PSYC 3800 Lecture Notes - Nocturnal Enuresis, Caudate Nucleus, Multicultural Education
4 Sep 2013
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The growing (but still limited) importance of evidence in education policy and practice. Examines efforts in education to address the research practice gap through an emerging field termed knowledge mobilization (km). All signs suggest that research will play an increasingly important role in education. Policy choices will continue to be driven in large part by factors other than research. Practices will continue to be based to large extent on history, tradition and convenience. Development suggests 3 important areas of action: strengthen research efforts related to km in line with the suggestions stated previously. More research is needed but it also has to be better organized and coordinated. Better research tools are required and research should pay attention to the take-up of ideas and practices: research producing organizations (universities) should do more km work. Until schools and school systems have more capacity in these areas, even the best research will have little impact. The obviousness of social and educational research results.
