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Title The impact of research in education : an international perspective / edited by Ben Levin, Jie Qi, Hilary Edelstein and Jacqueline Sohn
Published Bristol : Policy Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 271 pages) : illustrations
Contents The impact of research in education; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figures; Tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword; 1. Introduction and overview; Introduction; Organisation of higher education; Relations with government; The system of education research; Concerns about university-based research in education; University efforts to mobilise research; Conclusions: towards a future for research capacity; 2. Knowledge mobilisation and utilisation; What do we mean by KM?; Ideas of 'research' and 'use'; KM and faculties of education; Suggestions for improvement
3. Knowledge mobilisation and utilisation in the Singapore education system: the nexus between researchers, policy makers and practitionersIntroduction; The organisation of education in Singapore; The organisation of education research in Singapore; Theoretical context: knowledge production, mediation and utilisation; NIE's strategies to tighten the theory-practice nexus to actualise iterative knowledge mobilisation; Discussion; 4. Knowledge mobilisation in education in England; Introduction; UK governance, population and education; UK education
University-based structures and research fundingBroader capacity issues; Quality indicators; Strategies and mechanisms for knowledge mobilisation; Development of evidence-informed policy and practice; New initiatives and resources for accessing evidence; New initiatives for use of research; Encouraging impact; Conclusion; 5. Knowledge mobilisation in Australian education research; Introduction; Overview of Australia; Australian higher education; Views of knowledge mobilisation in Australia; Methodology; Current state of university-based research in education; Research structures and capacity
Strategies and mechanisms used to share and disseminate researchContext of Australia's institutional framework for translating educational research into policy; Conclusion; 6. Knowledge mobilisation in the Republic of Korea: linkages with economic, political and social development; Introduction; Educational policy context2; University research; Colleges of education; Professional societies and journals; The policy process -- story of three policies; Educational research institutes; Getting research into schools; Conclusion; 7. Mobilising knowledge in higher education in Denmark; Introduction
The organisation of educational research and education in DenmarkThe need for 'use-inspired' research; The history of research affiliation in Denmark; Level differences or equal two-way communication; Research affiliation or knowledge sharing; Between rupture and collaboration; Conclusion: the Danish way of mobilising knowledge; The Danish way seen from an international perspective; 8. Knowledge mobilisation in education in Canada and the role of universities; Introduction; Overview of Canada; The Canadian university sector in education
Summary This much-needed, original book analyzes efforts and systems in nine countries to mobilize research knowledge, describing the various factors that support or inhibit that work to provide an unprecedented view of the way education research is produced and shared
Notes Major research funding agencies and organisations in education
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
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Subject Education, Higher -- Research -- Cross-cultural studies
Knowledge management -- Cross-cultural studies
Knowledge economy -- Cross-cultural studies
Education and state -- Cross-cultural studies
EDUCATION -- Higher.
EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- School Safety.
Education and state
Education, Higher -- Research
Knowledge economy
Knowledge management
Éducation -- Aspect economique -- Études transculturelles.
Éducation et État -- Études transculturelles.
Éducation -- Recherche -- Études transculturelles.
Enseignement superieur -- Recherche -- Études transculturelles.
Pedagogisk forskning.
Högskoleutbildning.
Utbildningsvetenskap.
Genre/Form Electronic books
Cross-cultural studies
Form Electronic book
Author Levin, Benjamin, editor.
Qi, Jie, editor
Sohn, Jacqueline, editor.
Edelstein, Hilary, editor.
ISBN 9781447306214
144730621X
129976603X
9781299766037