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ERIC Number: EJ1105482
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1183-1189
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Research Use in Education: An Online Survey of School Practitioners
Lysenko, Larysa V.; Abrami, Philip C.; Bernard, Robert M.; Dagenais, Christian
Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, v25 n1 p35-54 Fall 2015
This paper summarizes the results of a pan-Canadian online survey study that investigates the extent to which school practitioners (N = 1,153) use research to inform their practice. The self-reports indicate that the majority of the respondents used educational research, yet this engagement was infrequent. Although the respondents shared neutral attitudes about research, their comments add rather a negative connotation to their perceptions. This study's findings are relevant to school leadership organizations, teacher education institutions, and research-generating bodies as they point to the necessity of increasing research relevance and accessibility, cultivating teaching as a research-based profession, and building school capacity to use research.
Brock University Faculty of Educatino. 500 Glenridge Avenue, Saint Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1 Canada. Tel: 905-688-5550 ext. 3733; e-mail: brocked@brocku.ca; Web site: http://brocked.ed.brocku.ca
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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