Plank, David N., and Debbi Harris, "Minding the Gap Between Research and Policymaking," pp. 37-51 in Clifton F. Conrad and Ronald C. Serlin, eds., The Sage Handbook for Research in Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2006.
Annotation
Analyzes the issues concerning research questions, answers, and arguments that must be dealt with if the gap between research and policymaking is to be overcome.
Broad Topical Focus
Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry, 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 Utilization
