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Download full textHuston, Aletha C. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2005
The purpose of this article is to suggest some ways in which researchers can make their work more useful to policymakers. Policy research is more than "applied" research. It is designed to answer questions about what "actions" will or will not be effective in dealing with the problem studied, not just to understand the antecedents or consequences…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Researchers, Public Policy, Theory Practice Relationship
