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Educational Research in Educational Practice: Predictors of Use
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Lysenko, Larysa V.; Abrami, Philip C.; Dagenais, Christian; Janosz, Michel – Canadian Journal of Education, 2014
This study investigates the predictors of school practitioners' (N = 2,425) use of educational research. The suggested model explained significantly but modestly the infrequent use of educational research by practitioners. Of the four factors in the study, "opinions about research" had the most explanatory power. The results are…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Research Utilization, Predictor Variables
The Extent and Determinants of the Utilization of University Research in Government Agencies.
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Landry, Rejean; Lamari, Moktar; Amara, Nabil – Public Administration Review, 2003
Of 833 Canadian government officials surveyed, 12% always/often and 16% never receive relevant university research; 53% of research results have rarely or never influenced decisions. Multivariate regression analyses identified these predictors of research use: users' efforts to find and adapt research, organizational context, and researcher-user…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Policy Formation
French Immersion Research Relevant to Decisions in Ontario. Review and Evaluation Bulletins, Number 1.
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Parkin, Michael; And Others – 1987
Canadian research relevant to French immersion program development in Ontario is reviewed and summarized. The review includes studies on six program or instructional aspects: (1) attitudes and motivation of immersion students and parents; (2) achievement of immersion students in English language arts and other subjects; (3) French proficiency and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness