NIE Working Paper Brief Series (Discontinued in 2023)

Highlights of this Working Paper Brief • Introduces the concept of inquiry-based learning (IBL) and why it is important to consider disciplinary and subject-based nuances in its application. • Discusses practical steps that educational practitioners (especially school leaders, middle managers and teachers) can take to incorporate IBL into humanities education. • Proposes a holistic adoption of IBL in the humanities.

Highlights of this Working Paper Brief • Describes the connection between low-progress learners’ engagement in school, instructional practices and teachers’ beliefs. • Focuses on the role that student motivation has on academic achievement and how motivation is particularly relevant for low-progress learners. • Shares recommendations for actions that teachers can take in classrooms.

Highlights of this Working Paper Brief • Introduces key definitions of metacognition. • Presents research that shows the importance of metacognition in education. • Shares classroom strategies that can promote student metacognition.

Highlights of this Working Paper Brief • Authentic leadership can be characterised by four attributes: self-awareness, relational transparency, balanced processing of information and internalised moral perspective. • Myths of authentic leadership include just expressing what is on one’s mind without regard to the situational demands and being approachable without maintaining professional distance. • Authentic leadership is associated with leader and follower well-being, as well as positive individual, team, and organisation performance. • Approaches to develop authentic leadership include reflection on critical life events and one’s leadership purpose, as well as seeking feedback from peers and colleagues.

Highlights of this Working Paper Brief • Defines Transformational Leadership (TL). • Presents research on the positive effects of TL. • Provides examples of Transformational Leadership training programmes and their impact.