Jennifer Watling Neal|Zachary P. Neal|Kristen J. Mills|Jennifer Lawlor|Kathryn McAlindon
What types of brokerage bridge the research-practice gap? The case of public school educators
Michigan State University|Michigan State University|The Ohio State University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Michigan State University
presence researchpractice gap recognized across multiple fields including education psychology public health paper examine five structural types brokerage least effective bridging researchpractice gap context education using small world survey design tracked statewide random sample 247 k12 principals superintendents michigan seek information social skills programs brokering individuals organizations find triadic brokerage structures effective others closing communication gap practitioners researchers specifically educators relying itinerant brokerage circulates information members community five times less likely obtain information researcher contrast educators relying representative liaison brokerage facilitate information transfer members different communities twice likely obtain information researcher conclude discussing implications development interventions designed facilitate information sharing practitioners researchers