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What Happens After
Research is Produced
Cynthia E. Coburn, Northwestern University
(with minor embellishments by Vivian Tseng)
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Images of Research Use
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Direct use to inform decision making
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Adoption of research-based programs
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Images of Research Use
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Direct use to inform decision making
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Adoption of research-based programs
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How Research is Actually Used
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Instrumental Use
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How Research is Actually Used
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Instrumental Use
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Conceptual Use
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How Research is Actually Used
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Instrumental Use
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Conceptual Use
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Imposed Use
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How Research is Actually Used
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Instrumental Use
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Conceptual Use
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Imposed Use
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Political (Tactical or Symbolic) Use
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How Research is Actually Used
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Instrumental Use
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Conceptual Use
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Imposed Use
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Political (Tactical or Symbolic) Use
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Process Use
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How Research is Actually Used
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Instrumental Use
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Conceptual Use
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Imposed Use
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Political (Tactical or Symbolic) Use
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Process Use
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[Name for Cynthia & Bill’s new ideas about research use]
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Factors that Influence Research
Use in School Districts
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Interpretation is central to research use
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Individual beliefs, knowledge and motivation
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Social Interaction
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Authority and status
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Factors that Influence Research
Use in School Districts
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Interpretation is central to research use
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Individual beliefs, knowledge and motivation
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Social Interaction
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Authority and status
Conditions to upport interpretation
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Resources
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Organizational routines
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Organizational structure
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Factors that Influence Research
Use in School Districts
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Interpretation is central to research use
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Conditions to support interpretation
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Individual beliefs, knowledge and motivation
Social Interaction
Authority and status
Resources
Organizational routines
Organizational structure
Politics
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Political circumstances trump research
Political circumstances raise profile of research
Symbolic use
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Things Partnerships Do That May
Influence Research Use
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Create structures or routines that focus attention on research
and enable joint interpretation
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Devote resources to support these structures
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Create opportunities for capacity building
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Research literacy
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Invest in conceptual use
Strategize about getting the right people at the table
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Final Thoughts
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Questions to Consider
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Think about an instance when research was used in productive
ways. What accounted for its use?
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Think about an instance when research was not used. What
accounted for this?
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How can partnerships better promote use of research? What
conditions can be put in place?