Best Practices in Strengthening Evidence Use by Government in Education Policy and Beyond

This is a rapid research scoping review, prepared by IDS for the Queen Rania Foundation and the Jordanian Ministry of Education. It responds to the following questions: (a) What are the intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics which encourage the use of evidence in government ministries?; (b) How do governments mandate for an enabling environment around evidence and the decentralisation of decision making?; (c) Where do effective research departments tend to be positioned within government departments/ministries and how are their relationships with other units established and maintained?; and (d) What best practice exists with respect to strategies, tools and techniques, and policies for evidence uptake?