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Finnigan, Kara S. – Educational Policy, 2023
This article discusses what we know about the underlying social and political conditions shaping research evidence use in education and how this applies to Research-Practice Partnerships (RPPs). It discusses types of use, political dynamics and processes, brokers and intermediaries, and racial dynamics and lenses. It also recommends strategies for…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Partnerships in Education, Politics of Education, Research Utilization
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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
Tseng, Vivian – William T. Grant Foundation, 2022
The puzzle of how to connect research with policy and practice is a vital area for scientific inquiry. The William T. Grant Foundation believes that attempts to improve the use of research evidence in policy and practice should be subject to rigorous theory building and empirical analysis. The stakes are high for the research community: If we do…
Descriptors: Research Utilization, Educational Research, Evidence, Educational Policy
Farley-Ripple, Elizabeth; Van Horne, Sam; Tilley, Kati; Shewchuk, Samantha; May, Henry; Micklos, Deborah Amsden; Blackman, Horatio – Center for Research Use in Education, 2022
This is the executive summary for the report, "Survey of Evidence in Education for Schools (SEE-S) Descriptive Report." In the United States, increased pressure through accountability policy and through the production and dissemination of scientifically based research are intended to create conditions for improving research use.…
Descriptors: Surveys, Schools, Educational Research, Research Utilization
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Yoshizawa, Lauren – American Educational Research Journal, 2022
The Every Student Succeeds Act builds on prior efforts to bridge the gap between research and practice through the imposition of evidence requirements. This article presents findings from a small-scale micro-process study of three districts in one state during their first year of implementing those requirements. Informed by past conceptualizations…
Descriptors: Research Utilization, School Districts, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
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Katherine Tilley – Grantee Submission, 2022
The purpose of this study is to investigate the nature of the relationship between problem-framing and reported engagement with external research evidence in school-based decision-making. This study serves as an important first attempt to explore and describe this potential relationship and its implications for the use of research in schools.…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Research Utilization, Decision Making, Elementary School Teachers
Katherine Rose Tilley – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This paper documents an investigation into the nature of the relationship between problem-framing and reported engagement with external research evidence in school-based decision-making. This study serves as an important first attempt to explore and describe this potential relationship and its implications for the use of research in schools.…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Research Utilization, Decision Making, Elementary School Teachers
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Elizabeth Farley-Ripple; Sara Grajeda – Grantee Submission, 2020
The need for evidence-based decision-making is more salient than ever before, demanding a deeper knowledge of the relationship between research and practice but also of the levers that can enable stronger ties. Knowledge brokers are a promising means for leveraging indirect relationships between research and practice, but to date are understudied…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making, Knowledge Management, Facilitators (Individuals)
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Stephen MacGregor; Joel R. Malin; Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple – Peabody Journal of Education, 2022
Education policy continues to press for increased use of research evidence in decision-making, yet decades of research point to weak links between research and practice. We see evidence-informed improvement not as a problem with schools, but with a larger evidence-use ecosystem. As a step toward building and strengthening multidirectional paths…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Educational Policy, Systems Approach, Research and Development
May, Henry; Blackman, Horatio; Van Horne, Sam; Tilley, Katherine; Farley-Ripple, Elizabeth N.; Shewchuk, Samantha; Agboh, Darren; Micklos, Deborah Amsden – Center for Research Use in Education, 2022
In this technical report, the Center for Research Use in Education (CRUE) presents the methodological design of a large-scale quantitative investigation of research use by school-based practitioners through the "Survey of Evidence in Education for Schools (SEE-S)." It documents the major technical aspects of the development of SEE-S,…
Descriptors: Surveys, Schools, Educational Research, Research Utilization
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Walker, Matt; Nelson, Julie; Bradshaw, Sally – Education Endowment Foundation, 2019
This research briefing summarises findings from a nationally representative survey of schools and teachers, which investigated teachers' research use. The survey was designed with reference to the principles adopted in an earlier 2014 study in which the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and the Education Endowment Foundation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Decision Making, Research Utilization
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Ion, Georgeta; Iftimescu, Simona; Proteasa, Carmen; Marin, Elena – Education Sciences, 2019
This study provides an insight into the challenges faced in establishing a closer collaboration between educational research and its use in the policy-making process. It aims to identify the factors influencing transfer from research to policy-making and the policy-makers' needs, expectations, and perception on the use of educational research.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Utilization, Policy Formation, Research and Development
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Tunison, Scott – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2020
Given the pace of their work, school administrators often find it difficult to sift through the massive volume of primary academic research produced each year to find specific pieces that might be useful to inform their practice. In response to this issue, the author developed and implemented a strategy to filter research for local relevance and…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Utilization, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
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Haecker, Bonnie M.; Lane, Forrest C.; Zientek, Linda R. – Journal of School Leadership, 2017
Research has explored the use of evidence-based practices within schools but less is known about evidence-based decision-making among school district central office administrators. This study explored how individual and school-level characteristics of administrators were related to the implementation of evidence-based practices. Findings suggested…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making, Central Office Administrators, School Districts
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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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