Broken Bridges: The Role of Brokers in Connecting Educational Leaders Around Research Evidence
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Broken Bridges: The Role of Brokers in Connecting Educational Leaders Around Research Evidence
Abstract/Description
Few studies have examined the brokering role that some educators play in providing access to research evidence. Our study uses social network analysis to examine the type of brokering roles that exist, as well as identify who plays these roles, and to understand how research evidence moves through formal and informal relationships. Our results show that Area Superintendents are an important source of research evidence, serving key brokering roles between disconnected actors. Individuals in these formal leadership positions bridge research evidence between actors. Findings speak to the important role that brokers play in diffusing research evidence in school systems, highlight a disconnect between formal district structures and the informal interactions between leaders, and indicate that additional attention is needed by policymakers to retain key leaders.
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Date
Pages
129-153
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form
Published Text
Scholarship genre
Empirical
Open access/full-text available
No
Peer reviewed
Yes
ISBN
978-3-030-78755-4
Citation
Finnigan, K. S., Daly, A. J., Caduff, A., & Leal, C. C. (2021). Broken Bridges: The Role of Brokers in Connecting Educational Leaders Around Research Evidence. In M. S. Weber & I. Yanovitzky (Eds.), Networks, Knowledge Brokers, and the Public Policymaking Process (pp. 129–153). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78755-4_6
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