The TLRI 2020 founding round is now open. This includes a new opportunity for kaupapa Māori researchers. See details on our Apply For Funding page.
Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI)
The Teaching and Learning Research Initiative seeks to enhance the links between educational research and teaching practices to improve outcomes for learners. The fund was established by the government in 2003.
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The TLRI 2020 funding round is open
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Research projects to improve outcomes for learners share $1.7 million in funding
Read moreThe Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) supports partnerships between researchers and educators by funding projects expected to improve outcomes for learners.
This year’s funding of over $1.7 million has been allocated to eight projects. All eight are briefly summarised below.
The TLRI has been operating since 2003, and this allocation means a total of 159 projects have been funded. Projects may run from 1 to 3 years.
Recently published reports
Supporting Teaching and Learning in Home-Based Early Childhood Education
Elizabeth Schaughency and Elaine Reese (University of Otago)Using mobile learning in free-choice educational settings to enhance ecological literacy
Chris Eames, University of Waikato and Claudio Aguayo, Auckland University of Technology