Washington View: More research could improve policies. (December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ferguson, Maria
• Is Part Of: Phi Delta Kappan. Volume 96:Number 4(2015)
• Page Start: 74
• Page End: 75
• Publication Date: 2014-12
• Subjects: Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Greek letter societies -- Periodicals; Onderwijs; Éducation -- Périodiques; Associations désignées par des lettres grecques -- Périodiques; Éducation; Enseignement; Pédagogie; Politique éducative; Recherche en éducation; Réforme du système éducatif; Services aux élèves; Système éducatif; États-Unis; Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 371.0097305
• DOI: 10.1177/0031721714561455
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-7217

Abstract

Ideally, education policy would be informed by evidence-based research results. But the realms and ways of education researchers and education policy makers are incongruent. Policy makers can't wait for decade-long research to conclude before political realities force their hands, and the research community wants its product to be separate from politics. But this makes it even more important that the U.S. expand its education research apparatus to better inform policy decisions.