How is research disseminated, accessed, and utilised in Irish schools?

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dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Courtenay A.en
dc.contributor.authorPrendergast, Marken
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T15:45:48Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T15:45:48Z
dc.date.issued2025en
dc.description.abstractIn Ireland, as elsewhere, there has been growing recognition around the importance of using research evidence to inform educational policy and practice at both a national government and individual school level. Despite such importance, there is currently a dearth of empirical, peer-reviewed studies regarding the use of research evidence in the Irish education system. With this in mind, we conducted semi-structured interviews in Autumn 2023 with seven educational researchers based in higher education and ten teachers based in both primary and secondary schools. The purpose was to examine how research is utilised at both the individual- and systems-levels in Irish schools. In terms of findings, researchers and teachers noted there was insufficient dissemination, access, and utilisation of research in schools. Participants suggested that the use of research evidence in Ireland focused on the dissemination of the research process (e.g., how to conduct research as part of self-evaluation processes) rather than the dissemination of research findings (e.g., results from efficacy studies). However, all participants acknowledged that the use of research evidence to inform practice is nuanced and complex, and is dependent upon many factors such as the type of research (e.g., methodology, subject area) and the context (e.g., national policies in Ireland). Implications for research and practice, as well as potential pitfalls when using research to inform policymaking, are discussed.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationBarrett, C.A. and Prendergast, M. (2025) ‘How is research disseminated, accessed, and utilised in Irish schools?’, School Psychology International, 01430343241309031. https://doi.org/10.1177/01430343241309031en
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/01430343241309031en
dc.identifier.eissn1461-7374en
dc.identifier.endpage28en
dc.identifier.issn0143-0343en
dc.identifier.journaltitleSchool Psychology Internationalen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16865
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen
dc.rights© 2025, the Authors .en
dc.subjectSchoolen
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectResearch utilisationen
dc.subjectDisseminationen
dc.subjectAccessen
dc.titleHow is research disseminated, accessed, and utilised in Irish schools?en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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