Guidelines for Writing Research Reports
International Study Visits Reporting Guidelines
Participants in LECT study visits are required to complete a two part reporting process as part of their visit:
1. Individual Report – All participants are required to complete the General Teaching Council’s, Teacher Learning Academy Stage One submission form. This form is provided to all participants in their visit pack, or can be downloaded below, and takes the form of a questionnaire. This should be completed individually with reference to each participant’s individual aims and objectives as well as those of her/his school and or LEA. The TLA questionnaire must be returned to LECT within six weeks of return to the UK. This is compulsory regardless of whether associateship of the TLA is being applied for.
Study Visit Report Form
TLA Guidelines
TLA Enrolment Form
2. Group Report – This report will be co-ordinated by the visit facilitator and should be a general view of the visit as experienced by the group.
Suggested Group Report Outline
1. GENERAL
a. Be concise and use essential detail only. Be analytical rather than descriptive.
b. The report may be posted on the DCFS TIPD website and the LECT website. As these are in the public domain please do not make any references to individual schools or people you visited.
2. SPECIFIC
a. Title
The main title should make clear the region visited, the age/phases/school types covered and the key educational purpose of the visit.
b. Background
Please briefly include the purpose of the visit, region, school types, pupil age and three or four key education outcomes of the visit if these are not clear from the title.
Please include brief details of the group in particular the age ranges/subjects taught, details of schools/LEAs
c. Introduction
I. What were the aims and objectives of the visit?
II. Why was the location chosen?
III. What were the group’s expected outcomes?
IV. How were these to be identified and recorded?
d. Report on the experience
I. What happened?
II. Was the visit a success?
III. Were the objectives achieved?
IV. What surprises and innovations in education terms were observed?
V. Please comment on system comparisons, similarities and differences between the one visited and those in the UK
VI. How could the findings and outcomes of the visit apply within participant’s home systems in the UK?
VII. How do participants plan to use learning from the visit in their work in the UK?
e. Dissemination
What dissemination plans do group members have?
f. Proposals for developments and continuing links
If the group intends to carry on links with the area visited, please describe how this is to happen and what the intended outcomes are.
g. Appendix: General advice for others visiting
I. What pre-visit preparation is recommended?
II. What languages are spoken?
III. What are the educational structures in the place being visited?
IV. You may wish to include information about staying in the area.
V. What cultural surprises were there?
VI. Please include links with websites and other resources relevant to the visit.
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