Perspectives of Professional Differences Framework
Instrument and workshop guide
The Perspectives of Professional Differences Framework helps discuss how research is positioned differently between types of professionals. This instrument is best applied for curriculum designers, but this could include students and other teaching professionals. You can download more information about the instrument and a workshop guide below.
Professional Differences in Research
Research is understood, conducted and applied differently among professions. Even within the same faculty, the relationship between research and professional practice can vary. Through interviews with educational managers of programmes in professional higher education, we found four types of professions in how they position research.
Understanding these professional differences has consequences for how the curricula should be set up, how students are taught research skills, and how students are assessed.
Video: Perspectives of Professional Differences Framework
Explanatory video about the instrument by Rose Leighton, researcher and teacher.
Integrate research in your team
The Higher Education, Research and Innovation Department (HERI) has developed instruments and workshops to discuss research integration with your team. These can help at when discussing individual modules, whole curricula, or even organisational change. You can also read the chapter in the book we wrote about integrating research into higher education.