All the evidence that’s fit to print.
The R4S team has decades of combined experience studying the use of data and research evidence by schools and school leaders. Explore their featured work below and in our publication archive. Looking for something shorter? Try our Resource Center.
Structures for Research Use in Schools
In our recent survey, teachers and administrators were asked to describe how they hear about research to help make decisions about classroom practice, school-based decisions, and district-level decisions. This report shows what “structures” educators have available. Continue reading Structures for Research Use in Schools
Principals’ Confidence in Critical Interpretation of Research
This report describes how confident school administrators feel in evaluating various aspects of a research study.Continue reading Principals’ Confidence in Critical Interpretation of Research
Estimating the Effects of Interventions that are Deployed in Many Places: Place-Randomized Trials
Place-randomized trials have been mounted in a variety of countries to estimate the relative effects of interventions that are intended to ameliorate problems or improve conditions in organizations and geopolitical jurisdictions. This article presents studies in which villages, police hot spots, housing developments, hospital units, schools, and other entities are the units of random allocation. Continue reading Estimating the Effects of Interventions That are Deployed in Many Places: Place-Randomized Trials
Using State Tests in Education Experiments: A Discussion of the Issues
This paper outlines the issues that researchers should consider when making decisions about whether and how to use state test data in education experiments.Continue reading Using State Tests in Education Experiments: A Discussion of the Issues
A Longitudinal Study of Principals’ Activities and Student Performance
This article presents results from a 3-year longitudinal study of principal activities and student performance.Continue reading A Longitudinal Study of Principals’ Activities and Student Performance
Views on research through the voices of educators
This discusses educators’ attitudes and beliefs about research.
Continue reading Views on research through the voices of educators
Educators’ Networks as a primary search strategy for finding useful evidence
This report describes where educators search for their evidence to inform decisions.Continue reading Educators’ Networks as a primary search strategy for finding useful evidence
Access to and use of research databases
This article discusses educators’ perception of and use of education research databases as a tool for accessing evidence. Continue reading Access to and use of research databases
A Knowledge Base for the Teaching Profession: What Would it Look Like and How Can We Get One?
This study explores the possibilities of building a useful knowledge base for teaching by beginning with practitioners’ knowledge and identifies the requirements for this knowledge to be transformed into a professional knowledge base for teaching. Continue reading A Knowledge Base for the Teaching Profession: What Would It Look Like and How Can We Get One?