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Boundary Crossing in a Professional Association: The Dynamics of Research Use among State Leaders and Researchers in a Research-Practice Partnership
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Hopkins, Megan; Weddle, Hayley; Gluckman, Maxie; Gautsch, Leslie – AERA Open, 2019
As spaces for researchers and practitioners to engage in long-term, mutual collaborations aimed at addressing problems of practice in education, research-practice partnerships (RPPs) offer rich contexts for research use. Our study examines how interactions between researchers and practitioners shape opportunities for research use in a professional…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Partnerships in Education
How Educators in Three States Are Responding to Standards-Based Accountability under No Child Left Behind. Research Brief
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Hamilton, Laura S.; Stecher, Brian M.; Marsh, Julie A.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Robyn, Abby; Russell, Jennifer; Naftel, Scott; Barney, Heather – RAND Corporation, 2007
In 2002, the RAND Corporation launched a project to understand how educators are responding to the new accountability requirements in California, Georgia, and Pennsylvania--three states that represent a range of approaches, regions, and student populations. The researchers aimed to identify the factors that enhance the implementation of SBA…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teaching Methods, Researchers, Educational Change
Improving Communication among Educational Researchers, Policymakers, and the Press.
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O'Neil, Robert M.; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1990
Presents excerpts from a symposium in Charlottesville (VA) at which researchers, policymakers, and journalists discussed educational issues and the relationship of research to reform. Discusses issues concerning communication problems between groups and why it is important to keep talking with each other. Explores ways of improving the…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Context, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Research Utilization: A Federal Perspective.
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Schiller, Ellen P.; And Others – Remedial and Special Education, 1995
The federal role of developing connections between researchers and practitioners in education is discussed, with attention to the activities of the Office of Special Education Programs' Division of Innovation and Development. Changes in the roles of teachers in applying research knowledge are considered. (SW)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
On Making a Difference.
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Slavin, Robert E. – Educational Researcher, 1990
Explores reasons for the tenuous relationship between educational research and educational practice. Suggests changes in research and policy to bring educational research directly to bear on educational problems. The major problem is that researchers are searching for variables that relate to improved outcomes, whereas educational innovators are…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Improvement Programs
Educational Research--Past, Present, and Future as Viewed by Graduates of an Educational Research Program.
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Jarrell, Michele G.; And Others – 1993
The objectives of this study were to determine the adequacy of the preparation of Educational Research graduates from the University of Alabama, assess their employment history, and solicit opinions concerning the present and future status of Educational Research. A survey instrument mailed to graduates (Ed.S. and Ph.D) from 1973 to the present…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Research