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Wilcox, Gabrielle; Chatlos, Suzannah B.; McClure, Erin; Flowers, Jaime; Makarenko, Erica – Contemporary School Psychology, 2023
Evidence-based practice is foundational to school psychology; as a field, we have contributed a great deal of evidence for specific practices. However, school psychologists must continue to find ways to more effectively reduce the gap between research and practice, supporting educational outcomes for all students. Two interconnected strategies…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Theory Practice Relationship, Evidence, Research Reports
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Sims, Wesley A.; King, Kathleen R.; Wicoff, Maribeth; Mancracchia, Nina; Womack, Tyler; Anazagasty, Jessica Mercado – Contemporary School Psychology, 2023
Research has demonstrated that school-based problem-solving teams (SB PSTs), a term describing teams engaging in efforts to remediate problems in school settings, can effectively improve student functioning while reducing special education referrals and disproportionality. Unfortunately, questions remain as to the effectiveness of SB PSTs in the…
Descriptors: Teachers, Participative Decision Making, Problem Solving, Program Implementation
Hall, Gene E. – 1977
Researchers are becoming increasingly aware of context variables in interpreting research findings. The Procedures for Adopting Educational Innovations (PAEI) Project at the Texas Research and Development Center for Teacher Education has been attempting to identify and conceptualize important research-based and clinical-based context variables. An…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Educational Innovation
Palmer, Jim – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1992
Suggests steps in planning and managing student tracking systems: build support, determine the system's purpose, inventory available student data, identify information gaps, consider a small prototype, make tracking ongoing, and use the system. Reviews potential problems during implementation. Cites further sources of information. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Institutional Research
Coffey, Osa D.; Carter, Dianne – 1986
This paper contains two addresses on improving the quality of correctional education through vocational education research and resources. In the first part, Osa Coffey, Executive Director of the Correctional Education Association, speaks of the need for research and resources in vocational education for incarcerated persons. She states that the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, High School Equivalency Programs
Creemers, Bert P. M.; de Vries, Annemieke – 1982
Using as an example the development of the comprehensive school concept in the Netherlands, this paper explores the strategy for educational innovation in a centralized national educational system, the role of educational research and evaluation in educational innovation, the impact of research on policy-making, and the strengths and weaknesses of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Hahn, Andrew – 1992
How youth programs, particularly those that try to prepare young people for work and higher education, are organized and implemented in the field is reviewed. In many cases, the needs of program practitioners are overlooked by the research community. The focus here is on "second-chance" programs that promote the self-sufficiency of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Science and Technology Policy Council of Finland, Helsinki. – 2000
The public sector in Finland faces tasks and challenges in promoting science, technology, and innovations in conditions of global change. Sustainable economic, social, and cultural development will continue to demand comprehensive development of the innovation system based on solid cooperation between the public and private sectors in the country.…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Educational Needs, Educational Research, Educational Trends