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Title: A Meta-Review of Education Meta-Analyses: Relevance, Applicability, and Accessibility of Findings
Language: English
Authors: Marta Pellegrini (ORCID 0000-0002-9806-3231), Elizabeth Day (ORCID 0000-0001-8141-0762), Hannah F. Scarbrough (ORCID 0009-0003-7806-1049), Therese D. Pigott (ORCID 0000-0002-5976-246X)
Source: AERA Open. 2025 11(1).
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Information Analyses
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Educational Research, Research Reports, Access to Information, Stakeholders, Participation, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Design, Research Opportunities, Research Utilization, Literature Reviews, Information Dissemination
ISSN: 2332-8584
Abstract: One of the key goals of meta-analyses is to provide educators with relevant evidence to guide their decisions in practice. This meta-review examined the extent to which education meta-analysts have used strategies that likely increase the relevance, applicability, and accessibility of research to practitioners. We reviewed 103 meta-analyses of school-based academic interventions, coding for: (a) stakeholder engagement in review phases; (b) reporting of study population, setting, and intervention characteristics and testing them as moderators; and (c) accessibility of the findings to a wide audience using effect size metrics and visualizations. We found limited stakeholder involvement. Certain characteristics such as grade level were commonly reported and used to explored heterogeneity, while others, like material and training costs, were rarely considered. Effect size transformations were not common, and traditional forest plots were the most prevalent visualization method. We propose future research directions to improve the relevance, applicability, and accessibility of meta-analysis findings for educational practice.
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Notes: https://doi.org/10.3886/E237964V3
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1494896
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