Developing constructive tension between teaching and research

Indicates that many universities are revisiting the issue of the development of an integrated teaching and research environment. Explores strategies which can be adopted to support the development of a research ethos in a teaching institution. These include: writing textbooks, publishable action learning materials and other publishable learning material; generating projects based on students’ work; encouraging research students to publish; experimenting with and evaluating different teaching and learning approaches; and integrating data collection into student learning or assessment activities