’Excellence in research on schools’ - a commentary

The DfEE in early 1998 commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies at the University of Sussex to undertake a review of educational research relating to schools in England (Hillage et al., 1998). This report, published in August 1998 was based upon a literature review of research activities, 40 interviews with ’stakeholders’ a mixture of researchers, people from research funding bodies, national agencies, DfEE, LEAs and schools; written responses from researchers and others who felt they wished to respond to an invitation from the research team, and focus groups.