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NSW State Education Research Applications Process (SERAP) and research repository


Welcome to SERAP online, the portal for research in NSW government schools. SERAP online supports researchers wishing to apply to conduct research in NSW government schools through an online submission portal, and a repository for research literature relating to school education.

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Monash Q Project

The Q Project, launched at Monash University on Monday 26 November 2018, is set to benefit 80,000 Australian students and 200 schools across New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. The five-year study of research use in primary ..

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SALSA Youth Voices Report

SALSA Youth Voices (SYV) is a novel extension of the Students As LifeStyle Activists (SALSA) program designed for high school students to have an active role in creating a supportive school environment to increase physical activity and improve diet. ..

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Reaching Homes and Families Feasibility Study

The SALSA Reaching Homes and Families intervention was initially designed as a three-arm controlled pilot study in which schools were going to receive either (1) the SALSA program plus the web-based intervention, (2) the SALSA program alone or (3) th..

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Collaborative professional learning: learning with and from each other

The project described in this paper targeted school resources strategically focused on achieving intended outcomes- improvements in student reading and writing. We used the vehicle of quality texts to engage students and foster a love of literature,..

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COVID 19 effects on student and teachers in NSW governments schools in 2020

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic led to school closures across NSW, and also necessitated widespread changes to school teaching and learning practices. This research seeks to examine changes to student outcomes, teacher morale and teacher efficacy, as a re..

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Perceptions of Engineering among Senior Secondary and University Students

The aim of this research is to obtain an understanding of Australian senior secondary school students (Years 11 and 12) and University undergraduate engineering students in all year levels regarding their view of the engineering profession and how th..

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