Ros Frost (2008)

Abstract
This paper reports on a collaborative project - The Hertfordshire Participation Pilot  - established to promote student participation in education through teachers’ and students’ leadership of research and school councils. Having sketched in the background to the project, the paper describes its design which featured an award-bearing professional development activity for teachers who went on to establish and support small groups of young researchers in their schools. A description of the key outcomes includes an account of the way the student researchers developed their peers as researchers. The benefits of this approach are discussed drawing on evidence from systematic evaluation.

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