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Findings from Grantees Studying the Use of Research Evidence

Foundation grantees studying the use of research evidence in policy and practice have begun to share their findings through presentations, journal articles, book chapters, and other communications. This list will be updated as new work becomes available.
Asen, R., Gurke, D., Solomon, R., Conners, P., & Gumm, E. (in press). The research says: definitions and uses of a key policy term in federal law and local school-board deliberations. Argumentation and Advocacy, 47 (2011): 195-213.

Asen, R., Gurke, D., Conners, P., Solomon, R., & Gumm, E. (2012, January 16). Research evidence and school-board deliberations: Lessons from three Wisconsin school districts. Educational Policy.

Daly, A. J., & Finnigan, K. S. (in press). Exploring the space between: social networks, trust, and urban school district leaders. Journal of School Leadership.

Finnigan, K.S., & Daly, A.J. (2010). Learning at a system level: the social networks of information and innovation of leaders in an urban setting. In A.J. Daly (Ed.), Social Network Theory and Educational Change (pp. 179–198). Cambridge: Harvard Education Press.

Gurke, D., Asen, R., Conners, P., Solomon, R., & Gumm, E. (2011). Using research right. American School Board Journal,198 (3), 29–31.

Lubienski, C., Scott, J., & DeBray, E. (2011, July 22). The rise of intermediary organizations in knowledge production, advocacy, and educational policy. Teachers College Record 

Mosley, J. E. & Courtney, M. E. (2012, February). The Use of Evidence in Passing and Implementing California’s Fostering Connections to Success Act. Findings presented at the William T. Grant Foundation’s meeting “Learning about the Use of Research in Practice and Policy,” Washington, D.C.

Palinkas, L. A., Finno, M., Fuentes, D., Garcia, A., & Holloway, I. W. (2011, August). Evaluating dissemination of research evidence in public youth-serving systems. Paper presented at the National Child Welfare Evaluation Summit, Washington, D.C.

Palinkas, L. A., Holloway, I. W., Rice, E., Fuentes, D., Wu, Q., & Chamberlain, P. (2011). Social networks and implementation of evidence-based practices in public youth-serving systems: a mixed-methods study. Implementation Science, 6, 113.

Wang, W., Saldana, L., Brown, C. H., & Chamberlain, P. (2010). Factors that influenced county system leaders to implement an evidence-based program: a baseline survey within a randomized controlled trial. Implementation Science, 5, 72.

Weatherford, M. S. & McDonnell, L. M. (2012, February). Research Use During Different Stages Of the Policy Process: The Case of the Common Core State Standards. Findings presented at the William T. Grant Foundation’s meeting “Learning about the Use of Research in Practice and Policy,” Washington, D.C.