Participatory action research for education development

The report assesses the impact that such close-to-practice individualised project work has on the practice of educational development academic practice and student learning experiences. The action research project looked specifically at the engagement of a highly diverse cohort of master's students on a management module. Dealing with diversity (different educational cultural and employment backgrounds) within the classroom led Scott to consider more active approaches to delivery with the aim of stimulating and challenging his students to learn encouraging debate and discussion developing scholarship skills and making the module more enjoyable for lecturer and students alike.