The Politics of Linking Educational Research, Policy, and Practice

The Case of Improving Educational Quality in Ghana, Guatemala and Mali

Bibliographic Data

ID9943465
AuthorsMark Ginsburg (0000-0002-3220-9074, KPN (Netherlands), corresponding author), Don Adams (0000-0002-0319-5259), Don C Adams, Thomas Clayton (0000-0001-5930-3450, KPN (Netherlands)), Martha Mantilla (KPN (Netherlands)), J Sylvester (0000-0003-0124-4114), Yidan Wang (0000-0002-1885-6603, University of Pittsburgh), Yidan Wang Yidan Wang
Year2000
Volume41
Issue1
Pages27-47
Publication date2000-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Comparative Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7152 • E-ISSN: 1568-5187
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/156851800511667
OpenAlexW2156231657
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

This paper examines the political dimension of the educational research undertaken by Ghanian, Guatemalan, and Malian teams as part of the 1991 to 1996, USAID-funded "Improving Educational Quality" (IEQ) project. The following questions are addressed: (a) why were (or were not) aspects of the educational reforms studied by the researchers; (b) why were (or were not) research ndings used in decision-makingabout the educational policies and practices associated with the reforms; and (c) why were particular institutional arrangements and funding levels constituted for the research and dialogue activity. In offering answers to these questions, attention is paid to local, national, and global power relations and resource distributions

Dimension (graph theory · Economic growth · Economics · Educational research · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Quality (philosophy · Social science · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Public Administration · School Choice and Performance · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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