To whom and to what end? An analysis of knowledge mobilization and public scholarship strategies developed by schools of education
Presented by Gustavo E. Fischman, professor of educational policy at Arizona State University
University of Colorado School of Education Spring Colloquium
April 27, 2016
Questions related to the relevance, accessibility, and usability of their research have long been a source of concern among faculty in colleges of education. More recently, some colleges have begun engaging in Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) efforts–individual and organizational practices and initiatives for enhancing the usability of educational research. In this presentation Gustavo E. Fischman will share findings from To whom and to what end? a Spencer Foundation supported study that examined KMb strategies of three schools of education at research intensive publicuniversities in North America, as well as the reception of those strategies by practitioners from K-12 schools and policymakers in neighboring areas.
Gustavo E. Fischman is professor of educational policy and director of edXchange the knowledge mobilization initiative at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University. Dr. Fischman advocates for the idea that educational research needs to be considered as a public good and focuses his work on understanding and improving the processes of knowledge-production and exchange between scholars, educators, activists, practitioners, administrators, media workers, policymakers, and the broad public. He has been a visiting scholar in several universities in Europe and Latin America. In 2013 Dr. Fischman was elected fellow of the International Academy of Education, and in 2015 fellow of the American Educational Research Association. He serves in numerous editorial boards, and is the executive editor of Education Policy Analysis Archives and Education Review.