Maximizing the policy relevance of research for school improvement

"Education policy and policy making is shaped through the activities of a complex network of educators, educational leaders, researchers, community members, as well as government and non-government officials and organizations. Educational researchers are a critical player in this complex networ...

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Other Authors Urick, Angela (Editor), Ford, Timothy G. (Editor), DeMatthews, David (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2020]
SeriesLeadership for school improvement series
Subjects
School improvement programs > Research.
Education > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Educational strategies and policy.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806604739
DOI10.1108/978-1-64802-249-4
Physical Description1 online resource (424 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction / Angela Urick, David DeMatthews, and Timothy G. Ford
  • Section I. A primer on education policymaking in the United States
  • Chapter 1. The federal education policy process / Rachel Carly Feldman and Kendrick B. Davis
  • Chapter 2. Actors, interests, and actions in shaping state education policy / R. Aaron Wisman and W. Kyle Ingle
  • Section II. Designing research to maximize education policy relevance
  • Chapter 3. Considerations in the design of high-impact policy-relevant research / Tyler Woodward, Alexa Quinn, Sarah Lilly, and Peter A. Youngs
  • Chapter 4. Quantitative research design and education policy / Pedro Reyes and Michael R. Scott
  • Chapter 5. Qualitative research designs for policy-relevant research / Amanda U. Potterton and Joel R. Malin
  • Chapter 6. The role of mixed methods in increasing the relevancy of education policy research and evaluation / Kim Kappler Hewitt and Katherine Cumings Mansfield
  • Chapter 7. The potential for improvement science and research partnerships to maximize policy relevance of school improvement research / Sarah Winchell Lenhoff, Jeremy Singer, and Ben Pogodzinski
  • Chapter 8. Social network analysis for policy-relevant education research / Yinying Wang
  • Chapter 9. Critical approaches for policy-relevant research / Derek Houston, T. Jameson Brewer, and Meredith L. Wronowski
  • Chapter 10. Droppin' the mic: Framing the implications of policy-relevant research for maximum impact / Casey Cobb
  • Section III. Engaging users of research to communicate its relevance
  • Chapter 11. Communicating to policymakers / Heather E. Price
  • Chapter 12. Research-practice partnerships: An innovative approach to school improvement / Stephen MacGregor and Amanda Cooper
  • Chapter 13. Community activism and advocacy / Catharine Biddle and Dana Mitra
  • Chapter 14. Speaking up and speaking out: Editorials as a means to shape public perceptions and educational policy / David DeMatthews, Richard J. Reddick, and Lebon James III
  • Chapter 15. Why we're bloggers: Utilizing blogs and social media to influence education policy conversations and decisions / Diane Ravitch, Julian Vasquez Helig, and T. Jameson Brewer
  • Chapter 16. Commentary--reframing relevance: Strategies for closing the gap / Elizabeth Farley-Ripple, Katherine Tilley, Samantha Shewchuk, and Scott Sheridan. About the Authors.

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