52.038 - Public Scholarship Encouraging Research Use: A Symposium About Knowledge Development

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

In this session, four public scholars share projects designed to encourage research co-construction and use in education. The projects extend what we know about research use in schools and districts to the work of parents, local education partnerships, and funders of education change – critical influences in education policy construction and practice. A public scholar with experience in private foundations and urban planning will facilitate dialogue across the scholars and with session attendees to surface and examine questions about power, voice, legitimacy, and collaboration in education research co-construction and use. The session will be structured to facilitate interactive dialogue and debate.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Division G - Section 4: Social Contexts of Educational Policy and Politics

Chair

• Angela K. Frusciante, Knowledge Designs to Change LLC

Papers

• Developing Dynamic Agency: Co-Construction With Parents Through Inquiry - Paige Bray; Erin Kenney, University of Hartford

• Co-Constructing Legitimate Local Data Work in Education Partnerships - Kimberly LeChasseur, University of Connecticut

• A Case of "Assessing" for Organizational Self-Knowledge, Alignment, and Learning - Sousan Arafeh, Southern Connecticut State University

• Community/University Partnership: Research About Parents' Perception of Teacher Quality in Early Childhood Education - Theresa J. Canada, Western Connecticut State University