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Zhang, Li-fang; Horta, Hugo; Jung, Jisun; Postiglione, Gerard A. – Higher Education Forum, 2020
For more than a century, whether or not the research-teaching nexus exists has remained an intensely debated issue in the global academy at both the conceptual and empirical levels. Situating teaching styles within the context of teaching, conceptualizing research agendas as a dimension of research, and using academic self-efficacy as a mediator,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Researchers, Theory Practice Relationship
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Scholz, Carrie; LaTurner, Jason; Barkowski, Elizabeth – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2021
This tool is designed for individuals who want to formatively assess a research-practice partnership (RPP) in collaboration with its members. It provides guidance on how to set and monitor progress on quarterly RPP goals aligned to five critical dimensions that researchers and practitioners must address to build and sustain an effective RPP. This…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Partnerships in Education, Theory Practice Relationship
Farley-Ripple, Elizabeth; MacGregor, Stephen; Mazal, Mia – Center for Research Use in Education, 2023
Calls to improve relationships between research and practice abound, among them efforts to help researchers to work in partnership with and communicate more effectively with policy and practice audiences, informing those that govern and design educational policies and those charged with implementation in schools and classrooms, respectively. These…
Descriptors: Correlation, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
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Campbell, Bernadette; Mark, Melvin M. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2015
Evaluation theories can be tested in various ways. One approach, the experimental analogue study, is described and illustrated in this article. The approach is presented as a method worthy to use in the pursuit of what Alkin and others have called descriptive evaluation theory. Drawing on analogue studies conducted by the first author, we…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Research Methodology, Stakeholders, Theories
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Hanks, Judith – Language Teaching Research, 2015
This article critically examines the implementation of Exploratory Practice in an English for academic purposes (EAP) context in a British university. The innovation involved challenges as well as opportunities for uniting learning, teaching and research. Particular emphasis is given to two teachers, who are the focus of this article: the story of…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Countries, Universities, Program Implementation
Smith, Cristine; Bingman, Beth – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2007
The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) and the National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium (NAEPDC), with funding from the National Institute for Literacy, created a one-day workshop to assist practitioners and administrators in adult basic education, TANF (Transitional Assistance for Needy…
Descriptors: Workshops, Program Evaluation, Adult Basic Education, Employment Services
Tessmer, Martin; Wedman, John – 1992
Findings of a study that determined the ways in which practicing administrative course developers utilize instructional design activities in their design projects are presented in this paper. A survey was administered to 30 participants in a training and development group within a large organization and mailed to 43 other practicing instructional…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Problems, Instructional Design, Measurement Techniques