Resources
Overviews and Syntheses
Research Update: The Current State of Research Use in Education by Laura Shankland
Use of Research Evidence: Building Two-Way Streets by Vivian Tseng.
Evidence at the Crossroads: A William T Grant Foundation Series on Evidence Use in Policy.
Pathways from research to policy: Implications for researchers and policymakers (part 1 of 2) by Cynthia Coburn.
Pathways from research to policy: Implications for researchers and policymakers (part 2 of 2) by Cynthia Coburn.
Coburn, C. E., Honig, M. I., & Stein, M. K. What's the evidence on districts' use of evidence?. In J. D. Bransford, D. J. Stipek, N. J. Vye, L. M. Gomez & D. Lam (Eds.), The role of research in educational improvement (pp. 67-87). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
View Resource What's the evidence on districts' use of evidenceContandriopoulos, D., Lemire, M., Denis, J.-L., & Tremblay, E. Knowledge exchange processes in organizations and policy arenas: A narrative systematic review of the literature. The Milbank Quarterly, 88(4), 444-483.
View Resource from The Milbank QuarterlyJohnson, K., Greenseid, L. O., Toal, S. A., King, J. A., Lawrenz, F., & Volkov, B. Research on evaluation use: A review of the empirical literature from 1986 to 2005. American Journal of Evaluation, 30(3), 377-410.
View Resource Research on evaluation useTseng, V. The uses of research evidence in policy and practice. Social Policy Report, 26 (2), 1-16
View Resource from Social Policy ReportNational Research Council. Using science as evidence in public policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Individual Differences and Research Use
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Amara, N., Ouimet, M., & Landry, R. New evidence on instrumental, conceptual, and symbolic utilization of university research in government agencies. Science Communication, 26 (1), 75-106. Behind Paywall
View Resource from Science CommunicationSquires, J. E., Estabrooks, C. A., Gustavsson, P., & Wallin, L. Individual determinants of research utilization by nurses: a systematic review update. Implementation Science, 6 (1), 1-20.
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Organizational Processes of Research Use
Asen, R. "The research says": Definitions and uses of a key policy term in federal law and local school board deliberations. Argumentation and Advocacy, 47, 195-213. Behind Paywall
View Resource from Argumentation and AdvocacyCoburn, C. E. Partnership for District Reform: The challenges of evidence use in a major urban district. Research and practice in education: Building alliances, bridging the divide (pp. 167-182). New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. Requires purchase of book.
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Research-Practice Partnerships
Research, Policy, and Practice: The Role of Intermediaries in Promoting Evidence-Based Decisions.
The National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships.
Webinar: Successes and Challenges of Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education Research.
Attending to Issues of Equity in Evaluating Research-Practice Partnership Outcomes by Henrick, E., McGee, S,. & Penuel, W.R..
Coburn, C. E., Penuel, W. R., & Geil, K. Research-practice partnerships at the district level: A new strategy for leveraging research for educational improvement. Berkeley, CA and Boulder, CO: University of California and University of Colorado.
View Resource Research-practice partnerships at the district levelLópez Turley, R.N. & Stevens, C. (2015). Lessons From a School District–University Research Partnership: The Houston Education Research Consortium. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 37(1), 6S– 15S. Behind Paywall
View Resource Lessons From a School District–University Research PartnershipDynarski, SM, & Berends, M (2015). Introduction to Special Issue. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 37(1), 3S– 5S. Behind Paywall
View Resource from Educational Evaluation and Policy AnalysisConaway, C., Keesler, V., & Schwartz, N. (2015). What Research Do State Education Agencies Really Need? The Promise and Limitations of State Longitudinal Data Systems. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 37(1), 16S– 28S. Behind Paywall
View Resource What Research Do State Education Agencies Really Need?Nelson, I., London, R., & Strobel, K. (2015). Reinventing the Role of the University Researcher. Educational Researcher, 44(1), 17–26. Behind Paywall
View Resource from Educational ResearcherStringfield, S. The Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk Turns 20. Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk, 20: 1–3
View Resource from Journal of Education for Students Placed At RiskJohnson, R., Severance, S., Penuel, W.R., & Leary, H. Teachers, tasks, and tensions: Lessons from a research–practice partnership. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10857-015-9338-3
View Resource from Journal of Mathematics Teacher EducationCoburn, C.E. & Penuel, W.R. Research–practice partnerships in education: Outcomes, dynamics, and open questions. Educational Researcher. Advance online publication. doi: 10.3102/0013189X16631750 Behind Paywall
View Resource Research practice partnerships in educationBiag, M., Gerstein, A., Fehrer, K.C., Sanchez, M, and Sipes, L. (2016). Data use and Inquiry in Research-Practice Partnerships: Four Case Examples. Biag, M., Gerstein, A., Fehrer, K.C., Sanchez, M, and Sipes, L. (2016). Data Use and Inquiry in Research-Practice Partnerships: Four Case Examples. Stanford, CA: John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities.
View Resource Data use and Inquiry in Research Practice PartnershipsWentworth, L., Carranza, R., & Stipek, D. (2016). A university and district partnership closes the research-to-classroom gap. Phi Delta Kappan, 97(8), 66-69.
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