How do intermediary organizations leverage research to drive education change across the country? How do intermediaries adapt to different political contexts?
The investigators will examine what research is used by intermediaries, how that research is packaged and conveyed to policymakers, and how policymakers use it across three policy issues at the federal level and in three cities.
This study examines the role that local intermediary organization networks play influencing the use of research evidence in the education policymaking process.
Despite widespread efforts by intermediaries to shape education by conveying research to policymakers, a recent study finds that very few of these policymakers report using research when making decisions. As ...
Edited by Lubienski, Scott, and DeBray, this special issue of Educational Policy includes nine essays on topics related to research use in education, including the roles of district leaders and intermediary groups, school choice, research and diversity policy, and more.
Christopher Lubienski is a PI on 1 grant to Indiana University and a co-PI on 1 grant to Bank Street College of Education and is an author on 1 blog post.
Bio
Bruce Western is a sociology professor, the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice Policy, director of the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, and faculty chair of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
