Social Science and the Courts

Challenges and Strategies for Bridging Gaps Between Law and Research

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9732148
AutoresJulie Margetta Morgan (autor correspondente), Diana Pullin
Ano2010
Volume39
Fascículo7
Páginas515-524
Data de publicação2010-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
EditoraAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x10383334
OpenAlexW2083855115
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas24

Social scientists collect vital information that bears on issues of education policy. When the courts are faced with an opportunity to make a decision that shapes education, judges need access to high-quality research, but they must also be convinced that it can be useful in their decision making. This article approaches the question of how social science can be made more effective in judicial decision making. The authors examine the use of social science evidence by the courts and the theories of jurisprudence that bear on its effectiveness. As an example of the difficulty of influencing the outcome of a case, they review the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision involving the use of race in school assignments in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (2007)

Judicial opinion · Jurisprudence · Political science · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Race (biology · Sociology · Supreme court · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law, Rights, and Freedoms · Legal Issues in Education