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Kim DuMont

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Digest, Issue 4: Winter 2018/19

Reframing Evidence-Based Policy to Align with the Evidence

In this essay, Kim DuMont urges advocates for evidence-based policy to attend to the evidence on getting evidence used, and calls on researchers to test new models that take into account the social side of evidence use.
Kim DuMont
Reframing Evidence-Based Policy to Align with the Evidence
Blog Post

Studying Ways to Improve the Use of Research Evidence: Presenting a Strong Rationale in Your Application

In this post, we share some observations about the work that has been proposed thus far, as well as tips for potential applicants as they prepare their letters of inquiry.
Kim DuMont
Studying Ways to Improve the Use of Research Evidence: Presenting a Strong Rationale in Your Application
Digest, Issue 1: Summer 2016

Moving from Data to Research to Policy: What Does it Take?

The potential of big data is multiplied when researchers are able to use it to produce work that is relevant to the leaders who make decisions about policies and practices that affect young people.
Kim DuMont
 and Timothy M. Smeeding
Moving from Data to Research to Policy: What Does it Take?
Digest, Issue 1: Summer 2016

Using Data to Produce Useful Research Evidence

What steps can we take to ensure that access to big data leads to the production of high-quality, useful research evidence?
Kim DuMont
 and Timothy M. Smeeding
Using Data to Produce Useful Research Evidence
Blog Post

Realizing the Potential of Research Evidence in Child Welfare

Research evidence has the potential to contribute to child welfare policy and practice, but we know little about its use and impact. We need stronger theories about how decision-makers engage with research evidence. We need studies that explore who uses ...
Kim DuMont
Realizing the Potential of Research Evidence in Child Welfare
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