Demystifying Research – Encouraging Curiosity
A one-day conference for career development practitioners
Thursday 27 February 2020,
University of Derby, Kedleston Road Site
The CDI is pleased to be working with research partner iCeGS at the University of Derby to present this one-day research conference. It has been designed as an introduction to research and research approaches, but also as a platform for those undertaking research to tell us how they have gone about it and what they have found out. Come and hear about innovative approaches to gathering, analysing and presenting data. This is a free event for CDI members.
The aim of the event is to cover both large-scale formal research in the career development sector and profile, through workshop sessions, research activities being undertaken by our members and the wider sector. The day will comprise two plenary sessions and three workshop sessions.
Keynote speakers include:
- Dr Siobhan Neary, Head of iCeGS at University of Derby;
- Emily Tanner, Head of Research at the Careers and Enterprise Company;
- Emily Roisin Reid, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick;
- Dr Jill Hanson, Senior Researcher at iCeGS at University of Derby;
- Nicki Moore, Senior Lecturer in Career Development at the University of Derby;
- Professor Tristram Hooley, University of Derby
Workshops will cover the following themes:
- Resourcing research
- Innovative methodologies/approaches
- Using research to inform practice
Resources and PowerPoints
Over 50 delegates attended our first research conference. The resources from this event are listed below.
Plenary titles
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Understanding research in career development
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Nicki Moore
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Progress & priorities for careers and enterprise education in England
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Dr. Emily Tanner
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Link to recording
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International Research in Career Development
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Dr. Siobhan Neary
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Workshop 1
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Practicalities of recruiting participants in survey research during doctoral study
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Kane Needham
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Practitioner research - the CDI helps!
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Dr Lyn Barham
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Connecting Research and Practice: Calling in a Career Context
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Dr Christine Blackie
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To discuss her research please contact her direct on christine.blackie@gmail.com
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Workshops 2
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The Listening Guide - a way to listen to your interview data
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Dr Lyn Barham
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Using evaluation to measure impact
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Dr. Emily Tanner
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Workshop 3
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Cultivating your conceptual thinking to enrich your research practice
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Dr Cathy Brown
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Plan, Do, Reflect, Review: Using action research to explore your practice
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Gill Frigerio
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Plenary 2
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Research ethics and young people
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Dr. Jill Hanson
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One career practitioner’s voyage into research: A mixed-methods approach
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Emily Reid
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