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Toward a Research Agenda for Understanding and Improving the Use of Research Evidence
"Many researchers and research funders want their work to be influential in educational policy and practice, but there is little systematic understanding of how policymakers and practitioners use research evidence, much less how they acquire or interpret it. By understanding what does shape policymakers’ and practitioners’ decision making and the role of research evidence in those decisions, the research community may be able to improve the likelihood that their work will be used to directly inform policy and practice."
Use of Research EvidenceEducation -
Measuring Youth Program Quality: A Guide to Assessment Tools, 2nd Edition
The Forum for Youth Investment developed this report to help individuals and systems make sound decisions about what assessment tools and related resources will best meet their program assessment and improvement needs.
Youth Social SettingsAfter-school Programs