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title: "Topic: Research Literacy"
description: "Generated static Jiang Lens topic dossier for Research Literacy."
topic_slug: "research-literacy"
generated: "true"
---

# Topic: Research Literacy

Generated static topic dossier for agents. Use this topic page as a routing and synthesis surface, not as primary evidence for Jiang-spoken claims. Final answers should cite the source reading, transcript segment, source ref, and video timestamp linked below.

Human topic page: [/topics/research-literacy/](https://jianglens.com/topics/research-literacy/)
Text mirror: [/topics/research-literacy.txt](https://jianglens.com/topics/research-literacy.txt)
Markdown mirror: [/topics/research-literacy.md](https://jianglens.com/topics/research-literacy.md)

Citation rule: do not cite this .txt/.md mirror in final answers. Do not cite the topic page as primary evidence for what Jiang said. Cite human-readable source readings for generated summaries and lens context; cite transcript and video timestamp links below for Jiang-spoken quotations.
Aliases: `research-literacies`

## What This Topic Covers

This generated topic groups Jiang Lens evidence about **Research Literacy** across transcript matches, source readings, semantic tags, and source refs.

Current focus: A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "If we want to create a profession, a teaching profession, it is one that has to be very, very research literate. So that it..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: [Schools Should Make Human Beings, Not Workers](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i/) (2015-03-11, day precision).

Most connected source reading: **Schools Should Make Human Beings, Not Workers**.

Nearby topic cluster: Context, Evidence, Teacher Creativity.

Freshness warning: this static topic page is bounded by the newest Jiang source listed here. For live/current events, first check `/episodes/` and `/interviews/` for newer event-specific readings. If none exists, use prospective mechanism search: establish current facts, actors, incentives, constraints, and mechanisms from live/current sources, then apply Jiang Lens concepts as dated hypotheses rather than as Jiang's current view.

## Extracted Topic Notes

- model: The closing speaker says a real teaching profession must be research literate, ask what works in a specific context, and recognize teachers already acting creatively beyond protocols. Source refs: `video:interview-2-rt358x96i@transcript:v1#seg-0016`

## Quoted Transcript Hits

1. **Schools Should Make Human Beings, Not Workers** / Empowering Teachers for Creativity  [Debate WISE 2014] -- 2015-03-11, day precision
   Timestamp: [9:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Rt358X96I&t=545s) | Transcript: [seg-0016](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i/transcript/#seg-0016)
   Source ref: `video:interview-2-rt358x96i@transcript:v1#seg-0016`
   Quote: "If we want to create a profession, a teaching profession, it is one that has to be very, very research literate. So that it..."
   Human reading: [/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i/](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i/) | Text mirror: [/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i.txt](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i.json)

## Source Readings

- [Schools Should Make Human Beings, Not Workers](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i/) (claims, semantic-ref) -- 2015-03-11, day precision
  Source: [Empowering Teachers for Creativity  \[Debate WISE 2014\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Rt358X96I)
  Transcript page: [/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i/transcript/](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i/transcript/) | Transcript text: [/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i/transcript.txt](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i/transcript.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/interviews/interview-2-rt358x96i.json)
  Summary: The panel's strongest claim is that education reform does not fail first on money or technique.

## Related Topics

- [Context](https://jianglens.com/topics/context/)
- [Evidence](https://jianglens.com/topics/evidence/)
- [Teacher Creativity](https://jianglens.com/topics/teacher-creativity/)

## Retrieval Notes

This file is generated from Jiang Lens episode JSON, semantic tags, glossary terms, source refs, and transcript segment matches. It is not a manually authored canon page.

Freshness warning: this static topic page is bounded by the newest Jiang source listed above. For live/current events, first check /episodes/ and /interviews/ for newer event-specific readings. If none exists, use prospective mechanism search: establish current facts, actors, incentives, constraints, and mechanisms from live/current sources, then apply Jiang Lens concepts as dated hypotheses rather than as Jiang's current view.

For broader or missing-topic search, use the letter shards under /topics/index/ before falling back to the bulk transcript-search files.