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Reports
Research Use in Secondary Schools & KM Interventions
Our project looking at knowledge and use of research in secondary schools in Canada is now complete. We conclude that knowledge and use of relevant research in these settings is modest, but our attempt to change this through some relatively simple interventions had little impact. This project was funded by the Canadian Education Association (CEA). For more information please view the CEA's final report.
OLD POSTS
PREVIOUS EVENTS
Using Assessment Data for Improving Teaching Practice ~ February 23, 2010
Guest Speaker: Helen Timperley, University of Auckland
Helen discussed her role in writing and researching the "Best Evidence Synthesis on Teacher Professional Learning and Practice" and how improved understanding of assessment data can lead to improved teaching practice. For more about this research and for her current publications please visit Professor Timperley's homepage.
The Transnational/Corporate Curriculum Settlement ~ November 16, 2009
Guest Speaker: Allan Luke, Queensland University of Technology
Allan discussed the relationship between curriculum and evidence-based practices. For more information about this research and for his current publications please visit Professor Luke's homepage.
Improving the Social Science Knowledge Base and Its Use in Policy ~ November 3, 2009
Guest Speaker: Judy Sebba, University of Sussex
Judy discussed the use and impact of research in policy in education and social work. For more information about this research and for her current publications please visit Professor Sebba's homepage.
KM in New Zealand: The Best Synthesis Program ~ November 7, 2008
Guest Speaker: Viviane Robinson, University of Auckland
Viviane discussed the BES (Best Evidence Synthesis) program in New Zealand. For more information on this research and for her current publications please visit Professor Robinson's hompage.
KM and Life Long Learning ~ February 20, 2009
Guest Speaker: David Livingstone, OISE/UT
David discussed the Wall project. For more information on this research and for his current publications please visit Professor Livingstone's homepage.
Australian School Reform
Guest Speaker: Peter Dawkins, Secretary of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Australia
Peter discussed school education int he state of Victoria, and the human capital reform agenda in Australia. For more information please visit the Australian Department of Education website.
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO KM EVENTS
HEALTH POLICY MANAGEMENT & EVALUATION DEPARTMENT (HPME)
Knowledge Exchange Events: Multiple throughout the year
"Bridging the gap between research and practice is crucial to improving health care. In the field of health services research, it is incumbent upon researchers to translate their research findings into information and tools that can be applied in everyday practice by health practitioners, administrators, planners and policy-makers.
To facilitate dialogue and knowledge exchange, HPME hosts a variety of activities and events during the year. HPME welcomes UofT faculty, students, health professionals, policy-makers and all who are interested to attend".
For more information on upcoming Knowledge Translation seminars and events, please visit the HMPE website.
YORK UNIVERSITY KM EVENTS
RESEARCH IMPACT KM PROGRAM
"Since 2006 ResearchImpact, Canada’s knowledge mobilization network has been providing knowledge mobilization services to universities, communities and government agencies.
Knowledge mobilization connects research and researchers with people and organizations seeking to develop sustainable solutions to social, environmental, economic and cultural challenges".
For links to KM resources, events, blogs and much more, please visit the Research Impact Website.
KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION WORKS SEMINARS & EVENTS
"Knowledge Mobilization Works explores the incentives, infrastructure, & practices needed to support knowledge mobilization. We do this by working on projects with selected individuals and organizations who are improving our ability to apply what we have collectively learned".
For more information on upcoming KM publications, networks and events please visit the Knowledge Mobilization Works Website.
Research Findings for Parents
We have launched, with the sponsorship of the Canadian Education Association, ‘Research for Parents’, in which we are providing very short, plain language summaries of research in areas of interest to parents. We created and circulated five issues in the 2009/ 2010 school year. These issues were circulated by the CEA to schools, and are being inserted into the newsletters that most Canadian schools send home to parents every month.
Lead Student: Joannie Leung
Project Postponed
CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS
Below are various presentations, papers and publications from conferences and other affiliations and partnerships. Predominantly, these resources are created by the OISE KM Team but, in some cases, we also include conference papers from other scholars that we participated in KM symposia with.
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS
2010 Cooper, A. & Levin, B. Using research in secondary schools, Education Canada, 50(3)
2010 Levin, B. & Cooper, A. How do people learn about research? Education Canada, 50(3)
2010 Levin, B. & Cooper, A. (in press). Theory, research and practice in mobilizing research knowledge in education. In T. Fenwick & L. Farell (Eds.). Knowledge Mobilization and Educational Research: Politics, languages and responsibilities. Routlege: Taylor and Francis group.
2010 Levin, B. & Edelstein, H. Research, policy and practice in education. Education Canada, 50(1).
2010 Read, R. & Levin, B. Research, policy and practice in education. Education Canada
2010 Sá, C., & Li, S. & Faubert, B. (In press). Faculties of Education and Institutional Strategies for Knowledge Mobilization: An Exploratory Study, Journal of Higher Education. DOI 10.1007/s10734-010-9344-4
- CSSE 2010
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AERA 2010 and Video of Dr. Ben Levin and Amanda Cooper's Presentation
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Canadian Council of Learning
- Journal of Educational Change Publication
- OERP Paper
- Ministry of Education Research Symposium Poster Presentation
- AERA 2009, San Diego, California, United States of America
- CSSE 2009, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
CSSE 2010
Theory, Research and Practice in Mobilizing Research Knowledge in Education
Ben Levin
Strategies for mobilizing research knowledge: A conceptual model and its application
Jie Qi, Ben Levin
Use of web-based research materials in education: Is uptake occurring?
Amanda Cooper, Hilary Edelstein, Ben Levin, Joannie Leung
Strategies of Schools of Education to Disseminate Research: Preliminary Findings From an
International Study
Creso Sá, Sharin X. Li, Brenton Faubert
Increasing Research Use in Canadian Secondary Schools
Ben Levin, Amanda Cooper, Shalini Mascarenhas, Kathy Thompson
Knowledge Mobilization Intermediaries in Education
Amanda Cooper
AERA 2010
Cooper, A. (May 2010). Knowledge Brokers: A Promising Knowledge Mobilization Strategy to Increase Research Use in Education. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting for American Education Research Association, Denver, Colorado.
[Powerpoint Presentation; Paper]
Cooper, A. & Levin, B. (May 2010). Research Use and Its Impact on Educational Leaders in Canadian Secondary Schools. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting for American Education Research Association, Denver, Colorado.
[Powerpoint Presentation; Paper]
Levin, B. & Cooper, A. (May 2010). Understanding Knowledge Mobilization Processes to Advance Research Across Universities, Districts and Schools. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting for American Education Research Association, Denver, Colorado.[Powerpoint Presentation; Paper]
Levin, B. & Cooper, A. (May 2010). Interventions with Educational Leaders to Improve Research Use and Its Impact in Canadian Secondary Schools. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting for American Education Research Association, Denver, Colorado.[Powerpoint Presentation; Paper]
CCL paper
The Canadian Council on Learning (see links page) is a major sponsor and promoter of activities relating research to practice in education in Canada. Ben Levin prepared and presented a background paper for an invitational symposium (held May 15-18, 2008) sponsored by the Canadian Council on Learning and the Social Sciences and Humanities research Council of Canada entitled "Thinking About Knowledge Mobilization" on the state of knowledge around how we can better connect research to policy and practice.
This paper :
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Provides some context for the growing interest in knowledge mobilization;
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Outlines briefly current thinking on knowledge mobilization, along with a view on the strength of the empirical and conceptual work underlying that thinking'
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Identifies key areas where current knowledge is inadequate;
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Identifies promising areas for further work, both in research and in KM activity
Nature of School-University Collaborative Research
This paper, "Nature of school-university collaborative research" was written for the Ontario Education Research Panel who are interested in promoting more partnerships between researchers, districts and practitioners across Ontario. This paper will explore the nature of collaborative research between schools and universities. Five questions will guide the investigation:
- What does collaborative research look like?
- What challenges are associated with collaborative research?
- What factors support collaborative research?
- What strategies can be used to advance collaborative research?
- What outcomes are associated with collaborative research?
Journal Of Educational Change
This paper, "The growing (but still limited) importance of evidence in education policy and practice" was written for the 10th Anniversary of the Journal of Educational Change.AbstractThe last decade of education change has been characterized by the rise
of evidence-based policy and practice agendas. Internationally, we are witnessing
efforts to increase and incorporate research use in public services. This article
examines efforts in education to address the research–practice gap through an
emerging field we term knowledge mobilization (KM). We explore some of the
controversy surrounding the use of ‘evidence’, outline national and international
KM initiatives and consider some of the issues and challenges that arise from the
increased interest in evidence and research use in education. We also assess the
current state and desirable future directions of efforts to strengthen the role of
research and evidence in education.
Keywords Education, Evidence, Evidence-based decision making, Knowledge mobilization, Research use, Research impactCitation Cooper, A., Levin, B. & Campbell, C. (2009). The growing (but still limited) importance of evidence in education policy and practice. Journal of Educational Change, 10 (2-3), 159-171.
This poster, Research Supporting Practice in Education, was presented at the Ministry of Education symposium in Ontario. The ministry symposium brings together practitioners and researchers from across the province in order to build partnerships and cultivate opportunities for collaborative work.
AERA 2009
Using Knowledge Symposium
Cooper, A. & Levin B. (2009). Mobilizing knowledge for policy and practice(Powerpoint Presentation)
Stoll, L. (2009). Knowledge Animation in policy and practice: Making Connections
Campbell, C. & Fulford, D. (2009). From knowledge creation to knowledge integration: Analysis of how governments use research.
Cordingly, P. (2009). Using research and evidence as a lever for change at the classroom level.
CSSE 2009
Knowledge Mobilization in Education Part 1: Overview and Communicating Research Effectively
Cooper, A. & Levin, B. (2009). Overview of knowledge mobilization in education: How this projects fits in the larger work (Powerpoint Presentation)
Qi, J., Faubert, B., Edelstein, H. (2009). Analyzing organizational strategies for knowledge mobilization (Powerpoint Presentation)
Faubert, B., Li, S. & Qi, J. (2009). Knowledge mobilization in faculties of education (Powerpoint Presentation)
Knowledge Mobilization in Education Part 2: How School Systems Understand and Use Research
Thompson, K. (2009). Research use and its impact on secondary education (Powerpoint Presentation)
Mascarenhas, S. (2009). What do secondary leaders know about practices in improving student success and how do they know it? (Powerpoint Presentation)
Cooper, A. (2009). Knowledge brokering in education: A promising knowledge mobilization strategy (Powerpoint presentation)