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Farrell, Caitlin C.; Davidson, Kristen L.; Repko-Erwin, Melia; Penuel, William R.; Quantz, Mary; Wong, Hayla; Riedy, Robbin; Brink, Zane – National Center for Research in Policy and Practice, 2018
This report presents results from the second phase of a descriptive study of the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education Research program. This two-year grant program, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education, supports exploratory research within a partnership context. In each funded…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Partnerships in Education, Federal Programs, Objectives
Farrell, Caitlin C.; Davidson, Kristen L.; Repko-Erwin, Melia; Penuel, William R.; Herlihy, Corinne; Potvin, Ashley Seidel; Hill, Heather C. – National Center for Research in Policy and Practice, 2017
There is growing interest in research-practice partnerships (RPPs)--collaborations between researchers and practitioners formed to investigate problems of practice and solutions for improving educational outcomes. Advocates argue that such partnerships enable greater research use in decision making and address persistent issues in education.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Partnerships in Education, Federal Programs, Objectives
Riordan, Julie; Dynarski, Mark; Kochanek, Julie; Best, Jane; Dawson, Matt – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
In an effort to bring more knowledge about "what works" to educational practitioners, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has made significant investments in developing and disseminating focused, rigorous research projects in order to increase the supply of and demand for this research in educational decision making. These efforts…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Projects, Information Dissemination, Research Utilization
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Institute of Education Sciences, 2007
The annual report reviews research priorities, major Institute of Education Sciences (IES) updates, and recent resolutions. National Board for Education Sciences (NBES) members conclude that the Institute has made important initial progress in transforming education into an evidence-based field in which decision-makers routinely seek out the best…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Educational Research, Research Utilization, Financial Support
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Cook, Bryan G.; Tankersley, Melody; Cook, Lysandra; Landrum, Timothy J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
A major tenet of both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act is the identification and use of evidence-based practices, or those instructional techniques shown by research as most likely to improve student outcomes meaningfully. However, much confusion exists regarding the meaning and potential…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Special Education, Evidence
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Cook, Lysandra; Cook, Bryan G.; Landrum, Timothy J.; Tankersley, Melody – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
Using evidence-based practices, or those instructional techniques shown by research to improve student outcomes meaningfully, increases the performance of students with disabilities and should therefore be a priority for special educators. But how does a practice come to be considered evidence based? The unique characteristics of group…
Descriptors: Intervention, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Outcomes of Education
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McDuffie, Kimberly A.; Scruggs, Thomas E. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
In response to recent trends and legislation, the concept of implementing evidence-based practices has become a critical component of contemporary schooling. It is important that teachers and families of students with disabilities understand the role that qualitative research plays in determining whether a practice is in fact evidence based.…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Disabilities, Special Education, Evidence
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Tankersley, Melody; Harjusola-Webb, Sanna; Landrum, Timothy J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
Research in the field of special education often incorporates single-subject designs to investigate the effectiveness of educational practices for students with disabilities. As such, it is important that educators and educational professionals understand the characteristics of single-subject research methodologies and how those characteristics…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Educational Practices, Special Education, Research Design
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Cook, Bryan G.; Tankersley, Melody; Harjusola-Webb, Sanna – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
There has been an increasing focus on evidence-based practices in special education with efforts underway to authoritatively identify those practices that are evidence based. However, the identification of evidence-based practices is only the beginning of the process of implementing evidence-based special education. The professional wisdom of…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Special Education
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Florio, David H. – Educational Researcher, 1979
This article describes the breadth of federal support for educational knowledge production and application. Support from the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is discussed in detail. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Research, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Knudsen, Kjell R.; And Others – 1974
Some 3,000 proposals submitted for Research Grants in Education and Small Grants, two of the major topic areas in the 1973 Field Initiated Studies (FIS) program of the National Institute of Education (NIE), are analyzed in this report to identify research features which seemed to receive priority emphasis and to describe some of the methodological…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Federal Aid
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Leary, Paul – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1973
Considered rehabilitation programs that are designed to provide various services to the handicapped and the effect of implementing a communications network. (RK)
Descriptors: Accountability, Communication (Thought Transfer), Counselors, Decision Making
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Gideonse, Hendrik D. – International Review of Education, 1981
In the United States, recent educational research and development efforts reflect an overriding concern for maximizing these impact areas on practice, as illustrated by five thrusts: development work; evaluation; fundamental research; dissemination; and attention to the process of social inquiry. The complexity of American education makes research…
Descriptors: Diffusion, Educational Research, Federal Programs, Objectives
Nelson, Carnot E.; Mason, Ward S. – 1977
This report examines Federal support for knowledge production and utilization (KPU), using data from the Interagency Research Information System developed by George Washington University's Social Research Group for the Interagency Panels on Early Childhood and Adolescence Research and Development. The report locates the data available for this…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
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Kennedy, Mary M. – Educational Researcher, 1981
Criticizes the Holtzman Report (Boruch and Cordray) focusing on the politics behind the national educational policymaking process. (GC)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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