DEVELOPING AND LAUNCHING AN ONLINE HUB TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE IN EDUCATION: THE CASE OF THE OERE

Authors

  • Stephanie Tuters
  • Robyn Read
  • Shasta Carr Harris
  • Arif Anwar
  • Ben Levin

Abstract

This paper outlines the process by which the Ontario Education Research Exchange (OERE), part of the Knowledge Network of Applied Education Research, developed and launched an online hub of education research summaries to facilitate greater use of research by stakeholders in the field of education. The project is an effort in knowledge mobilization funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education to help increase the use of research to inform policy and practice in Ontario. The paper begins with an outline of the background and history of the project. Next, the three main components of the project are outlined— collecting/writing the summaries and creating the inventory, putting together the peer review process, and creating the online hub for storing and sharing the summaries and facilitating the peer review process. This paper provides useful information that can be translated to similar projects with the goals of summarizing, storing, and/or sharing research with a broad audience.

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Published

2017-07-25

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No. 139 (2012)

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