ERIC Number: ED605372
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
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Where Do Educators Turn to Address Instructional and Behavior Challenges? Data Note: Insights from the American Educator Panels. Research Report. RR-2575/9-1-BMGF
Hamilton, Laura S.; Hunter, Gerald Paul
RAND Corporation
Teachers and school leaders frequently make decisions about which strategies will best support students who struggle academically or behaviorally, but evidence-based information about the quality of these strategies is not always available. Resources as the What Works Clearinghouse and the Regional Education Laboratories can help educators identify relevant evidence, but education leaders and policymakers need to understand which sources educators turn to and on what basis they select interventions. Recent survey data from the RAND Corporation's American Educator Panels can inform our understanding of where educators find information to inform their academic and nonacademic strategies -- from peers, leaders, the internet, or from other sources. These data also shed light on the considerations that educators prioritize when making decisions about interventions. Two primary findings resulted from the survey: (1) colleagues are a valued source of guidance for both principals and teachers; and (2) principals and teachers seek evidence-based interventions applicable to their own contexts. [For the technical appendix, see ED605375.]
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Student Needs, Teacher Collaboration, School Personnel, Administrators, Teacher Attitudes, Internet, Online Searching, Administrator Attitudes, Evidence Based Practice, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, Poverty, Socioeconomic Influences, Educational Resources, Information Sources, Costs, Program Implementation, Difficulty Level, Technical Assistance, Relevance (Education), School Districts, Influences, Academic Achievement
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: RAND Education and Labor
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