Connecting Practitioners and Researchers: An Evaluation of NCSALL's Practitioner Dissemination and Research Network. Report Summary. NCSALL Reports #22a

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Cristine; Bingman, Mary Beth; Hofer, Judy; Medina, Patsy
Institution	National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
Titel	Connecting Practitioners and Researchers: An Evaluation of NCSALL's Practitioner Dissemination and Research Network. Report Summary. NCSALL Reports #22a
Quelle	(2002), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Researchers; Adult Educators; Theory Practice Relationship; Research and Development; Educational Research; Adult Basic Education; Adult Learning; Adult Literacy; Networks; Educational Cooperation; Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Researcher; Forscher; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Adult training; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Erwachsenenbildung; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Forschung und Entwicklung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adulte education; cooperation; Kooperation; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	NCSALL's (National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy's) Practitioner Dissemination and Research Network (PDRN) set out to create and support systematic partnerships between practitioners and university researchers to better connect research and practice, with the ultimate outcome of improved practice, policy, and services for adult learners. Perhaps the most important lesson learned through the PDRN is that practitioners are interested in research. The PDRN's lessons should inform a larger effort in the field to help teachers and policymakers learn how to integrate information about "what works" according to research with "what works" according to colleagues and their own experience. This paper presents the following lessons from the PDRN: (1) Connecting practitioners and researchers has a positive impact on practitioners and practice; (2) Connecting practitioners and researchers has a positive impact on researchers and research; (3) Effectively connecting researchers and practitioners requires specific strategies; and (4) Effectively connecting researchers and practitioners requires specific supports for Practitioner Leaders, local practitioners, program directors, and state staff. [For the full report, see ED469857. For the research brief, see ED471987.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL). 44 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA 02210. Tel: 617-482-9485; e-mail: ncsall@worlded.org; Web site: http://www.ncsall.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10