Disseminating Education Research: Communication Strategies—National Centers for Education Research and Special Education Research

Session Type: Workshop

Abstract

The presentation team will discuss communication strategies and tools used by NCER/NCSER to disseminate education research to the various audiences, including the IES Research social media campaign, the implementation of plain language in IES publications and website materials, and the new dissemination requirements for IES-funded research. In addition, the team will discuss the leadership and outreach activities of the National Center for Research in Policy and Practice) at the University of Colorado, IES’ first knowledge utilization center dedicated to understanding how research is used by schools.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Research Use

Chair

• Elizabeth R. Albro, Institute of Education Sciences

Papers

• Dissemination and Communications Strategies at the National Center for Education Research/National Center for Special Education Research (Institute of Education Sciences Research) - Vinita Chhabra, IES - National Center for Education Research

• Writing About Research in Everyday Language - Katina Stapleton, IES/NCER

• The National Center for Research in Policy and Practice: Documenting Research Use in Schools - Caitlin Farrell, University of Colorado - Boulder