“…Tseng ( 2012 ) attributes this, in part, to the absence of a systematic approach with guidelines for clarifying “how researchers can produce more useful work, how practitioners can acquire and use that work productively, and how policy-makers can create the conditions that enable both to occur,” (P. 3). Furthermore, Ion et al ( 2018 ) conducted quantitative research to determine what factors might influence the use of research in policy and practice. Their conclusions, published in the journal Educational Research for Policy and Practice , revealed that a major issue preventing collaboration is the lack of “institutional strategies” to provide a comprehensive understanding for how research can be operationalized to inform policy and research to achieve successful practice (Cobb et al, 2003 ; Poon, 2012 ; Power, 2007 ; Urquiola, 2015 ; Whitty, 2006 ).…”