Study links teacher development program to increase in student achievement
As schools continue to grapple with major upheaval, a new study reveals that teacher professional development initiative, Quality Teaching Rounds… Read more
Priority Research Centre for Teachers and Teaching (TTRC)
Leading the way in high quality, impactful educational research.
Who we are
Established in 2013 and led by Laureate Professor Jenny Gore, the Teachers and Teaching Research Centre (TTRC) is a priority research centre of the University of Newcastle. TTRC’s core researchers are from the School of Education in the Faculty of Education and Arts.
From its beginnings with a small group of researchers and administrative staff, a recent period of expansion has seen the Centre grow to a team of more than 40, including our core researchers, a large team of professional staff to support the various projects, Quality Teaching Rounds Advisers and PhD students.
Launched in October 2020, Quality Teaching Academy translates the TTRC's research to high-quality professional development for all teachers.
(from left to right) Back row: Lee-Anne Collins, Tim Dean, Drew Miller, Makeisha Gibb, Sally Patfield, Matthew Harper, Caitlin Field, Max Smith, Jaslyn Ladwig, Wendy Taggart, Elena Prieto-Rodriguez, Claire Hayes. Front row: Michelle Ware, Terina Vale, Mikahlia Holmes, Felicia Jaremus, Brooker Rosser, Jenny Gore, Jess Harris, Alyce Carroll, Skye Gibson, Carole Hansen, Lloyd Bowen.
Our aims
Improve the quality of teaching and equitable opportunities for students
At the core of our work, the TTRC is concerned with driving improvement in the quality of teaching and student outcomes in all educational contexts particularly where inequities exist. Our researchers aim to increase access to higher education through understanding and nurturing students’ educational and occupational aspirations.
Enhance teacher well-being and professional engagement
Our Centre aims to promote teacher efficacy, morale and professional engagement through research activities that explore the nature and impact of teacher professional development.
Lead educational research through rigorous, innovative and multi-disciplinary studies
The TTRC brings the broad disciplinary and methodological expertise of its researchers to world-class research activities which cover the spectrum of theory development and measurement, intervention conceptualisation and testing, implementation and knowledge transfer.
Translate research findings to drive educational reform
Our researchers lead the way in translation of research findings to address issues at the forefront of national and international educational policy agendas.
Our research
TTRC conducts high quality, high impact research and research translation in the areas of:
Read the Teachers and Teaching Research Centre 2020 Annual Report.
Two-thirds of NSW students grouped out of STEM degrees
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‘Being first’ thesis wins prestigious award
Dr Sally Patfield from the University of Newcastle’s Teachers and Teaching Research Centre has received the prestigious Ray Debus Award… Read more
Floor Talk: Caroline Scheider with Dr Hans Lukas Kieser
Tuesday 9 October at 6pm historians Caroline Schneider and Dr Hans Lukas Kieser will present an expansion of the research… Read more
Laureate Professorship honours quality teaching
In a significant acknowledgement of outstanding career achievements and impact, the University of Newcastle (UON) has named Professor Jennifer Gore… Read more
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