Just Google It: Measuring Schools' Use of Research Evidence with Internet Search Results

Autor/inn/en	Neal, Zachary; Lawlor, Jennifer; Watling Neal, Jennifer; Mills, Kristen; McAlindon, Kathryn
Titel	Just Google It: Measuring Schools' Use of Research Evidence with Internet Search Results
Quelle	In: Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 15 (2019) 1, S.103-123 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-2648
Schlagwörter	Evidence Based Practice; Research Utilization; Archives; Web Sites; Rhetoric; Public Schools; School Districts; Reliability; Validity; Measurement; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forschungsumsetzung; Archivwesen; Archiv; Web-Design; Rhetorik; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Reliabilität; Gültigkeit; Messverfahren
Abstract	Measuring the use of research evidence (URE) by schools has become a central focus of education researchers. However, it has proven challenging due to low response rates, social desirability bias, and costly or time-consuming data collection methods. To overcome these challenges and meet the needs of research focused on URE, this paper introduces a non-reactive archival measure: Archival Search of Use of Research Evidence (ASURE). ASURE counts references to research or evidence on a school's or school district's website to capture the extent of its rhetorical use of research evidence. After illustrating the collection of ASURE in all public school districts in Michigan (N = 595), we use data on these districts to show that ASURE is reliable and valid, and thus offers a promising new strategy for measuring URE in schools. We conclude by considering future steps for exploring ASURE, not simply as a measure of URE in schools, but instead as a measurement strategy for assessing URE in a broad range of organisational contexts. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01