Example CARR Research

We are delighted to share some examples of research projects completed using the CARR approach.  To profile the range of different outcomes possible, we have included:

• Micro reports: teachers have shared their findings in less than 200 words
• One-page reports: created using our one-page report template
• Full reports: action research reports from the Penryn Creativity Collaborative project

If you would like to share a summary of your research via this page, please use this format to create a micro-summary and email it to K.A.Chappell@exeter.ac.uk 

Micro reports

Possibility thinking in education, community and cultural practice

Re-engaging young people through creativity: Exploring creative approaches to repairing school-based trauma

How can peer influence support meta enactment in a way that enhances students’ self-awareness of their creative practices?

One-page reports

Thanks to teachers in Penryn College for sharing examples of their one-page reports:

Empowering year 8 thinkers: How a lifeskills ‘thinking statement’ sparks meaningful idea generation

Using creative pedagogies to allow Lower Prior Attaining students to access complex and challenging material about whether Britain should be ashamed of the British Empire 

Classroom design and usage to aid learning

Can the use of AI in school allow students to become more independent learners?

Full reports#pccreports

Explore action research reports from Penryn Creativity Collaborative:

What do we learn about assessment from Penryn Creativity Collaborative? Elly Van Veen, Holly Manclark, Beth Laing & Sarah Childs

How does working on real-world projects lead to learners being powerful in their understanding? Alex Childs

How can children utilise creative skills to show empowered action in the KS1 science curriculum? Ellen Churcher

How can children make use of creative skills to design their own scientific enquiry questions? Matt Collinge

How might collaborative ‘learning friends’ empower children to take empowered action in their learning? Jess Fenton

How do stories influence play for children in their early years? Helen French

How might immersive ‘real-world’ experiences influence empowered action in teenagers? Beth Herring

How do you develop children’s independence through the use of reflective and self-regulation strategies? Kim Joyce

How do we encourage creativity through outdoor learning? Cassie Kent

How do risk, immersion and play influence creativity in a Key Stage 3 English classroom? Holly Manclark

Which approaches to real world learning lead to students demonstrating greater ownership through empowered action? Charlotte Mitchell

How can teaching writing through embodied immersion impact innovation, imagination and playfulness? Ben Teasdale

How can we harness creative skills when thinking like a scientist? Eleanor Van Veen

How do creative pedagogies in the geography classroom lead to deeper understanding of geomorphic processes? Liz Westhead