ABSTRACT
This chapter explores ways of fitting research into a person's general schedule, and making it part of their daily activities. At a time when the media are quite rightly highlighting the pressures that teachers face and raising concerns about the thousands who have left the profession, the idea people should engage with the research as well as completing their teaching duties may seem challenging—even unrealistic. Psychologists who look at developing new habits know the benefits of linking new tasks to existing structures. As with exercise or creative writing, research engagement is likely to have the greatest impact if it becomes a normal part of a person's routine. Teachers care about their pupils’ progress and work hard to promote learning, and in doing so it is natural therefore to feel that people should always be doing something: standing at the front talking, reviewing written work, helping struggling learners, or engaging in question-and-answer sessions.
