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Rickinson, Mark; McKenzie, Marcia – Environmental Education Research, 2021
This paper looks beyond the environmental and sustainability education (ESE) field for ideas on understanding the research-policy relationship. It examines two specific bodies of literature that have analysed the interplay of research and policy in different ways -- critical policy studies and evidence use studies. Bringing these two literatures…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainability, Educational Policy, Evidence
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Cain, Tim; Brindley, Sue; Brown, Chris; Jones, Gary; Riga, Fran – British Educational Research Journal, 2019
Despite numerous efforts to align educational practice more closely with findings from educational research, there is little clarity about how educational practitioners can, in principle, use research. We propose a conceptualisation based on how research can contribute to practitioners' thinking: specifically, our framework proposes that research…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Utilization, Reflection, Decision Making
Pellegrini, Marta; Vivanet, Giuliano – ECNU Review of Education, 2021
Purpose: This article examines the state of progress of evidence-based educational policies in Europe and identifies organizations for the generation and dissemination of evidence. Further, it discusses some of the most relevant challenges facing the development of evidence-informed education policies in Europe. Design/Approach/Methods: This…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Decision Making
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Bacon, Donald R.; Stewart, Kim A. – Journal of Management Education, 2017
On the long and arduous journey toward effective educational assessment, business schools have progressed in their ability to clearly state measurable learning goals and use direct measures of student learning. However, many schools are wrestling with the last stages of the journey--measuring present learning outcomes, implementing…
Descriptors: Business Schools, Statistical Analysis, Educational Research, Research Utilization
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Grundin, Hans U. – Literacy, 2018
This paper aims to present a critical analysis of the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check (PSC), with special focus on the relationship between the UK Department for Education's policy-making and the evidence considered in the process of developing and evaluating the PSC. The reports from the in-house Standards and Testing Agency and from commissioned…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Criticism, Screening Tests, Phonics
Shepard, Lorrie A.; Penuel, William R.; Davidson, Kristen L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2017
The Every Student Succeeds Act grants states new flexibility to create more balanced assessment systems with a greater role for formative assessment. Drawing on lessons learned over three decades of research and reform, we argue that state and local leaders should take the lead in designing new assessments guided by two core principles: First,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Formative Evaluation, Test Construction
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Canning, John – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2015
Despite numerous criticisms of the UK National Student Survey (NSS) institutional managers still strongly support its use in informing student choice, quality and assurance and quality enhancement activities. This article outlines a granular and nuanced benchmarking system for the NSS which provides both a "raw" score (weighted student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Student Surveys, Weighted Scores
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Sebba, Judy – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2013
The need to justify public expenditure has increased the emphasis on impact of research. Identifying ways to maximise impact is a requirement of research funders and a concern of governments internationally. Researchers are expected to communicate findings clearly, make use of the media and influence politicians and administrators. Through an…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Facilitators (Individuals)
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Flitcroft, Kathy; Gillespie, James; Carter, Stacy; Salkeld, Glenn; Trevena, Lyndal – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2014
Much of the evidence translation literature focuses narrowly on the use of evidence in the initial policy formulation stages, and downplays the crucial role of institutions and the inherently political nature of policy making. More recent approaches acknowledge the importance of institutional and political factors, but make no attempt to…
Descriptors: Public Health, Public Policy, Evidence Based Practice, Political Influences
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Chirikov, Igor – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
This article focuses on the elaboration of institutional research practice, which is an important element of any research university. The study addresses three questions. First, how did institutional research arise, and what is its raison d'etre in a research university? Second, how can institutional research contribute to the improvement of the…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Institutional Role, Research Universities, Research Utilization
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Asen, Robert; Gurke, Deb; Conners, Pamela; Solomon, Ryan; Gumm, Elsa – Educational Policy, 2013
This article analyzes the use of research evidence in school-board deliberations in three school districts in Wisconsin. In these settings, the circulation, meaning, and function of research depended importantly on the interests and backgrounds of advocates, the composition of audiences, and the values and contexts of decision-making. Board…
Descriptors: Evidence, Boards of Education, School Districts, Group Dynamics
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Littell, Julia H.; Shlonsky, Aron – Research on Social Work Practice, 2010
Drawing on the authors' experience in the international Campbell Collaboration, this essay presents a principled and pragmatic approach to evidence-informed decisions about child welfare. This approach takes into account the growing body of empirical evidence on the reliability and validity of various methods of research synthesis. It also…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Theory Practice Relationship, Evidence, Decision Making
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Little, Judith Warren – American Journal of Education, 2012
Despite the growing volume of research on data use systems or data use activities in which teachers engage, micro-process studies--investigations of what teachers and others actually do under the broad banner of "data use" or "evidence-based decision making"--remain substantially underdeveloped. Starting with a review of the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Investigations, Decision Making, Evaluation Utilization
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Honig, Meredith I.; Coburn, Cynthia – Educational Policy, 2008
District central office administrators increasingly face policy demands to use "evidence" in their decision making. These demands up the ante on education policy researchers and policy makers to better understand what evidence use in district central offices entails and the conditions that may support it. To that end, the authors conducted a…
Descriptors: Central Office Administrators, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Data Interpretation
Datta, Lois-ellin – 1994
In response to a recommendation that the Office of Educational Research and Development (OERI) adopt consensus panels such as those used by the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, this paper tries to represent the range of consensus panel applications and to identify the major considerations for OERI application. A…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
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