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Building the Capacity to Experiment in Schools: A Case Study of the Institute of Educational Sciences in the US Department of Education

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: This article is about building new research capacities to foster a fundamental shift in research methods. It examines in detail the new R&D policy of the US Department of Education, which is designed to dramatically increase the number of experiments conducted in schools despite limitations in the supply of seasoned experimenters. The article reviews the various policy mechanisms that are being used both to implement this new pro-experimental policy and to increase the supply of experimenters. It also very briefly discusses some of the potential positive and negative effects of pursuing such an R&D policy.

Source: Economics of Innovation and New Technology

DOI: 10.1080/10438590600982475

Authors: Thomas D. Cook, Dominique Foray

Institutions: Northwestern University, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Language: English

Topic: Research, Science, and Academia

Subfield: Information Systems and Management

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funder: Spencer Foundation