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Policymakers’ Use of Social Science Research: Looking Within and Across Policy Actors

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Evidence-informed policy creates the conditions for families to perform the functions they provide for their members and society. To increase research utilization in policymaking, we must better understand policymakers and the professional and institutional cultures in which they operate. This exploratory cluster analysis examined within-group differences in valuing, seeking, and use of social science
research among 68 legislative staffers and 56 high-ranking officials from 8 family-serving executive agencies in Wisconsin. The findings are compared with a parallel study of 109 legislators from New York and Wisconsin. Among all 3 policy actors, a substantial proportion highly value research, actively seek
it, and frequently use it in policy decisions; these Enthusiastic High Users of research are more
attuned to political considerations compared to other clusters. Enthusiastic High Users in the
legislative institution place a higher priority on innovative and action-oriented research, whereas those in the agency institution prioritize the quality of research.

Key Words: cluster analysis, decision making, family law, family policy, field research, social context.

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Journal of Marriage and Family

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: Wiley-Blackwell., 2013

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Journal of Marriage and Family 75 (April 2013): 263 – 275

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English

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ILMU SOSIAL

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