UK high school Students as Researchers partnership running since 1996¶

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Description¶

A long-running joint project in a UK high school in which students act as researchers, developed since 1996 and described as still current at the time of writing. The abstract states the paper describes "the still current joint work in a UK high school that has developed since 1996" and gives practical examples of the Students as Researchers approach in that setting.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Sustained researcher–school partnership over multiple years

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

secondary school students

Learning Goals¶

students researching their own schooling
school improvement through student voice

Claims¶

Students as Researchers: a radical approach positioning students as agents of change rather than data sources

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Fielding, M. (2001). Students as Radical Agents of Change. Journal of Educational Change, 2, 123–141. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017949213447

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`title`	`UK high school Students as Researchers partnership running since 1996`
`description`	`A long-running joint project in a UK high school in which students act as researchers, developed since 1996 and described as still current at the time of writing.`
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`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-10-15`
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