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Penuel, William R.; Riedy, Robbin; Barber, Michael S.; Peurach, Donald J.; LeBouef, Whitney A.; Clark, Tiffany – Review of Educational Research, 2020
A group of collaborative approaches to education research sits uneasily within the existing infrastructure for research and development in the United States. The researchers in this group hold themselves to account to ways of working with schools, families, and communities that are different from the ways envisioned by models for education…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Cooperation, Stakeholders, Research and Development
Gotch, Chad M.; Roduta Roberts, Mary – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2018
As the primary interface between test developers and multiple educational stakeholders, score reports are a critical component to the success (or failure) of any assessment program. The purpose of this review is to document recent research on individual-level score reporting to advance the research and practice of score reporting. We conducted a…
Descriptors: Scores, Models, Correlation, Stakeholders
Purper, Cammy J. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016
The era of educational accountability has drawn attention to a need for the use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in today's classrooms. The existence of a research-to-practice gap is well established in the field of early childhood education (ECE), and significant barriers to the use of EBPs by practitioners have been documented through…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Early Childhood Education
Coburn, Cynthia E.; Penuel, William R. – Educational Researcher, 2016
Policymakers, funders, and researchers today view "research-practice partnerships" (RPPs) as a promising approach for expanding the role of research in improving educational practice. Although studies in other fields provide evidence of the potential for RPPs, studies in education are few. This article provides a review of available…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Partnerships in Education, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Suarez-Balcazar, Yolanda; Taylor-Ritzler, Tina – American Journal of Evaluation, 2014
A synthesis of the state of the literature is discussed in this section of the Evaluation Capacity Building (ECB) forum organized around four critical questions: (1) What is ECB? (2) How can we make it happen? (3) How do we know it is happening? and (4) What is its impact? The authors argue that to move the field of ECB forward we need to envision…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Capacity Building, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
LeBaron, John; McDonough, Elizabeth – Online Submission, 2009
This second phase of a comprehensive meta-review of educational ICT research and practice addresses global developments reflected in the research and development literature appearing since 2006. Completed in April 2009, the Phase One (P1) report comprised a synopsis of research related to GeSci's five thematic inquiry priorities. Preliminary…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Research Reports
Learning Progressions in Science: An Evidence-Based Approach to Reform. CPRE Research Report # RR-63
Corcoran, Tom; Mosher, Frederic A.; Rogat, Aaron – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2009
The purpose of this report is to describe the work that has been done so far on learning progressions in science, examine the challenges to developing usable learning progressions, determine if further investments are warranted, and if so, what investments are needed to realize their promised benefits. The report examines the quality and utility…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Research Reports, Educational Change, Instructional Improvement
Stancliffe, Roger J.; Jones, Edwin; Mansell, Jim; Lowe, Kathy – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: Active Support (AS) is an approach for promoting increased engagement in activities by people with intellectual disability (ID). Method: We critically reviewed the available research on AS, and added a commentary to help guide future research and practice. Results: Despite weaknesses in the research design of some studies, there is…
Descriptors: Research Design, Mental Retardation, Caseworker Approach, Individualized Programs
Hew, Khe Foon; Kale, Ugur; Kim, Nari – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2007
This article reviews and categorizes empirical studies related to instructional technology that were published in three prominent journals: "Educational Technology Research and Development, Instructional Science," and the "Journal of Educational Computing Research" from the year 2000 through 2004. Four questions guided this review: 1) What…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Research Methodology, Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection

Matson, Johnny L.; Bamburg, Jay W.; Mayville, Erik A.; Pinkston, Jim; Bielecki, Joanne; Kuhn, David; Smalls, Yemonja; Logan, James R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2000
Review of the literature on psychopharmacology and mental retardation from 1990-1999 found most studies had major methodological flaws. Also, most drug administrations were not based in science, were not evaluated appropriately, and generally did not follow best practices for treatment of persons with mental retardation. A table lists the studies…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Medical Services, Mental Retardation, Pharmacology
Howell, William G. – American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 2007
This paper examines the possibility that citizens' mediated and sporadic exposure to education research influences their policy attitudes. It reflects upon how citizens--who are not direct consumers of education research and who lack basic training in the modes of social scientific inquiry--use the paucity of information made available to them in…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Public Opinion, Educational Policy, Public Education
Milford, Jaime L.; Austin, Julia L.; Smith, Jane Ellen – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2007
The Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) and Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) are both highly effective and empirically validated psychosocial approaches to the treatment of addictions whose unique designs may help achieve certain public health objectives. Literature will be reviewed to examine the potential impact of CRA and…
Descriptors: Public Health, Reinforcement, Public Policy, Theory Practice Relationship
Fox, James – 1990
Numerous documented examples are presented of how research has contributed to the development of constructive education policies and practices throughout the country. Part 1 discusses the use of research in California, South Carolina, Florida, and Connecticut. Also described are the efforts of specific organizations that are using research to…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Early Childhood Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Policy

Mossberg, Howard E. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1994
The literature on entrepreneurship is reviewed as it relates to the university setting. Academic entrepreneurship is defined as actions designed to increase individual or institutional profit or prestige through development and marketing of research ideas or products. Case studies in the fields of pharmacy and biochemistry are presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics
Kearns, Peter – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
There is increasing worldwide focus on education reform, driven by rising pressures for lifelong learning, the burgeoning impact of technology, and an escalating pace of change in much of industry and society. This report examines the key trends in Europe and North America in finding more effective means of strengthening the impact of educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Vocational Education, Educational Research