Global Perspectives on Research and Evidence-Informed Policy Making: Purposes, Processes, and Possibilities

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

This symposium brings together perspectives on research and evidence informed policy making from across the global International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) community. Systems are contending with a rise in stakes as to the outcomes of education, and with this have come intensified calls for the use of research evidence for education policy making. Presenting empirical and conceptual work from across systems with implications for the use of evidence and research, this session critically examines the drive for education policy and decision making to be more research and evidence informed, conceptualizations and examples of this, and the insights this offers for how processes and possibilities of research and evidence informed policy making can be understood and realized.

Sub Unit

• International Aligned Associations / International Congress for School Effectiveness and School Improvement - ICSEI

Chair

• James P. Spillane, Northwestern University

Papers

• Conceptualizing Research- and Evidence-Informed Policy Making in Education - Paul Campbell, The University of Hong Kong; Melanie Ehren, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

• Enhancing Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice From a Whole-System Perspective: Understanding Systems’ Readiness, Capacity, and Alignment - Elske van den Boom-Muilenburg, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht; Kristin Vanlommel, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

• Challenges and Possibilities of U.S. State Education Policy for Culture, Race, and Intersectionality - Jacob Easley, Xcelerated Excellence Consulting; Karen Ramlackhan, University of South Florida

Discussant

• Amanda L. Datnow, University of California - San Diego