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Impact
There has long been concern that research has too little influence on actual practice or on the formation of policy. This concern is expressed in many sectors, including education. Concern centres on both the under-utilisation of research findings and theory by people working in practice and policy and, conversely on the difficulties these people experience when trying to make use of these.
TLRP
The Teaching and Learning Research Programme aspires to have a major impact on policy and practice concerning teaching and learning.
LSDA
The Learning and Skills Development Agency is developing and implementing strategies for increasing the impact of its research.
RURU
The Research Utilisation Research Unit at the University of St Andrews organises discussion fora and a series of seminars.
LSRC
The Learning and Skills Research Centre commissioned a review of literature and assessment of practice on Models of Research Impact across education, health and social care and criminal justice to inform the impact strategy of the Centre and the wider post-16 education and training sector.
Academic papers on impact
The impact of educational research: alternative methodologies and conclusions.
This paper by Richard Bates examines a recent Australian report (The impact of Educational Research, DETYA, 2000) in terms of its conclusions and methodologies. It suggests that the impact of educational research on policy and practice is often complex and indirect rather than linear and straightforward. The article appears in Research Papers in Education volume 17, number 4 pages 403 408 (2002) http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
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