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The gap between educational research and practice

A literature review, symposium, and questionnaire

Bibliographic Data

ID23358564
AuthorsHein Broekkamp (Utrecht University), Bernadette van Hout-Wolters (b University of Amsterdam , The Netherlands)
Year2007
Volume13
Issue3
Pages203-220
Publication date2007-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Research and Evaluation (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1380-3611 • E-ISSN: 1744-4187
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13803610701626127
OpenAlexW2127354520
LanguageEN
Citations received66
References cited21

In the heated debate on the gap between educational research and practice, participants often defend single solutions based on monocausal problem analyses. This article aims to improve the quality of the debate by encouraging participants to take a many-sided perspective. To this purpose, we first reviewed the literature and developed an inventory of the problems, causes, and solutions that have been determined in relation to the gap. The literature review constituted a basis for a symposium and questionnaire, which was completed by participants of the symposium in advance. Different groups took part in the symposium, including researchers, teachers, teacher trainers, and policy-makers. The questionnaire indicated that, on average, these groups showed remarkable consensus about the existence and causes of a gap between educational research and practice. At the symposium, participants took a multisided perspective and considered various solution strategies to close the gap as complementary.

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Unique citing works66
Citations per year3,88
Citation span2009 - 2026 (18)
Citation velocitycurrent
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