TY - JOUR
T1 - Singapore Teachers’ perceptions of research in practice
T2 - Contexts, constraints, and possibilities
AU - Baildon, Mark Charles
AU - Ong, Monica Woei Ling
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - This study uses a sociocultural lens to investigate 16 Singaporean teachers’ perceptions of research in practice through semi-structured interviews and an inductive analytical approach to develop findings. Results illustrate that most of the teachers perceived research as having low utility but did express aspirational views that research could inform practice and support education system goals in instrumentalist terms. Particular tensions arising in the contexts of practice were surfaced that accounted for efficiency-driven perceptions of research usage. Greater attention to the contexts of policymaking, research knowledge production, and conditions for research use by teachers is suggested by the findings.
AB - This study uses a sociocultural lens to investigate 16 Singaporean teachers’ perceptions of research in practice through semi-structured interviews and an inductive analytical approach to develop findings. Results illustrate that most of the teachers perceived research as having low utility but did express aspirational views that research could inform practice and support education system goals in instrumentalist terms. Particular tensions arising in the contexts of practice were surfaced that accounted for efficiency-driven perceptions of research usage. Greater attention to the contexts of policymaking, research knowledge production, and conditions for research use by teachers is suggested by the findings.
KW - Perception of research
KW - Research engagement
KW - Research use
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tate.2022.103850
DO - 10.1016/j.tate.2022.103850
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85138500027
SN - 0742-051X
VL - 119
JO - Teaching and Teacher Education
JF - Teaching and Teacher Education
M1 - 103850
ER -