William R. Penuel|Derek C. Briggs|Kristen L. Davidson|Corinne Herlihy|David Sherer|Heather C. Hill|Caitlin C. Farrell|Anna?Ruth Allen
How School and District Leaders Access, Perceive, and Use Research
University of Colorado System|University of Colorado Boulder|University of Colorado System|University of Colorado Boulder|University of Colorado System|University of Colorado Boulder|Harvard University Press|Harvard University Press|Harvard University Press|University of Colorado System|University of Colorado Boulder|University of Colorado System|University of Colorado Boulder
study examined school district leaders access value use research representative sample school districts across united states surveyed 733 school district leaders part effort develop understanding prevalence research use nature leaders attitudes toward research individual organizational correlates research use school district leaders alike reported frequent use research use generally positive attitudes toward research leaders reported accessing research primarily professional networks certain roles pursuing holding advanced degree reported strong organizational culture evidence use reported higher levels research use findings suggest policy efforts promote evidence use among education leaders welcomed policy makers need take account prevalence various types research use designing supports evidence use