The utilization of educational research findings from the viewpoints of the administrative staff in the local education authorities

Document Type : Scientific - Research

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1 Faculty member of Tarbiat Moallem University

2 Faculty member of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Abstract

The purpose of this study was twofold: to investigate the use of educational research finding among the administrative staff in local education authorities and to describe their perceptions of barriers to research utilization. A total of 68 practitioners were asked about 41 recently published research studies. Results indicated that only 12.25% of them were aware of the published studies through specialized journals. Media, bulletins, abstracts periodicals, and seminars. The main barriers to research utilization were described as a lack of mutual relationship between practitioners and researchers, insufficient funding, and inadequate competence among the practitioners

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