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Banilower, Eric; Cohen, Kim; Pasley, Joan; Weiss, Iris – Center on Instruction, 2010
This brief distills the research on science learning to inform a common vision of science instruction and to describe the extent to which K-12 science education currently reflects this vision. A final section on implications for policy makers and science education practitioners describes actions that could integrate the findings from research into…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Science Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Policy
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Mullen, Edward J.; Bledsoe, Sarah E.; Bellamy, Jennifer L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2008
Recently, social work has been influenced by new forms of practice that hold promise for bringing practice and research together to strengthen the scientific knowledge base supporting social work intervention. The most recent new practice framework is evidence-based practice. However, although evidence-based practice has many qualities that might…
Descriptors: Social Work, Evidence, Theory Practice Relationship, Research and Development
Bransford, John D., Ed.; Stipek, Deborah J., Ed.; Vye, Nancy J., Ed.; Gomez, Louis M., Ed.; Lam, Diana, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2009
In this book, leading scholars in the field examine the available research on the use of evidence in education and provide suggestions for strengthening the research-to-practice pipeline. Critics within and outside the field of education often point out the absence of a strong reciprocal connection between research and practice. The emergence of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Improvement, Evidence, Research and Development