Researchers as knowledge brokers: A step toward research-informed policy? Lessons from the Israeli case
In the 1970s, the role of “chief scientist” was established in Israel as part of a knowledge mediation model aimed to promote research-informed policy and narrow the academia-field-policy gap. This paper examines how when researchers cross the boundary toward a policy role and serve as knowledge bro...
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Arizona State University
2020-09-01
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| description | In the 1970s, the role of “chief scientist” was established in Israel as part of a knowledge mediation model aimed to promote research-informed policy and narrow the academia-field-policy gap. This paper examines how when researchers cross the boundary toward a policy role and serve as knowledge brokers, they may promote research utilization in policy. This sheds light on a key issue in the field of education research, specifically, what conditions or circumstances contribute to the maximization of research utilization and the implementation of research-based policy recommendations. Using qualitative methodology, we conducted semi-structured interviews with past chief scientists and analyzed newspaper articles to understand the complex nature of the role and to propose practical suggestions for improving its construction in future policy beyond the Israeli context. Despite the positive aura surrounding the common use of intermediaries, the issue of promoting such entities at the national educational level has not yet been realized in a coherent, stand-alone policy globally. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4dea1391caa8416bb590856bf9dd24762022-12-21T17:26:03ZengArizona State UniversityEducation Policy Analysis Archives1068-23412020-09-0128010.14507/epaa.28.51152156Researchers as knowledge brokers: A step toward research-informed policy? Lessons from the Israeli caseRony Ramot0Gadi Bialik1Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv UniversityIn the 1970s, the role of “chief scientist” was established in Israel as part of a knowledge mediation model aimed to promote research-informed policy and narrow the academia-field-policy gap. This paper examines how when researchers cross the boundary toward a policy role and serve as knowledge brokers, they may promote research utilization in policy. This sheds light on a key issue in the field of education research, specifically, what conditions or circumstances contribute to the maximization of research utilization and the implementation of research-based policy recommendations. Using qualitative methodology, we conducted semi-structured interviews with past chief scientists and analyzed newspaper articles to understand the complex nature of the role and to propose practical suggestions for improving its construction in future policy beyond the Israeli context. Despite the positive aura surrounding the common use of intermediaries, the issue of promoting such entities at the national educational level has not yet been realized in a coherent, stand-alone policy globally.https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/5115mediationknowledge brokeringresearch usefield-policy-research gap |
| spellingShingle | Rony Ramot Gadi Bialik Researchers as knowledge brokers: A step toward research-informed policy? Lessons from the Israeli case Education Policy Analysis Archives mediation knowledge brokering research use field-policy-research gap |
| title | Researchers as knowledge brokers: A step toward research-informed policy? Lessons from the Israeli case |
| title_full | Researchers as knowledge brokers: A step toward research-informed policy? Lessons from the Israeli case |
| title_fullStr | Researchers as knowledge brokers: A step toward research-informed policy? Lessons from the Israeli case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Researchers as knowledge brokers: A step toward research-informed policy? Lessons from the Israeli case |
| title_short | Researchers as knowledge brokers: A step toward research-informed policy? Lessons from the Israeli case |
| title_sort | researchers as knowledge brokers a step toward research informed policy lessons from the israeli case |
| topic | mediation knowledge brokering research use field-policy-research gap |
| url | https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/5115 |
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