Untested Accusation

Bruce J. Biddle is a social psychologist and a professor emeritus at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. A former director of a research center, founding editor of a major journal, and frequent visitor to other campuses (particularly in Australia), his research and scholarship have centered on role theory, the role of the teacher, classroom interaction, youth decision making, the impact of research on social policy, the misuse of research knowledge by advocates, and youth poverty and its impact within education.Larry J. Saha is a sociologist and a reader at the Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia. A former departmental chair, former Dean of his College, current editor of a major journal, and frequent visitor to other campuses (particularly in the United States and Sweden), his research and scholarship have centered on the sociology of education, social change and development, rural and urban community life, attitudes and motivation, and collective behavior.

• Part 1 Tables and FiguresPart 2 PrefaceChapter 3 Chapter One: Does Research on Education Have an Impact?Chapter 4 Chapter Two: Thinking Out the ProblemChapter 5 Chapter Three: A Design for InvestigationChapter 6 Chapter Four: Principals' Exposure to Knowledge SourcesChapter 7 Chapter Five: Principals' Opinions About Research and InnovationChapter 8 Chapter Six: Research Knowledge That Principals VolunteerChapter 9 Chapter Seven: Research Knowledge That Principals RecognizeChapter 10 Chapter Eight: Principals' Reported Use of Research KnowledgeChapter 11 Chapter Nine: Findings, Conclusions, and ImplicationsPart 12 AppendicesChapter 13 A.1: Interview ScheduleChapter 14 A.2: Interview Schedule SupplementChapter 15 A.3: List A: Types of Information Sources for Technical KnowledgeChapter 16 A.4: List B: Examples of Research-Generated KnowledgeChapter 17 B.1: Supplementary Questionnaire [American Version]Chapter 18 B.2: Supplementary Questionnaire [Australian Version]Part 19 ReferencesPart 20 Name IndexPart 21 Subject Index

[The authors] set out to test the truth of the accusation that education research has no effect on practitioners; they decided to focus on principals in two countries—Australia and the United States—and this book is the result of that study. It is truly exploratory work, as it is the first study to pay protracted attention to this domain. We can thank Biddle and Saha...for getting us started on what can prove to be a fascinating, if complex, area of research.