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research [n.]
[mass noun] 1. the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions 2.
[as modifier] engaged in or intended for research
[verb] 1. investigate systematically 2. discover or verify information for use in [a book, programme,
etc.]
- Origin : late 16th century : from obsolete French recerche [noun], recercher [verb, from Old French re- [expressing
intensive force] + cerchier ‘to search’.
This page looks at both Australian and international Research sites and links to Help with research at Primary, Secondary and Teriary levels.
The Second Page looks at general information covering advice, resources, tools and research using the internet.
There is also information on Plagiarism which can be found on this page and includes prevention tools and copyright information.
Help with Research
The help and suggestions included on the following pages are essentially common sense, but may include things you have not considered. Click on the name to go to the relevant page.
At the primary and secondary school level, Research refers not only to research techniques but also to putting these into practice in projects, assignments, etc..
At the tertiary level, it refers primarily to the completion of assignments rather than pure research.
Primary School Level Research
Secondary School Level Research
Tertiary Level Research
Research Sites
Australian Sites
- ACER - Cunningham Library
A source of educational research information from and about Australia. Databases, journals, theses, thesaurus and more. Excellent resource. - ACorN
‘Is made up of Australian Universities and Industry that are involved in telecommunications research and also has strong collaborative links with international groups’. - ANSTO
Australian Nuclear, Science and Technology Organisation. Searchable databases. - ANU E Press
‘ANU E Press was established in 2003 to explore and enable new modes of scholarly publishing. ’. There are also links to ANU Research - Digital Theses and ANU - Digital Collections : Open Access Research. - ARC Centre of Excellence
‘The aim of the Centre is to research and explore the nature of intelligence in problems of perception learning and control, and thus to lay the scientific groundwork for the development and application of intelligent autonomous systems’. - ARROW Discovery Service
Provides access to research information from all Australian universities. Includes digital theses and Australian Library & Information Association. - Australian Association for Research in Education
‘AARE is the national association for fostering educational research in Australia. AARE facilitates contact between educational researchers and supports the development of high quality educational research’. - Australian Research Council
‘Aims to provide you with information about the ARC, Competitive Research programs, grant applications, its people and information on research highlights’. - Backing Australia’s Ability
Details of a previous Federal Government initiative to generate new ideas, apply these in commercial settings and develop & retain skills. Find details here. [Wikipedia article] - Cooperative Research Centres
‘The CRC Programme was established “to enhance Australia’s industrial, commercial and economic growth through the development of sustained, user-driven, cooperative public-private research centres that achieve high levels of outcomes in adoption and commercialisation.” The CRC Programme links researchers with industry to focus R&D efforts on progress towards utilisation and commercialisation’. The current centres are listed in several topic areas. - CSIRO
Government established research in a multiplicity of areas. - CSL
Research activities in the medical field. -
Finding Australian Theses
‘The Australasian Digital Theses Program database ceased operation at the end of 2010. The database server will be decomissioned, and the content of that database will be accessible from the National Library of Australia’s Trove service. Each participating university will continue to host their own digital theses and house their own print and other non-digital theses’. Explanations and links provided. - Garvan Institute
Research in medicine. Linked with St. Vincent’s Hospital and the University of New South Wales. - Howard Florey Institute
Research in medicine and physiology. Linked to the University of Melbourne. - Land & Water Australia
Policies, research [Streamline Database for the last ten years], educational information, natural resource management, links to news, link to affiliated programs, apply for funding. - Melbourne Education Research Institute
‘MERI’s prime role is to identify and support fields of research of genuine international significance, ensure collaborative planning between research and teaching programs and provide assistance and support for researchers and research teams’. - National Health and Medical Research Council
Information about embryo research, funding, ethical issues, publications, links and more. - National ICT Australia [NICTA]
‘A national laboratory has emerged … based on the foundations of research, commercialisation, education, and collaboration. With a focus on fundamental and use-inspired research, NICTA attracts, develops, and networks exceptional talent for Australia’s future prosperity’. - Research
[Department of Education, Science & Training]
Access a range of information about research relating to education, science and training by ‘clicking’ on the Research menu item at the left. - Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific
[The University of Sydney]
The Institute, programs, publications, events, membership, Projects archives to 1998. - Trove
‘Find and get over 242,936,757 Australian and online resources : books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more’.
Previously listed as Australian Research Online. It has now become part of Trove. - Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, The
‘Mastery of Disease through Discovery’. Medical research institute linked with the University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Educational Research Sites
Includes sites from both Australia and overseas and covers all aspects of education.
- ACER Research
Access programs, projects, reports, special topics and conference information in Australia from this site. Also check EdResearch Online. - All India Association for Educational Research
‘AIAER addresses itself to the problems of research in education in general but more attention is given to such problems from the Indian scenario’. - American Educational Research Association
‘Concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results’. -
Big Thinkers on Education [Edutopia]
‘Some of the world’s most brilliant minds - from Howard Gardner to Jane Goodall to Martin Scorsese - share their ideas for improving education’. Some have only one article, others more than one. They cover all aspects of education. Some are articles, many are video presentations. - British Educational Research Association [BERA]
‘The aim of the Association is to sustain and promote a vital research culture in education’. A mix of Free and other resources, Links, Publications, etc.. - Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning
‘The Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning (WBL) investigates the benefits that learning brings to the individual and to society as a whole’. UK based. - Centre for Educational Research and
Innovation
‘CERI has established an international reputation for pioneering educational research, opening up new fields for exploration and combining rigorous analysis with conceptual innovation. We are a major division of the OECD Directorate for Education. CERI’s work covers learning at every age, from birth to old age. It goes beyond the formal education system. We have a particular concern with emerging trends and issues, futures thinking in schools and universities’. - CERUK Plus
A ‘database of current and recently completed research in education and children’s services. This resource contains commissioned research, PhD level work and practitioner research, covering all aspects of education [all age ranges from early years to adult] and children’s services’. Free. - Education Policy Research
A listing of more than 500 research reports from around the world. Each is downloadable, usually in PDF format. Date of addition is provided as are other brief details. - ERIC
‘ERIC - the Education Resources Information Center - is an online digital library of education research and information. ERIC provides ready access to education literature to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making and research’. - HighBeam Research
‘Ideal for students and professionals, HighBeam is the premier online research tool for business and academic use. Here, you can search more than 80 million articles from the archives of over 6 500 newspapers, magazines, journals, and other publications’. - Learning by Design
Educational research papers by Dr Julia Atkin. The site is presently undergoing maintenance but papers are still available. - National Foundation for Educational Research
‘Ever since 1946 we have been working to equip decision makers, managers and practitioners with the most innovative thinking, practical research and responsive assessment programmes to underpin the drive towards excellence in education and lifelong learning. We undertake around 200 research projects every year and our work spans all sectors of education, from pre-school to lifelong learning’. - National Centre for Education Statistics
‘The National Centre for Education Statistics [NCES], located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education’. They also have a Kids’ Zone, which is worth visiting. - New Zealand Council for Educational Research
‘We are an independent educational research organisation with a bicultural focus. We have an international reputation for producing quality educational research and research-based resources’. - Online Publications
A mix of research and other materials from the Department of Education in the UK. ‘Find what you need by browsing the categories in the left-hand margin’. - Schooling Publications
Research reports from Education Counts, linked to the Ministry of Education in NZ. - TLRP Research Briefings
‘Welcome to TLRP - education research for the improvement of teaching and learning. This website illustrates the Programme’s generic work from 1999 to 2009’. UK based. - UK Educational Evidence Portal [EEP]
‘This portal helps you find educational evidence from a range of reputable sources using a single search. It is designed for both professional and lay people interested in education’. Multiple search options.
Other Sites
- arXiv.org
‘Open access to 383 624 e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Quantitative Biology’. - Harvard Science
‘Research Matters is the public entry to the latest news about medical treatments, societal research, basic science, technological advances, and earth & space exploration’.
Previously known as Research Matters at Harvard University. - Microsoft Research Publications
Access a wide range of research from Microsoft. Search topics and journals. - OAIster
‘The University of Michigan Libraries established a broad, generic, information retrieval resource for information about publicly available digital library resources … The service encompasses as broad a collection of resources as possible [i.e., with no subject parameters]. It is accessible to the entire Internet community, without bounds’. - Open Content Alliance
‘Will help build a permanent archive of multilingual digitized text and multimedia content. Content in the OCA archive will be accessible soon through this website and through Yahoo !’ - PARADISEC
‘PARADISEC [Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures] offers a facility for digital conservation and access for endangered materials from the Pacific region, defined broadly to include Oceania and East and Southeast Asia’. - Policypointers
‘Policypointers is an online facility created to enable those involved in government, academe and the media to gain rapid access to the research and conclusions of think tanks around the world’. Use the Policy Areas link to narrow your search. - Researchpaper.com
‘The Web’s largest collection of topics, ideas, and assistance for school related research projects’. Search questions, go to the ideas directory, access general subject areas and more. - Simula Research Laboratory
‘Research focuses on fundamental scientific problems with a large potential for important applications in society’. - Smithsonian Research Centres
Access a range of Research Centres and Research Programs that cover the spectrum of knowledge. - Student Worksheets
From Ask. Links to research materials and skills based worksheets. More geared to primary and secondary levels. - University of Texas Inequality Project
Looking at various options for financial order. - Weapons of Mass Destruction Handbook
Initially a news item from the US. Covers weapons of mass destruction which are commonly discussed, specific links for each to greater detail. Everything from ‘anthrax’ to ‘suitcase bombs’. Links for general and specific information.