Narrow Topic - Knowledge Linkage
Akkerman, Sanne F., Arthur Bakker, and William R. Penuel, "Relevance of Educational Research: An Ontological Conceptualization," Educational Researcher, 50(No. 6, 2021), 416-424., Sanne F. Akkerman, Arthur Bakker, and William R. Penuel
Annotation: Argues for an ontological synchronization orientation in educational research that honors the principles of "authenticity" and "generativity" to gain relevance; explicates thee concept over against prevailing concepts of research.
Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry - Speculative Essay, Philosophical Inquiry - Ampliative Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Utilizaiton, Ethical Issues in Curriculum, Knowledge LInkage
Alexander, Patricia A., "The Art and Science of Quality Systematic Reviews," Review of Research in Education, 90(1, 2020), 6-23., Patricia A. Alexander
Annotation: Reviews challenges to doing systematic reviews pertaining to all phases of the process.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generartion, Knowledge Linkage
Bain, Helen P., and J. Ronald Groseclose, "The Dissemination Dilemma and a Plan for Uniting Disseminators and Practitioners," Phi Delta Kappan, 61(October, 1979), 101-103., Helen P. Bain and J. Ronald Groseclose
Annotation: Offers a three-point plan for bringing research producers and users together involving three networks.
Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage
Brown, Stephen I., "Discovery and Teaching a Body of Knowledge," Curriculum Theory Network, 5(No. 3, 1976), 191-218., Stephen I. Brown
Annotation: Discusses the epistemological issues in knowing and teaching a body of disciplined knowledge.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis,Normative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Teaching/Learning Process, Knowledge Linkage, Curriculum and the Disciplines
Coburn, Cynthia E., William R. Penuel, and Caitlin C. Farrell, "Fostering Educational Improvement with Research-Practice Partnerships," Phi Delta Kappan, 102(April, 2021), 14-19., Cynthia E. Coburn, William R. Penuel, and Caitlin C. Farrell
Annotation: Points out examples of several research-practice partnerships and the various types of collaborative work they are doing; traces the development of these types of research-practice partnerships.
Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Crain-Dorough, Mindy, and Adam C. Elder, "Absorptive Capacity as a Means of Undersatanding and Addressing the Disconnects Between Research and Practice," Review of Research in Education. March 2021. Vo. 45, pp. 67-100., Mindy Crain-Dorough and Adam C. Elder
Annotation: Reviews the research on the disconnects between research and practice, including 1) prior knowledge, 2) the view of the value that both communities place on research, 3) their methods of acquisition of new knowledge, 4) their ability to assimilate/transform new knowledge, and 5) contingent factors such as power relationships and social integration mechanisms; discusses ways that future research can deal with these disconnects and improve research use; employs an "absorptive capacity" framework derived from Todorova and Durisin, 2007.
Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generartion, Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Davis, A. Brent, Dennis J. Sumara, and Thomas E. Kieren, "Cognition, Co-Emergence, Curriculum," Journal of Curriculum Studies, 28(March-April, 1996), 151-169.*, A. Brent Davis, Dennis J. Sumara, and Thomas E. Kieren
Annotation: Illustrates a view that knowledge emerges in actions; sets forth an understanding of curriculum based on this view.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Content Selection and Organization, Curriculum as Experience, Knowledge Linkage
Deats, Tom, "Moving and Using Information," Teachers College Record, 75(February, 1974), 383-393., Tom Deats
Annotation: Discusses communication problems and competencies needed in an education information system such as ERIC.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Farley-Ripple, Elizabeth N., "A New Day for Education Research and Practice," Phi Delta Kappan, 102(April, 2021), 8-13., Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple
Annotation: Describes the way educational research gets used and how researchers and practitioners are working more closely together.
Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Feller, Irwin, "Three Coigns on Diffusion Research," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1(December, 1979), 293-312., Irwin Feller
Annotation: Analyzes the research on the process of diffusion of knowledge.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Curriculum Research and Inquiry-General
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Utilization, Knowledge Linkage
Firestone, William A., and Gretchen B. Rossman, "Exploring Organizational Approaches to Dissemination and Training," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 7(March, 1986), 303-330., William A. Firestone and Gretchen B. Rossman
Annotation: Reports how schools disseminate changes and provide related training.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Organization Theory, In-service Teacher Development
Furlough, Mike, "Open Access, Education Research, and Discovery," Teachers College Record, 112(October, 2010), 2623-2648., Mike Furlough
Annotation: Reviews studies on open access publication policies and researchers' understanding and use of such options in education.
Broad Topical Focus: Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage
Annotation: Describes what is known on the topic.
Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Utilization
Annotation: Discusses the need for and use of practitioner-oriented handbooks in each curriculum subject area, their contents, and issues.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Guides, Plans, Documents, Materials, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Practical Knowledge
Gordon, Nora, and Carrie Conaway, Common-Sense Evidence: The Education Leader's Guide to Using Data and Research. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2020., Nora Gordon and Carrie Conaway
Annotation: Provides a step-by step guide for identifying a problem of practice, finding relevant research on the problem, and determining how relevant and convincing the research is; identifies the limitations to the "evidence-based" requirement in ESSA 2015; discusses how to build evidence from your own data, how to communicate and interpret your evidence, and how to organize to use evidence; particular examples are given throughout.
Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay, Action Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Gough, David, "Appraising Evidence Claims," Review of Research in Education, March, 2021. Vol. 45, pp. 1-26., David Gough
Annotation: Summarizes the task of, and the tools used in, appraising the quality and fitness-to-purpose of research evidence claims; sets forth a framework for doing this that addresses 1) the nature of an evidence claim, 2) the basis for making such claims, and 3) the standards used to judge these claims, as well as 4) the communication of these claims to policy makers, practitioners, and others using the research in their educational decision-making; focuses on doing reviews of research that aim to match user contexts.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay, Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generartion, Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Annotation: Describes a seven-step process for doing systematic reviews of research; also argues for user participation in reviewing research.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Hammond, J. W., Pamela A. Moss, K. Minh Q. Huynh, and Carol Lagoze, "Research Synthesis Infrastructure; Shaping Knowledge in Education," Review of Research in Education, 44(2020), 1-35., J. W. Hammond, Pamela A. Moss, K. Minh Q. Huynh, and Carol Lagoze
Annotation: Analyzes similarities and differences among four aspects (genre, quality, stakeholders, and coliective work) of six research synthesis infrastructures (RER and What Works Clearinghouse in education and four others outside education); describes the workings and status of these organizations together with implications for future changes.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Status Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generartion, Knowledge Linkage
Hess, Frederick, ed., When Research Matters: How Scholarship Influences Education Policy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2008., Frederick Hess
Annotation: Contains eleven articles summarizing and assessing the status of educational research and its use by policy-makers; takes up topics such as federal research organizations in education, NCLB, out-of-field teachers, public opinion, the courts, school administrator decision-making, demand for/consumers of/and political influence on educational research.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Research and Inquiry-General, Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Curriculum Policies and Policy Making
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study:
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Utilization, Knowledge Linkage
Huberman, A. Michael, Nanette S. Levinson, Ronald G. Havelock, and Pat L. Cox, "Interorganizational Arrangements: An Approach to Educational Practice Improvement," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 3(September, 1981), 5-22., A. Michael Huberman, Nanette S. Levinson, Ronald G. Havelock, and Pat L. Cox
Annotation: Describes how knowledge organizations are linked in attempts to improve educational practice.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Utilization, Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Generation
Jackson, Philip W., "The Functions of Educational Research," Educational Researcher, 19(October, 1990), 3-9.*, Philip W. Jackson
Annotation: Gives a critique of Cronbach and Suppes (1969), a review of newer research methods in education, and a plea for researchers to communicate with various audiences for their work.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Research and Inquiry-General, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Defining Curriculum Research Questions
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism, Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay, Multiple/Mixed Forms of Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Johnson, Mauritz, "Appropriate Research Directions for Curriculum and Instruction," Curriculum Theory Network, 6(1971), 24-37.*, Mauritz Johnson
Annotation: Distinguishes technical and managerial processes and relates research variables to each of the 17 processes identified.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories,Curriculum Research Domains and Structure,Defining Curriculum Research Questions,Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage
Annotation: Cautions against dichotomizing thought and practice (curriculum from pedagogy) and illustrates from personal experience the potential of trying to combine them and the difficulties inherent therein.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Curriculum Enactment and Teaching, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Theory Creation and Uses, Knowledge Linkage
Annotation: Poses a set of components which a redesigned system would have to embrace.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Utilization, Knowledge Linkage
Kvernbekk, Tone, "The Concept of Evidence in Evidence-Based Practice," Educational Theory, 61(No.5, 2011), 515-532., Tone Kvernbekk
Annotation: Gives a philosophical analysis of the concept of evidence as employed in the phrase "evidence-based practice"; argues against the limited conception of evidence as employed in studies using randomized controlled trials; shows four possible relationships evidence can have to epistemic truth and to practice based on research evidence.
Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Curriculum Research and Inquiry-General
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis, Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Teaching/Learning Process, Government Role in Educational Research & Development
Leithwood, Kenneth A., "Curriculum Diffusion," pp. 1181-1183 in T. Husen and T. N. Postlethwaite, eds., International Encyclopedia of Education. New York: Pergamon, 1984., Kenneth A. Leithwood
Annotation: Defines curriculum diffusion and briefly cites research and criticism on the topic.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Status Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage
Annotation: Reviews conceptions of knowledge, transfer, and utilization; identifies several models of the overall process and several factors affecting it; discusses research on the problem; gives two case studies of knowledge utilization.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Utilization, Knowledge Linkage
Annotation: Gives a comprehensive analysis and understanding of the utilization of various branches of knowledge through the structures of higher education.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry, Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Annotation: Presents research on linker roles and linker functions in knowledge dissemination.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage
Malin, Joel R., and Vijay Keshaorao Paralkar,"Educational Knowledge Brokerage and Mobilization: The Marshall Memo Case," International Journal of Educational Policy and Leadership, 12(No. 7, 2017), 1-20., Joel R. Malin and Vijay Keshaorao Paralkar
Annotation: Outlines a knowledge mobilization framework and uses it to analyze one case, the weekly online Marshall Memo; examines its purposes, contents, and subscribers' views; reports the types of sources included, methods of dissemination, meaningfulness to subscribers, and the nature of the entire process; also contains a good summary of the literature on knowledge brokerage, mobilization, and related topics.
Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry, Content Analysis
Type of Study: Case Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
McFarland, Daniel, and Eric Klopfer, "Network Search: A New Way of Seeing the Educational Knowledge Domain," Teachers College Record, 112(October, 2010), 2669-2702., Daniel McFarland and Eric Klopfer
Annotation: Proposes a means by which educational knowledge can be structured and retrieved online to facilitate linkages and use.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Research Domains and Structure
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Miech, Edward J., Bill Nave, and Frederick Mosteller, "The 20,000 Article Problem: How a Structured Abstract Can Help Practitioners Sort out Educational Research," Phi Delta Kappan, 86(January, 2005), 396-400., Edward J. Miech, Bill Nave, and Frederick Mosteller
Annotation: Proposes the use of a structured abstract in each research report (treating 9 or 10 common elements) for use in detecting the report's usefulness for the reader.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Ming, Norma C., and Lauren B. Goldenberg, "Research Worth Using: (Re)Framing Research Evidence Quality for Educational Policymaking and Practice," Review of Research in Education, March 2021. Vol. 45, pp. 129-169., Norma C. Ming and Lauren B. Goldenberg
Annotation: Introduces a "Research Worth Using Framework" for designing and using educational research that focuses on the quality of evidence most helpful to policymakers and practitioners; the framework includes five dimensions (with several sub-dimensions): 1) relevance of question, 2) theoretical credibility, 3) methodological credibility, 4) evidentiary credibility, and 5) relevance of answer.
Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay, Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generartion, Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Pyott, Terri D., and Joshua R. Polanin, "High-Quality Meta-Analysis in a Systematic Review," Review of Educational Research, 90(1, 2020), 24-46., Terri D. Pyott and Joshua R. Polanin
Annotation: Reviews best practices for doing meta-analysis in systematic reviews of quantitative research for transparency and accountability.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generartion, Knowledge Linkage
Annotation: Describes NIE's dissemination programs.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry, Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization, Government Role in Educational Research & Development
Statement of Agreement by Professionals in the Field of Educational Dissemination, Educational Researcher, 6(November, 1977), 3-4., Educationl Researcher
Annotation: Presents a concensus statement on the topic.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Normative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Rich, Robert F., "The Pursuit of Knowledge," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1(September, 1979), 6-30.*, Robert F. Rich
Annotation: Gives the history of the production and utilization of knowledge from 17th century to the present.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum
Rich, Robert F., and Neal M. Goldsmith, "The Management and Utilization of Research and Development," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 3(March, 1982), 415-436., Robert F. Rich and Neal M. Goldsmith
Annotation: Discusses the problems and means of managing the research and utilization of R & D efforts.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Robinson, Viviane M. J., "Methodology and the Reseachr-Practice Gap," Educational Researcher, 27(January-February, 1998), 17-26.*, Viviane M. J. Robinson
Annotation: Proposes a problem-based methodology of research in which practices are treated as solutions to practical problems and explained by inquiry into the problem-solving processes that gave rise to them.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Action Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Linkage
Sieber, Sam D., "Trends in Diffusion Research: Knowledge Utilization," Viewpoints, 50(No. 3, 1974), 61-81., Sam D. Sieber
Annotation: Reports trends related to diffusion of research knowledge.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization, Curriculum Implementation
Sieber, Sam, Karen Seashore Louis, and Toya Metzger, The Use of Educational Knowledge . Final Report, U.S. Office of Education, 1972. Contract No. OEC-0-70-4930., Sam Sieber, Karen Seashore Louis, and Toya Metzger
Annotation: Gives the final report of a USOE study of knowledge utilization in education.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Silverman, Robert J., "Commitments of Editors in Education," The Educational Forum, 44(January, 1980), 231-242., Robert J. Silverman
Annotation: Reports a study of journal types and editor types in education.
Broad Topical Focus: Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Literature of Curriculum, Knowledge Linkage
Silverman, Robert J., "Diffusion of Educational Knowledge through Journals: Gatekeepers' Selection Criteria," Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 54(April, 1978), 1-22., Robert J. Silverman
Annotation: Explains the processes of knowledge dissemination through refereed journals.
Broad Topical Focus: Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Literature of Curriculum
Silverman, Robert J., "Marketing Scholarship: Strategies of Persuasion," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 3(June, 1982), 503-520., Robert J. Silverman
Annotation: Discusses how research finds its audience.
Broad Topical Focus: Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Literature of Curriculum, Knowledge Utilization
Annotation: Discusses the shift in curriculum development from one perspective (research, development, dissemination) to another (review, evaluate, develop).
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Development Strategies, Knowledge Linkage
Annotation: Gives a synthesis of research on the implementation process as it relates to action research projects; is cast in practical language.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry, Action Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Implementation, Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Generation
Annotation: Defines knowledge translation and provides six models of knowledge translation; discusses the effectiveness of knowledge translation strategies; reviews methods of measuring knowledge use; broadly applicable but treated in the context of the medical field.
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Annotation: Reviews the literature between 2010 and 2020 on research-practice partnerships (RPPs) in education on five topics: 1) partnering up, 2) funding, 3) working together, 4) engaging stakeholders, and 5) effectiveness; analyzes these findings in terms of the quality and use of educational research; reviews the concept of RPPs and their growth during this period.
Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generartion, Knowledge Linkage, Knowledge Utilization
Annotation: Urges open access publishing models for educational research to widen access to the public and to policymakers; critiques the concept of scientific research dissemination found in National Research Council's 2002 report , "Scientific Research in Education."
Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Curriculum Research and Inquiry-General
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Utilization, Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Linkage, Government Role in Educational Research & Development
Willinsky, John, The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2006., John Willinsky
Annotation: Provides a thorough analysis of the potential of on-line research publication and retrieval using new open access systems world-wide; makes the case for such systems and illustrates many of the needed elements that are already in place.
Broad Topical Focus: Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage
Wolgemuth, Jennifer R., Tyler Hicks, and Vonzell Agosto, "Unpacking Assumptions in Research Synthesis: A Critical Construct Synthesis Approach," Educational Researcher, 46(April, 2017), 131-139., Jennifer R. Wolgemuth, Tyler Hicks, and Vonzell Agosto
Annotation: Provides guidelines for synthesizing research focusing on the use of critical construct synthesis methods.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage
Annotation: Sets an agenda for the academic curriculum field: renew its commitment to public curriculum matters; provide curriculum leaders with conceptual tools for coping with public curriculum problems; and offer practical recommendations for resolving such problems.
Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum as a Field of Practice and Study, Curriculum Theorists, Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Curriculum Policies and Policy Making
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay, Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Theory Creation and Uses, Curriculum Professors, Professionalization in Curriculum, Curriculum and Politics, Knowledge Linkage