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Peter Kelly; Anna Beck; Susann Hofbauer – Review of Education, 2025
In some countries it is common for policy makers to advocate research use by practitioners as a means to bring about school development. Yet, despite their increasing sophistication, the enactment of protocols for using research is problematic and, even in optimal environments, practitioners have difficulty mobilising research findings to improve…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Administrators, School Administration, Research Utilization
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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
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Leary, Heather; Severance, Samuel – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2018
Education researchers have sought to address the divide between research and persistent problems of practice faced by educators through technology, pedagogy, and methodology innovations (Anderson & Shattuck, 2012; Mishra & Koehler, 2007; Richey, 1998). Barriers to the successful development and implementation of technological innovations…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Barriers, Expertise
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Mahoney, Joseph L. – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2016
Research shows that adolescent participation in organized out-of-school time (OST) programs (e.g., after-school programs) is linked to positive developmental outcomes. However, whether OST program practitioners use this research to inform their decision making is unclear. Therefore, a science-to-practice gap may exist in OST programs. To assess…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Community Programs, Administrators
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
Achilles, C. M. – 1990
A review of recent literature and commission reports identifies persistent problems in two areas of educational administration: research and preparation programs. The two problems are linked in that they are often supervised by faculty who direct but do not themselves perform research. Two areas of research needs are the poor research skills of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Educational Administration, Educational Research