From literary scholar to educational researcher
32 of the 47 essential skills of a educational researcher are already essential for a literary scholar — about 68% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 32
- skills carry over
- 15
- would be new
- 68%
- of the target job covered
- 47
- essential skills of a educational researcher
What a educational researcher does
Educational researchers perform research in the area of education. They strive to broaden the knowledge on how education processes, educational systems, and individuals (teachers and learners) work. They foresee areas of improvement and develop plans for the implementation of innovations. They advise legislators and policy makers on educational issues and assist in the planning of educational policies.
What carries over
32 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- consult information sources
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- evaluate research activities
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- scientific research methodology
- speak different languages
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- write scientific publications
What would be new
15 skillsEssential for a educational researcher and not for a literary scholar. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- action research
- advise on curriculum development
- analyse education system
- conduct qualitative research
- cooperate with education professionals
- curriculum objectives
- curriculum standards
- develop a pedagogical concept
- evaluate education programmes
- identify education needs
- monitor educational developments
- pedagogy
- present reports
- research design
- write work-related reports
Other moves from literary scholar
2 roles- media scientist36 skills in common
- linguist33 skills in common
← literary scholareducational researcher →The other way round
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How far are you from being a educational researcher?
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