Research Use and Its Impact in Secondary Schools:Exploring Knowledge Mobilization in Education

ACOLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT:

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE),the Canadian Education Association (CEA) and11 school districts across Canada

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dr. Ben Levin

RESEARCH TEAM:Amanda Cooper, Shalini Arjomand, Kathy Thompsonwww.cea-ace.ca

Research Use and Its Impact in Secondary Schools: Exploring Knowledge Mobilization in Education Published by the Canadian Education Association (CEA) 119 Spadina Ave., Suite 705 Toronto, ON M5V 2L1 Tel: 416.591.6300 Fax: 416.591.5345 www.cea-ace.ca ISBN: 1-896660-50-9 Copyright 2011 Canadian Education Association. Some rights reserved. This report is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License. Users are free to copy, distribute and transmit this document provided it is distributed in its entirety, and proper credit is given to the author(s), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and the CEA and its website www.cea-ace.ca. Users may not use content for commercial purposes. Users may not alter, transform, or build upon content. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dr. Ben Levin RESEARCH TEAM: Amanda Cooper, Shalini Arjomand, Kathy Thompson For questions or comments contact info@cea-ace.ca Publié en français sous le titre: L’utilisation de la recherche et son incidence dans les écoles secondaires : une étude examinant la mobilisation des connaissances en éducation

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