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Neal, Jennifer Watling; Neal, Zachary P. – School Psychology, 2022
Understanding educators' networks can inform the field of school psychology by offering insight into how the structure of social relationships supports the implementation of school-based programs. However, the difficulties of collecting and modeling network data remain barriers to using network methods in school psychology. To overcome these…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Visualization, Models, Social Networks
Neal, Jennifer Watling; Neal, Zachary P.; Brutzman, Brian – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2022
Background: A growing literature focuses on the roles of brokers, intermediaries, and boundary spanners (BIBS) in addressing the challenges of transferring research evidence between the research and practice or policy communities. Aims and objectives: In this systematic review, we examined two research questions: (1) where, how, and when are…
Descriptors: Information Scientists, Facilitators (Individuals), Definitions, Information Dissemination
Neal, Zachary; Neal, Jennifer Watling; Piteo, Amelia – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2020
Educational researchers regularly collect survey data from educators, but struggle to encourage survey completion in this busy population, particularly when surveys are web-based. In this study we experimentally investigated the usefulness of follow-up phone calls and increased monetary incentives to non-respondents as strategies to boost response…
Descriptors: Incentives, Administrator Surveys, Principals, Educational Research
Neal, Jennifer Watling; Neal, Zachary P.; Barrett, Courtenay A.; Brutzman, Brian – School Mental Health, 2020
Principals' efforts to support the implementation of interventions involve coordination among multiple actors in their social networks. However, less is known about how distinct features of these social networks are associated with principals' perceptions of the social validity of interventions. In this paper, we used Neal and Neal (Implement Sci…
Descriptors: Principals, Social Networks, Intervention, Validity
Neal, Zachary; Neal, Jennifer Watling; Mills, Kristen; Lawlor, Jennifer – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2018
We propose transaction cost economics theory as a tool for exploring when school administrators rely on information from two types of sources: internal sources like their own colleagues, and external sources like researchers and government agencies. The theory's application is illustrated in a comparative case study of two public school districts…
Descriptors: Costs, Economics, Evidence, Decision Making
Neal, Zachary P.; Neal, Jennifer Watling – Social Development, 2013
This article provides Zachary P. Neal and Jennifer Watling Neal's response to Thomas W. Farmer and Hongling Xie's commentary on Neal and Neal's "Multiple Meanings of Peer Groups in Social Cognitive Mapping." Neal and Neal assert that many of Farmer and Xie's comments highlight the motivation behind their original…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Peer Groups, Social Cognition, Measurement Techniques
Mills, Kristen J.; Lawlor, Jennifer A.; Neal, Jennifer Watling; Neal, Zachary P.; McAlindon, Kathryn – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2020
Background: This study draws on two communities theory to address two major research questions related to conceptions of research in educational practice and policy. First, how do educators conceptualise research? Second, to what extent do educators' conceptions of research align with recent US federal educational policies? Methods: We conducted…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Federal Government, Educational Research, Educational Policy
McAlindon, Kathryn; Neal, Jennifer Watling; Neal, Zachary P.; Mills, Kristen J.; Lawlor, Jennifer – American Journal of Evaluation, 2019
Despite growing interest in data visualization and graphically aided reporting, the evaluation literature could benefit from additional guidance on systematically integrating visual communication design and marketing into comprehensive communication strategies to improve data dissemination. This article describes the role of targeted communication…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Marketing, Graphic Arts, Technical Writing
Neal, Jennifer Watling; Mills, Kristen J.; McAlindon, Kathryn; Neal, Zachary P.; Lawlor, Jennifer A. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2019
Purpose: We apply diffusion of innovations theory to examine two key research questions designed to inform efforts to improve the research--practice gap in education: (1) Are there distinct types of educators that differ in their prioritization of the compatibility, observability, complexity, relative advantage, and trialability of research? and…
Descriptors: Research Utilization, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Principals
Neal, Jennifer Watling; Neal, Zachary P. – Social Development, 2013
Social cognitive mapping (SCM) is a common approach to identifying peer groups in developmental research. However, this approach involves three stages that each implies a unique conception of peer group. This article aims to bring conceptual clarity to the identification of peer groups using SCM by demonstrating how the meaning of peer groups…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Cognitive Mapping, Social Cognition, Social Networks
Neal, Jennifer Watling; Neal, Zachary P.; VanDyke, Erika; Kornbluh, Mariah – American Journal of Evaluation, 2015
Qualitative data offer advantages to evaluators, including rich information about stakeholders' perspectives and experiences. However, qualitative data analysis is labor-intensive and slow, conflicting with evaluators' needs to provide punctual feedback to their clients. In this method note, we contribute to the literature on rapid evaluation and…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Data Analysis, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods