The impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform
The relationship between research and policymaking has been discussed repeatedly. However, the debate tends to be in general, abstract terms or from a macro-economic perspective with any examples described in a fairly cursory way. Despite the inherent complexity of the research-policy interface, an...
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| description | The relationship between research and policymaking has been discussed repeatedly. However, the debate tends to be in general, abstract terms or from a macro-economic perspective with any examples described in a fairly cursory way. Despite the inherent complexity of the research-policy interface, analyses tend to homogenize ‘research’ and ‘policy’ as coherent entities with discussions often focusing on products (research and policies) rather than on the relationships between producers (researchers and policy makers). Here we take one piece of research on qualifications that has influenced policy rhetoric over the last 5 years. We trace the career of the research from its production in the late 1990s in order to understand the conditions of its dormancy, reemergence and use over the ensuing years. The paper serves to document the case, which is important in its own right, but also proposes a typology of ways in which research gets adopted and adapted into policy. |
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| spelling | nottingham-317652020-05-04T17:42:17Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31765/ The impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform Noyes, Andrew Adkins, Michael The relationship between research and policymaking has been discussed repeatedly. However, the debate tends to be in general, abstract terms or from a macro-economic perspective with any examples described in a fairly cursory way. Despite the inherent complexity of the research-policy interface, analyses tend to homogenize ‘research’ and ‘policy’ as coherent entities with discussions often focusing on products (research and policies) rather than on the relationships between producers (researchers and policy makers). Here we take one piece of research on qualifications that has influenced policy rhetoric over the last 5 years. We trace the career of the research from its production in the late 1990s in order to understand the conditions of its dormancy, reemergence and use over the ensuing years. The paper serves to document the case, which is important in its own right, but also proposes a typology of ways in which research gets adopted and adapted into policy. Wiley-Blackwell 2016-03-10 Article PeerReviewed Noyes, Andrew and Adkins, Michael (2016) The impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform. British Journal of Educational Studies, 64 (4). pp. 449-465. ISSN 1467-8527 research impact policy mathematics qualification returns A level http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00071005.2016.1159654 doi:10.1080/00071005.2016.1159654 doi:10.1080/00071005.2016.1159654 |
| spellingShingle | research impact policy mathematics qualification returns A level Noyes, Andrew Adkins, Michael The impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform |
| title | The impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform |
| title_full | The impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform |
| title_fullStr | The impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform |
| title_short | The impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform |
| title_sort | impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform |
| topic | research impact policy mathematics qualification returns A level |
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