The RTP Model: An Interactive Research to Practice Framework

Abstract

Increasing ways in which teachers and researchers could benefit from linking each others knowledge and skill to enhance the use of substantive research based knowledge to assist the growth, development and outcomes of students is at the core of this work. This chapter builds on the existing knowledge to present an interactive framework for research to be effectively translated to practice to address diverse student needs within inclusive classroom contexts. The RTP Model was developed as a result of the intentionally structured and staged methodology. It reinforced the conclusions drawn from this work and may be replicated as a framework for future practice based investigations. Given the significance of the phases of the methodological approach, an overview of each phase is presented as a possible pathway for teachers and researchers to employ when investigating similar phenomenon in different applications.

This chapter aims to:

• presents a brief overview the three phases of the study to enhance the comprehension and significance of the RTP Model.

• highlight key findings of this study in relation to the phased research questions as this approach gave capacity to the evolution of RTP Model which was embedded in RTP literature and informed by six specific school based cases.

• introduce an interactive framework, titled the RTP Model, as a segway for research to be effectively translated to practice to address diverse student needs.

• summarise an intentionally structured and staged methodology that may be utilised as a pathway for teachers and researchers to employ when investigating similar phenomenon.

This chapter is presented in two sections and is organized around the research questions within the three phases of the study. It first presents a brief overview of the phases. Second, a summary of the key findings in relation to the research questions is presented. Comprehending this approach and knowledge will give capacity to the RTP Model as it draws upon the literature as reflected in the methodology and is informed by six specific RTP cases. Promoting an understanding of RTP through the consideration of the three phases, factors and interactions required to bridge the RTP gap aims to provide a segway forward in this ongoing hurdle for both researchers and practitioners.

Educational research is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers and motivated researchers with common goals and high expectations.