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Trustees were asked to identify the sources they used for acquiring research and information in the process of decision-making. The frequency of use, believed most useful, and characteristics of information sources were examined as well as the influence of demographic and school district variables. One hundred and forty school trustees participated in this study. The most frequently used sources of information were briefing materials from the secretary treasurer, briefing materials from the superintendent, and members of the local school board. The source of information believed most useful was briefing materials from the superintendent. There were no differences between genders on most items, although females were more likely to consult with the community than their male colleagues. Trustees in smaller districts were more likely to turn to materials from provincial organizations and the Ministry of Education website whereas trustees in larger districts tended to turn to local and provincial newspapers. Research reports from university researchers or think tanks were not primary sources of information for BC school trustees who generally sought information that was in close proximity from their school board and community.  \nKeywords: research use, research communication, trustees, decision making  \nIntroduction  \nEducation policy discussions and decision-making in British Columbia (BC) can be polarized and highly contentious (Clarke, 2000; Santos, 2012; Steeves, 2014) . Substantial policy debates have occurred between Government and the education community over testing and assessment, class size and composition, school funding, and educator accountability (among other issues) . Across these debates, policy positions were frequently determined by political ideology and personal beliefs rather than the application of research and data. This tendency to rely on personal beliefs and knowledge—rather than academic research—is not surprising, Pan-Canadian studies of evidence use in education decision-making have found that decision makers typically make decisions based on their political, personal and professional beliefs, as well as their understanding of local knowledge (Galway & Sheppard, 2015) .  \nOne way to moderate such a contentious environment, as well as improve policy and practice, is to help policymakers and practitioners base their understanding of issues on high quality research and information (National Research Council, 2012). Looking at the use of research in Canada, education  \n1Note: This paper is based on the results ofa survey administered in September 2015. Ethics approval was obtained from Simon Fraser University, and the research itself was funded by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) .  \nleaders say they value research; however, access and dissemination systems remain weak (Cooper & Levin, 2013). The capacity for conducting and applying research to solve problems of policy and practice is particularly limited in BC. There is currently no Ministry of Education research department, no systematic support for school district research offices, and few open access research publications or research to practice networks at the post-secondary education level (Laitsch & Naylor, 2013). The general approach to education research in Canada can perhaps best be conceptualized as ground-up and based on specific local needs, rather than top-down and driven by an external demand for evidence-based decision-making (Nutley & Tseng, 2014) .  \nAt the school board level trustee","cbCaieBNnAmOSF8t","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieBNnAmOSF8t","pdf",531868,13,"English","# Abstract\n# Keywords\n# Introduction\n## Education policy and evidence use\n## Barriers and capacity for research use\n## Information access at the school board level\n# Context\n## Trustee roles and board governance in BC\n## Experience and perceived value of information","[{\"question\":\"What was the purpose of the replication-extension study?\",\"answer\":\"To examine the information seeking activities of British Columbia school trustees and understand how research is transmitted during decision making.\"},{\"question\":\"Which information sources were used most frequently and which were seen as most useful?\",\"answer\":\"Most frequently used sources were briefing materials from the secretary treasurer, briefing materials from the superintendent, and local school board members. The superintendent briefing materials were believed to be most useful.\"},{\"question\":\"How did district size and trustee demographics relate to information source preferences?\",\"answer\":\"Trustees in smaller districts were more likely to use materials from provincial organizations and the Ministry of Education website, while trustees in larger districts tended to rely on local and provincial newspapers. Most gender differences were minimal, though females were more likely to consult the community.\"}]","British Columbia School Trustees' Use of Research and Information Seeking in Decision Making | PDF",1792083727,33]