Consider the findings of the Race Around ECU program. It suggests all kinds of possibilities for vocational education in high schools and for developing a curriculum that keeps all students actively engaged in their own learning. As a consequence of the 'Race', ECU students have now developed a web site that is a Virtual Race Around ECU that students and their teachers can use to become more familiar with what happens at university. If you are interested, give it a go at the address below. As a researcher, I'm particularly keen to extend the notions of science and scientific research to incorporate qualitative studies that cross the boundaries of traditional subject disciplines.
Qualitative research explores the meanings that lie behind the statistics.
We now know, for example, that the Dutch tackle the issue of teen pregnancy by discussing parenting and contraceptive issues quite openly. We also know that the Women's Health Movement started as a consequence of women's dissatisfaction with medical care, and that a good way of preventing falls, not surprisingly, is to build houses that are designed to prevent falls.