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Lamont, Tara; Maxwell, Elaine – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2023
Background: There has been little applied learning from organisations engaged in making evidence useful for decision makers. More focus has been given either to the work of individuals as knowledge brokers or to theoretical frameworks on embedding evidence. More intelligence is needed on the practice of knowledge intermediation. Aims and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizational Learning, Decision Making, Health Services
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Helen Stringer; Joanne Cleland; Yvonne Wren; Rachel Rees; Pam Williams – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: The publication of phase 2 of the CATALISE project in 2017 clarified terminology for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) or delay but unintentionally muddied the water for children with unintelligible speech. A diagnostic label of DLD (phonology) indicates poor prognosis and phonological disorder that persists into…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Phonology, Language Impairments, Developmental Delays
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Shaxson, Louise; Boaz, Annette – Environmental Education Research, 2021
This special issue examines how relationships between research and policy in environmental and sustainability education (ESE) can be strengthened. Our contribution draws on three cases from outside the ESE space to analyse policymakers' perspectives on using evidence to inform decision-making, and to show that government-based policymakers develop…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainability, Theory Practice Relationship, Public Policy
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Rose, David Christian; Kenny, Caroline; Hobbs, Abbi; Tyler, Chris – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2020
Despite claims that we now live in a post-truth society, it remains commonplace for policy makers to consult research evidence to increase the robustness of decision making. Few scholars of evidence-policy interfaces, however, have used legislatures as sites of study, despite the fact that they play a critical role in modern democracies. There is…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries, Policy Formation
Dachet, Dylan; Baye, Ariane – ECNU Review of Education, 2021
Purpose: Taking the case of educational reform in French-speaking Belgium (the "Pact for Educational Excellence"), this article aims to describe the process of integrating evidence-based education (EBE) into an educational reform within a country where the influence of qualitative research is important. Design/Approach/Methods: A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence Based Practice, French, Educational Change
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Wright, Emily; Stojanovik, Vesna; Serratrice, Ludovica – Deafness & Education International, 2023
13% of deaf children in the UK use more than one spoken language. Parents of deaf children from bilingual backgrounds must decide whether to communicate with their child using more than one spoken language, with or without a signed language(s) as well. As most deaf children are born to hearing parents with little or no knowledge of deafness,…
Descriptors: Deafness, Parent Child Relationship, Bilingualism, Speech Communication
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Robinson, Lee; Bond, Caroline; Oldfield, Jeremy – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2018
Although evidence-based interventions (EBIs) for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been identified in recent systematic literature reviews, the extent to which the practice of educational psychologists (EPs) in the UK and Ireland is informed by these is unknown. This study presents the results of a questionnaire that surveyed 146 EP…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Counselor Attitudes, Intervention, Decision Making
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Gadberry, Anita L.; Harrison, Angela – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2016
Self-determination leads to a higher quality of life, yet many individuals with autism spectrum disorder struggle with the component skills necessary for self-determination. Music therapy is one method of treatment for persons with autism spectrum disorder and has the ability to improve or develop skills in communication, self-awareness,…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Music Therapy, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Fox, Mark – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2015
The changes brought by the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) code of practice: 0 to 25 years, 2014, is an opportunity for educational psychologists (EPs) to reposition ourselves so that we can improve our contribution to the services for children and young people with special educational needs (SENs) or a disability. Underpinning…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Psychologists, Disabilities, Special Needs Students
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Flitcroft, Kathy; Gillespie, James; Carter, Stacy; Salkeld, Glenn; Trevena, Lyndal – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2014
Much of the evidence translation literature focuses narrowly on the use of evidence in the initial policy formulation stages, and downplays the crucial role of institutions and the inherently political nature of policy making. More recent approaches acknowledge the importance of institutional and political factors, but make no attempt to…
Descriptors: Public Health, Public Policy, Evidence Based Practice, Political Influences
Supplee, Lauren H.; Metz, Allison – Society for Research in Child Development, 2014
Despite a robust body of evidence of effectiveness of social programs, few evidence-based programs have been scaled for population-level improvement in social problems. Since 2010 the federal government has invested in evidence-based social policy by supporting a number of new evidence-based programs and grant initiatives. These initiatives…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Social Problems, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology