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National Action Research Network

on Researching and Evaluating Personal Development Planning and e-Portfolio

Key Project Documents (available to download)

Executive Summary | Initial Powerpoint Presentation |  NARN Progress Report


Additional Outcome Documents

Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education - Interaction and passion in a PDP Community (Sue Burkinshaw)

Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education - Building research capacity in a practitioner community (John Peters)

Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education - Forming communities of practice (Christine Keenan, Peter Hughes, Arti Kumar)

Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education - An overview of the development of Personal Development Planning (PDP) and e-Portfolio practice in UK higher education (Janet Stivens, Rob Ward)


View the various institutional progress reports below

Peter Lumsden – University of Central Lancashire

Barriers to PDP – engaging staff and students. What are the structural (curriculum considerations) and perceptional (attitudes of staff) barriers to engagement with PDP?

Author(s):

Peter Lumsden
Paul Joyce

Sue Riddell – Canterbury Christ Church University

How lecturers/academics help students with their Personal Development Planning?

Author(s):

Sue Riddell

Sarah Wilson-Medhurst – Coventry University

E-portfolios linked to appropriate formative and summative assessment criteria

Author(s):

Sarah Wilson-Medhurst
Andrew Turner

Libby Symonds – University of Worcester

What are the factors that make the use of an e-portfolio system effective for student learning?

Author(s):

Libby Symonds

Arti Kumar – Bedfordshire, University of

Do staff make changes to their (e)-PDP pedagogical approaches and interventions for students as a result of the action research process?

Author(s):

Arti Kumar
Andrea Raiker
Maja Jankowska
Paraskevi Antonopoulou
Annika Coughlin
Sam Elkington

Jo Powell - Birmingham City University

Why do staff engage with PDP?

Author(s):

Ruth Lawton
Rachel Moule
Jo Powell
Ethan Rhemahn
Michael Schmidt

Barbara Thomas / Maria Rodriguez Yborra – Bolton, University of

How will the outcomes of the ePDP project support the embedding and engagement by staff and students of the University of Bolton’s PDP framework and meet the blended and e learning agendas of the School of Arts, Media and Education and the University?

Author(s):

Barbara Thomas
Maria Rodriguez Yborra

Chris Keenan – Bournemouth, University of

Has PDP become over embedded and as a result has it lost some of its impact?

Author(s):

Chris Keenan

Peter Hughes – Bradford, University of

Does a student’s nationality or cultural background affect their a) understanding of, b) engagement with and c) learning through personal development planning?

Author(s):

Peter Hughes
Peter Morgan
Hilary Buswell
Martin Sedgley

Jane Rowe – Exeter, University of

To what extent does Exeter’s new e-PDP tool support the quality of tutor-tutee interactions in the context of personal tutorials?

Author(s):

Jane Rowe
Liz Dunne

John Buswell – Gloucestershire, University of

What impact can learning inventories like ELLI and the ESCI-U have on students’ capacity to understand and regulate their own learning?

Author(s):

John Buswell

Louise Frith - Kent, University of

E-portfolios: catalyst or distraction for supporting students PDP. Does an e-portfolio tool support reflection on learning and experiential learning?

Author(s):

Louise Frith

Patrick Doherty – Liverpool, University of

Have the new responsibilities placed upon the personal tutor highlighted any conflicts between the role of personal tutor and the role of Pdp tutor?

Author(s):

Patrick Doherty
Janet Strivens

Carina Buckley – Portsmouth, University of

What is the role of PDP in identity development and confidence building in Foundation degree students, specifically adult women?

Author(s):

Carina Buckley
Frank Lyons

Julie Savory – Salford, University of

To investigate how best can the inclusion of PDP activity in part time (day release) vocationally orientated programmes help meet the expectations of sponsoring employers regarding employability skills / competencies?”.

Author(s):

Julie Savory
Carole Conroy

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