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'What I Really Want Is Academics Who Want to Partner and Who Care about the Outcome': Findings from a Mixed-Methods Study of Evidence Use in Local Government in England
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Cheetham, Mandy; Redgate, Sam; van der Graaf, Peter; Humble, Clare; Hunter, David; Adamson, Ashley – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2023
Background: Local government (LG) is ideally placed to influence the determinants of public health (PH) and reduce inequalities, but opportunities are routinely missed. Aims and objectives: The aim of the Local Authority Champions of Research (LACoR) study was to explore ways to embed a culture of evidence use in LG. Methods: Five linked work…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Local Government, Data Use, Evidence Based Practice
Trends in Charter School Authorizing
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Gau, Rebecca – Thomas B. Fordham Foundation & Institute, 2006
This report presents findings from a national examination of the organizations that sponsor, oversee and hold accountable U.S. charter schools. Its primary aim is to describe and characterize these crucial but little known organizations: What do they look like? How big are they? How do they go about their work? The results of this inquiry is a new…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Charter Schools, Accountability, Classification