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Mobilising Research Findings to Inform Decision Making

Mobilising Research Findings to Inform Decision Making. Kathleen Bloom CESC-SSHRC Symposium 2005 25-26 May - Ottawa. CCKM Strategies in Education and Learning. Providing policy-relevant research findings Building research capacity now and in the next generation.

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Mobilising Research Findings to Inform Decision Making

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  1. Mobilising Research Findings to Inform Decision Making Kathleen Bloom CESC-SSHRC Symposium 2005 25-26 May - Ottawa

  2. CCKM Strategies in Education and Learning • Providing policy-relevant research findings • Building research capacity now and in the next generation

  3. What does it take to provide policy-relevant research findings? Perspectives + Teamwork

  4. Perspective of Researchers Researchers who understand the policy process • time pressures • accountability - what works, what doesn't, why • dispassionate stance • evidence≠decision

  5. Experience & Expertise Judgement Pragmatics & Contingencies Evidence Resources Lobbyists & Pressure Groups Values Habits & Tradition P. DaviesIs Evidenced-Based Government Possible? 2004 Campbell Collaboration

  6. Perspective of Policy Makers Policy makers who understand the research process • idiosyncratic, theory-driven • imperfect, incomplete, self-correcting • jargon-laden • slow

  7. Teamwork Decision makers + Researchers • Communication • Mutual investment • Shared responsibilities • Students as both the vehicles and glue

  8. Example #1 Review of Evidence Single Sex SchoolingThompson & Ungerleider systematic search & retrieval; transparency; 8 mos issue framing; public opinion vs research findings partnership with CMEC through CESC-SSHRC graduate student/practitioner summary & full reports, SPOTLIGHTS, tv/radio/press results: counter-argument to the ideology

  9. Products Fact Sheets SPOTLIGHTSin the news http://www.cckm.ca/single_sex.htm

  10. Example #2 Review of Evidence Tutoring for Reading & Numeracy ON Ministry of Education, Frontier College, Research Works! for child literacy collaboration of researchers & decision makers question development systematic search & retrieval; transparency Interim Report to fit policy time demands

  11. Products Interim Report SPOTLIGHTS http://www.cckm.ca/tutor.htm

  12. Example #3 Research Catalogues Catalogue of Child Care Indicators Canadian Council on Learning systematic search of academic and policy reports select indicators supported by research evidence attention to juridictional and international strategies resource stay tuned tohttp://www.cckm.ca

  13. Example #4 Research Catalogues Catalogue of Child Literacy Reviews Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network and Research Works! for child literacy systematic search of literature reviews = 59! spreadsheet of research findings drill down on knowledge stay tuned tohttp://www.cckm.ca

  14. <one page one ¶ one page Some children still struggle with reading even when given the same early literacy support that is successful for most of their peers. The majority of children who do not respond well to literacy instruction have problems recognising and/or remembering the sounds of spoken words. Other factors such as attention and behaviour problems, the child’s social background, and problems related to intelligence and thinking are also characteristic of children who have literacy difficulties. Reading instruction and future research should both be better directed towards identifying and meeting the needs of children who do not do well in existing reading programs, for whatever reason.

  15. Building Policy-Relevant Research Capacity Developing the next generation of policy makers and academics through: Teamwork Institutes Networking e-Community http://www.cckm.ca/capacity.htm

  16. EXAMPLE #1 Institutes • ON Ministry of Education Policy Advisors • Education Graduate Students and Policy Makers (SSHRC) • Speech Language Pathologists & Audiologists (CASLPA) http://www.cckm.ca/institutes.htm

  17. EXAMPLE #2 e-Community • project collaboration & networking • pre/post Institute materials & support • discussion boards & chat rooms • online video & teleconferencing • password/group protected http://www.cckm.ca/e_community.htm

  18. Thanks! opening doors to knowledge........

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