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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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State Education Agencies' Acquisition and Use of Research Knowledge in School Improvement Strategies. CPRE Research Report # RR-77
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Goertz, Margaret E.; Barnes, Carol; Massell, Diane; Fink, Ryan; Francis, Anthony Tuf – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2013
Over the last 20 years, state education agencies (SEAs) have been given considerably more responsibilities for directing and guiding the improvement of low-performing schools. At the same time, federal policies strongly pressed SEAs to use research to design these supports. Very few studies have explored the SEA as an organization, or its role in…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Educational Improvement, Research Utilization, Information Seeking
How State Education Agencies Acquire and Use Research in School Improvement Strategies. Policy Brief. RB-55
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Goertz, Margaret E.; Barnes, Carol; Massell, Diane – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2013
Although studies of districts' and schools' use of research exist, little is known about how SEAs search for, select, and use research and other kinds of evidence in their school improvement strategies. While one might assume similarities in research use behaviors, both the organizational structures of SEAs and the population of external…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Educational Improvement, Research Utilization, Information Seeking