be
invited, as appropriate, to attend committee meetings.
Purpose of committee
The purpose of the Committee is to:
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Advise Executive Committee and other committees, in the
context of UCET’s strategic plan, on all issues
relating to educational research and international
issues with a research element; and
Provide networking opportunities for members of the
committee to share information, ideas and examples of
good practice and the latest findings of educational
research from the UK and overseas.
In the light of the above, the committee will (amongst
other things) consider:
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Methodologies and processes for conducting educational
research of relevance to all aspects of teaching and
learning
The funding and sustainability of educational research
(including all aspects of the REF and international
sources of income) relating to the education, training
& development of professional educators;
The development of links, and promoting liaison,
between UCET and other organisations with an interest
in educational research (including BERA, UUK, SERA etc)
and those with international perspectives (including
DFID, OECD, the British Council, AACTE, ECER, ESA, ICET,
ATEE etc);
Promoting the use of, and engagement with, research
within and related to teacher education and promoting a
research informed teaching profession;
Latest developments from across the globe and their
relevance to the work of UCET members;
The implications of international research findings for
UCET members and opportunities to participate in, and
engage with, international research activity;
The UCET response to public consultations relevant to
the Committee’s work;
The programme and organisation of the annual UCET
conference;
Any corporate – cross-committee – issues affecting UCET
and the work of its member organisations.
UCET
November
2012