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Educational research and education policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

Howard Glennerster  and
Eric Hoyle
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Education is absorbing an increasing share of the nation's resources. The body of research on the subject is vast. Yet its impact on policy has been diffuse and difficult to assess. Studies directly focused on policy issues are rare. The primary aim of this paper is to suggest some areas where research is needed in view of emerging policy considerations. To put such a discussion in its context we begin by briefly examining the extent to which research has had an impact on education policy. We use ‘policy’ here to mean political and administrative decision-making. We conclude with some remarks on the funding and initiation of educational research.

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Journal of Social Policy , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , July 1972 , pp. 193 - 212
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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