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Department of Education, Norham Gardens
Department of Education, Norham Gardens

The Department of Education.[1][2] at the University of Oxford is based at Norham Gardens, Oxford, England. The Department is part of the University of Oxford’s Social Sciences Division which is one of the university’s four four academic divisions. The Department celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1919 and has been based at Norham Gardens since 1921.

Rankings

On 26 October 2023, the Department was ranked as 3rd in the world and 1st in the UK in Times Higher Education’s World Rankings 2024 by subject:.[3] In the Research Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, the Department of Education’s work was rated as world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour. Sixty nine percent of the Department’s submission was scored at 4*[4], the highest mark available, putting the Department at the top in the UK.

REF is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education organisations. The next REF will be in 2029[5].

Research

The Department runs research activities centred around three themes:

  • Language, Cognition and Development
  • Pedagogy, Learning and Knowledge
  • Policy, Economy and Society

Research Centres

Within each theme the Department has centres and research groups which focus on particular aspects of education.

The centres are:

  • Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE)[6]
  • REES Centre[7]
  • Oxford Education Deanery[8]
  • Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment (OUCEA)[9]
  • Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE)[10]

Courses

Courses

The Department runs postgraduate courses.

They are in:

  • DPhil in Education
  • MSc in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition
  • MSc in Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching
  • MSc in Education
  • MSc in Educational Assessment
  • MSc in Learning and Teaching
  • MSc in Medical Education
  • MSc in Teacher Education
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education[11] [12][13](PGCE rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted[14])

Working with the Department for Education

The Department has been chosen to work with the Department for Education on a number of high profile reports, most recently including the OUCEA doing analysis for the national report for England for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022[15][16][17][18][19], and produced the national report for England for the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2021[20][21][22].

Professor Richard Pring

Professor Richard Pring[23] is a former Director of the Department and has written many publications and books on education including Philosophy of Educational Research[24], Education, Social Reform and Philosophical Development: Evidence from the Past, Principles for the Future[25] and The Life and Death of Secondary Education for All[26]

Buildings

The Department currently has two buildings: 15 Norham Gardens and the Bruner building.[27]

The Bodleian Education Library[28] is also based within the Department at Norham Gardens.

References

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  1. ^ "Department of Education". www.education.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ Baker, Bernadette M. (2020). Fitzgerald, Tanya (ed.). Handbook of historical studies in education: debates, tensions, and directions. Springer international handbooks of education. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. ISBN 978-981-10-2361-3.
  3. ^ "World University Rankings 2024 by subject: education". Times Higher Education (THE). 18 October 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ "University of Oxford : Results and submissions : REF 2021". results2021.ref.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Research Excellence Framework". www.ukri.org. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ^ CGHE. "Centre for Global Higher Education | An ESRC/RE investment". CGHE. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Rees Centre – Department of Education". www.education.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Oxford Education Deanery – Department of Education". www.education.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment (OUCEA) – Department of Education". www.education.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance – Department of Education". www.education.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Search - UCAS". digital.ucas.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  12. ^ "English (Q3X1) with Oxford University - Find postgraduate teacher training - GOV.UK". www.find-postgraduate-teacher-training.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Higher Education and Teacher Training: A Century of Progress and Promise", The Role of Higher Education in Initial Teacher Training, Routledge, pp. 43–57, 23 October 2013, doi:10.4324/9781315041629-9, ISBN 978-1-315-04162-9, retrieved 16 November 2023
  14. ^ Ofsted Communications Team (17 September 2023). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  15. ^ "PISA 2022: national report for England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021 – Department of Education". www.education.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  17. ^ Ingram, Jenni; Stiff, Jamie; Cadwallader, Stuart; Lee, Gabriel; Kayton, Heather (5 December 2023). "PISA 2022: National Report for England" (PDF).
  18. ^ "UK's Pisa scores drop in maths, science and reading | Tes". www.tes.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  19. ^ "PISA 2022: Rise in maths, but warning over inflated results". schoolsweek.co.uk. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2021 – Department of Education". www.education.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  21. ^ "PIRLS 2021: reading literacy performance in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  22. ^ Lindorff, Ariel; Stiff, Jamie; Kayton, Heather (16 May 2023). "PIRLS 2021: National Report for England" (PDF).
  23. ^ "Author Interview: Richard Pring". Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  24. ^ Pring, Richard (2004). Philosophy of educational research (2nd ed.). London: Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-7260-1.
  25. ^ Pring, Richard A. (2022). Education, social reform and philosophical development: evidence from the past, principles for the future. Abingdon New York (N.Y.): Routledge. ISBN 978-0-367-67542-4.
  26. ^ Pring, Richard A. (2013). The life and death of secondary education for all. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-53635-6.
  27. ^ "Department of Education". www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  28. ^ "Education Library". www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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