Examining how school social relationships impact on teachers' use of research: a regression analysis of English primary school teachers

Brown, Chris and Zhang, Dell (2019) Examining how school social relationships impact on teachers' use of research: a regression analysis of English primary school teachers. American Educational Research Association (AERA) : AERA 2019, , Toronto, Canada. 05 - 09 Apr 2019. 8 pp . (doi:10.3102/1424932).

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Abstract

The use of research by teachers is both beneficial and desirable, yet we are still to discover how best to foster teachers’ engagement with research. Considering social influence as a driver of behaviour/behavioural change, in this paper we examine the extent to which social-influence affects teachers’ use of research. We also examine the relative importance of social influence compared to other factors that affect research use: 1) teachers’ perceptions they work in a trusting work environment; 2) perceptions that school leaders’ encourage the use of research; and 3) teachers’ perceptions regarding innovation. To investigate the impact of social influence on teachers’ research-use a regression model using survey and social network data was constructed. Our findings have substantive implications for policy-makers.

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