Readers and Authors of Educational Research: A Study of Research Output on K-12 Education Policy

The purpose of this study was to characterize a representative body of research to demonstrate the advantage of disseminating educational research in ways that reach the broadest audience. Using the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) database, I compiled a set of research findings on a nu...

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Published in:SAGE open 2019-04, Vol.9 (2)
Main Author: Phillips, Margaret
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Information
Advocacy
Authors
Education policy
Educational Policy
Educational Research
Elementary Secondary Education
Ideology
Institutions
Peer Evaluation
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to characterize a representative body of research to demonstrate the advantage of disseminating educational research in ways that reach the broadest audience. Using the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) database, I compiled a set of research findings on a number of broad educational themes. Focusing on journal articles and reports, I examined the public availability of the publications, publication quality as determined by peer review, and authorship. In all, 65% of the journal articles were behind a paywall, and 35% were available either as PDFs or freely available on the publisher website; 61% of the peer-reviewed literature was locked behind a paywall. This study also examined a subset of reports—research studies not published in journals but issued by organizations, think tanks, or policy institutes; 27% of the reports were authored by institutions identified with a neoliberal or free-market ideology.
ISSN:2158-2440
2158-2440
DOI:10.1177/2158244019853901