Measuring Research Use

For many years, the William T. Grant Foundation has funded research on ways to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people ages 5-25 in the United States. Initially, this work focused on building theory. Investigators …

Improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth requires clarity not only about what counts as quality evidence, but also what counts as quality use.

Empirical understanding of the “how” of policymakers’ research use can inform our theoretical explanations of the “why”.

In a recent interview we conducted with a congressional aide, she remarked that she was often inundated with research when working on a new policy issue. The aide’s primary goal in seeking out research evidence was to bring a …

Big-data can provide a means of measuring research use that provides significant insights with a favorable balance of costs and benefits.

We are attempting to understand the interplay of methods and research questions in the field of studies on the use of research evidence.