Permission for research in State Schools is subject to the following conditions:

a) Application forms are obtainable from the Customer Care, Education Division, Floriana, the Faculty Officer, Faculty of Education, University of Malta, Msida or Downloaded from here. Requests, on the prescribed application form, must be presented well in advance and are to be addressed to:

The Assistant Director (Planning, Policy, Communication & Research)
Education Division
Floriana CMR 02

b) The request form is to be accompanied by a copy of the questionnaire and / or any relevant material intended for use in schools during research work.

c) The original request form, showing the relevant signatures and approval, must be presented to the Head of School.

d) All research work is carried out at the discretion of the relative Head of School.

e) Researchers are to observe strict confidentiality during their work in schools, especially if the results are to be published.

f) The Education Division reserves the right to withdraw permission to carry out research in State Schools at any time and without prior notice.

g. Students are expected to restrict their research to a minimum of students / teachers / administrators / schools, and to avoid any waste of time during their visits to schools.

h. The Education Division assumes the right to a copy of the results / findings of the research work carried out in State Schools. As soon as the research in question is completed, researchers / students are to forward a copy of their findings to the Assistant Director Planning, Policy, Communication & Research.