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Comings, John; Soricone, Lisa – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2007
This monograph looks first at opportunities provided by research in the adult literacy field and then identifies challenges to scientific research and suggests ways to address these challenges so that better evidence can be generated in the future. It has two goals that support the building of a stronger research base for the adult literacy…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Researchers, Adult Literacy, Adult Education
Huston, 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