Envision a cadre of leading scientists and practitioners working collaboratively on a highly focused program of education research that is tightly coupled with practice. Much of the research is carried out in school settings. Research influences educational practice, and the outcomes in practice inform further research efforts. The Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP) is designed to make this vision a reality. It proposes a large-scale, coherent program of research and development that would put the problems of educational practice at its center, and focus on all stages necessary to influence practice. These include theory testing, the development and evaluation of instructional programs, the study of practice in context, and attention to taking innovations to scale. This book explains the features of SERP and the ways in which it would address the major challenges of linking research and practice. It is a call to mobilize the nationa (TM)s resources and political will, the power of scientific research, and the expertise of our educators, to create a more effective research and development program for improving student learning.
- ISBN10 0309088798
- ISBN13 9780309088794
- Publish Date 25 July 2003
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint National Academies Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English