Protocols for Educational Innovation Research

Researching educational innovation is a special process that involves bringing new knowledge to an educational phenomenon. The delimitation of the object of investigation (specifically, to investigate innovations), is the innovation itself and requires the identification of the innovative object, the specific topic to be investigated for the understanding of a phenomenon of interest and the application of methods in accordance with what is being studied. This book provides a protocol to guide users through current best practices, educational innovation research methods, policies for the development of innovation, protocols, and practical ideas for conducting studies. It integrates guides, manuals, tools and practical examples from various scientific and technological disciplines. It aims to contribute to open minds to question and investigate processes and not just products and develop in the research competition, as a continuous process of transformation and improvement.

Talent trainers require procedures to conduct the research process. The area of educational innovation, in particular, has different requirements to the general methodological processes and there are no manuals that account for good practices. This protocol book will help with a guide for this direction and will help to present a systematized protocol to support this creative process.

The target audience includes, but is not limited to, trainers, talent developers, educational administrators, decision makers, stakeholders, professionals in education, educational innovation, technologies, practitioners and students.