Becoming A Research-Informed School Av Tim (Edge Hill University Uk) Cain

<P><EM>Becoming a Research-Informed School</EM> examines the reasons why teachers and leaders use research to improve their schools, and explores how teachers select, understand and use research to enhance learning experiences in fast-moving classroom environments. It analyses what teachers and school leaders actually do, to use research in their schools, and how they build a research-informed culture. </P><P></P><P>Based firmly in data from real schools and considering the experiences of over 150 education professionals, it shows how research and evidence can be used to:</P><UL><UL><P></P></UL><LI>Improve decision-making processes</LI><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><LI>Develop schools as intellectual communities</LI><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><LI>Address priorities for improvement</LI><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><LI>Implement research-informed teaching</LI><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><LI>Respond to policy imperative for informed practice </LI><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><LI>Guide future research</LI><UL><P></P>