Evidence-based practice
Research Summary
Professional learning research insight: motivations for schools participating in external professional learning
Professional learning is a common strategy for influencing and supporting the use of evidence-based practices in schools and early childhood education and care services, and enhancing learning outcomes for children and young people. This research summary outlines early evidence from a research project on coaching in the Australian education context.
Video
Lunch & learn: Centre for Inclusive Employment
A recording of a webinar that takes a tour of the new Centre for Inclusive Employment's online resource hub. The new Centre for Inclusive Employment has been designed to support the Inclusive Employment Australia workforce to deliver best practice employment support for people with disability.
Report
How can research and initial teacher education institutions support research use?
How can research and initial teacher education institutions become active drivers of evidence-informed policy and practice? Drawing on data from the OECD’s 2023 Survey of Knowledge Mobilisation and international research, this paper offers considerations and examples on how to strengthen the role of research and initial teacher education institutions in knowledge mobilisation.
Journal article
Can multidisciplinary teams improve the quality of primary care? A scoping review
There is increasing use of multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) to increase the quality of and access to primary care. The promotion of MDTs in primary care is one of four recent major policy recommendations in Australia. This review sought to understand the impact of MDT on the quality of primary care and the enablers and barriers...
Report
The evidence behind better philanthropy
This global study shows how leading philanthropic foundations are harnessing monitoring, evaluation and learning activities to drive strategic decision-making and support efforts to drive systemic change. The findings are instructive in documenting key lessons from real-world practice and in providing a sense of trends and benchmarks. Ten key themes emerge from the study.