%0 Journal Article %T Making research matter more %A Ben Levin %J Education Policy Analysis Archives %D 2004 %I %X Interest in strengthening the impact and value of education research has been growing around the world. Here I outline a view of the nature of ˇ°impactˇ± and point to instances where research has had a positive impact in education, but always within a larger social and political framework. A three element ˇ°modelˇ± of research impact is developed and used as the basis to assess current situations and to suggest steps that could be taken to support a fuller contribution to education and learning from research. %U http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/211