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Title
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Broken Bridges: The Role of Brokers in Connecting Educational Leaders Around Research Evidence
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Abstract/Description
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Few studies have examined the brokering role that some educators play in providing access to research evidence. Our study uses social network analysis to examine the type of brokering roles that exist, as well as identify who plays these roles, and to understand how research evidence moves through formal and informal relationships. Our results show that Area Superintendents are an important source of research evidence, serving key brokering roles between disconnected actors. Individuals in these formal leadership positions bridge research evidence between actors. Findings speak to the important role that brokers play in diffusing research evidence in school systems, highlight a disconnect between formal district structures and the informal interactions between leaders, and indicate that additional attention is needed by policymakers to retain key leaders.
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Date
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2021
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In publication
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Networks, Knowledge Brokers, and the Public Policymaking Process
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Editor
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Weber, Matthew S.
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Yanovitzky, Itzhak
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Pages
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129-153
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Publisher
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Springer International Publishing
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Language
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en
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Open access/full-text available
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en
No
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Peer reviewed
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en
Yes
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ISBN
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978-3-030-78755-4
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Citation
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Finnigan, K. S., Daly, A. J., Caduff, A., & Leal, C. C. (2021). Broken Bridges: The Role of Brokers in Connecting Educational Leaders Around Research Evidence. In M. S. Weber & I. Yanovitzky (Eds.), Networks, Knowledge Brokers, and the Public Policymaking Process (pp. 129–153). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78755-4_6
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Place
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Cham
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