Conceptualizing the complexities of the Russian political economy strikingly illustrates the
challenging but essential role of the State in the new process of capitalist reforms initiated in …

Abstract Models of research use in education tend to focus on specific elements of education
systems or underplay the complexity of system change. Within other public policy areas …

The increasing influence of private interests in public policy has been facilitated by a growth
in sources of “alternative” information and expertise. In education, teachers and schools are …

This paper considers the engagement by teachers and school leaders in England in
educational practices that are both 'research-informed'and supportive of inclusive education …

Increasingly, there are expectations internationally that schools will use research to inform
their improvement initiatives. Within this context, this paper brings together findings from two …

Background Rapid reviews involve a streamlined approach to knowledge synthesis. They
are used to identify high-quality evidence for the purpose of informing decisions and …

The German evidence-based model of educational governance is bureaucratically
regulated, but teachers and schools are autonomous in their way of implementing …

Background There are growing expectations internationally that schools and systems will
use research evidence to inform their improvement efforts. Such developments raise …

Income inequality presents a key challenge to urban sustainability across the developed
economies. Traditionally, accurate high granularity income data are generally obtained from …

This study uses a sociocultural lens to investigate 16 Singaporean teachers' perceptions of
research in practice through semi-structured interviews and an inductive analytical approach …