Centre for the Advancement of Technology Education Research
CATER.
Connecting Researchers to Strengthen
Technology Education Research.
The CATER model
CATER is designed as a distributed centre rather than a single local research group. Its purpose is to connect researchers, support methodological development, and create shared infrastructure that strengthens research activity across existing institutions, groups, and projects.
Infrastructure
Developing shared tools, protocols, datasets, and validated instruments that technology education researchers can adapt, reuse, and build upon.
Translation
Turning research evidence into usable resources for teachers, teacher educators, curriculum designers, policymakers, and the wider technology education community.
Accelerator
Creating the conditions for multi-site studies, big-team science, shared grant applications, and collaborative research programmes across institutions.
Training
Supporting methodological capability through online seminars, workshops, research clinics, and an annual CATER unconference.
Building Capacity Across Technology Education Research
CATER will track its contribution through the growth of its network, training activity, collaborative grant development, open research infrastructure, and research outputs.
— Network
Members
— Training
Events
— Collaborative
Grant Applications
— Open
Tools
— Research
Dissemination