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Toward a Synergistic Model for Improving the Use of Research in Court-Driven Educational Reform: Examining "Gary B. v. Snyder" and Literacy Improvement in Detroit
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Superfine, Benjamin Michael; Goldman, Susan R.; Richard, Meagan S. – Educational Researcher, 2019
"Gary B. v. Snyder," a federal class action lawsuit originally filed in September 2016, is one of the most recent and high-profile entrants into the line of cases involving large-scale education reform. In this case, seven students from traditional public schools and charter schools in Detroit sued various Michigan state officials,…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Change, Educational Research, Research Utilization
To Know Is Not Enough: Knowledge, Power, and the Zone of Generativity
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Ball, Arnetha F. – Educational Researcher, 2012
In this 2012 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Presidential Address, the author considers this year's conference theme--how to take what we know from research and put it to effective (policy and practice) use. The essay challenges members individually and collectively to improve the connection. She reflects on the history of AERA as…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Research Utilization
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