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Knowledge Producers and Policymakers: Kissing Kin or Squabbling Siblings?

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International Handbook of Educational Policy

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Over the past 30 years policy and evaluation scholars have often faced a serious question: Is our effort to produce “useable information” worth it? Does our potential audience care?

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    Karen Seashore Louis

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Louis, K.S. (2005). Knowledge Producers and Policymakers: Kissing Kin or Squabbling Siblings?. In: Bascia, N., Cumming, A., Datnow, A., Leithwood, K., Livingstone, D. (eds) International Handbook of Educational Policy. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3201-3_11

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