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Book Synopsis"Where does hunch end and evidence begin? Too much is written and said about school improvement - about improvements in teaching and learning - with far too little attention to this question. This book provides vivid discussion from distinguished protagonists and antagonists about what gets called 'evidence-based practice'. Reading it, all involved in education - policymakers and practitioners alike - can proceed more confidently."- Professor Tim Brighouse, London Schools Commissioner
The movement to evidence-based practice in education is as important as it is controversial, and this book explores the arguments of leading advocates and critics.
The book begins with an explication of evidence-based practice. Some of the ideas of its proponents are discussed, including the Campbell Collaboration, and the application to education of Cochrane-style reviews and meta-analyses.
The thinking behind evidence based practice has been the subject of much criticism,
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Introduction: evidence and practice.
Gary Thomas
Part 1. What is evidence-based practice?
Chapter 2. Systematic reviews and the Campbell Collaboration.
Philip Davies
Chapter 3. Developing evidence-informed policy and practice.
Judy Sebba
Chapter 4. Systematic research synthesis.
David Gough
Part 2. Evidence-based practice in practice
Section a: in education
Chapter 5. Between Scylla and Charybdis: the experience of undertaking a systematic review in Education.
Richard Andrews
Chapter 6. Teachers using evidence: using what we know about teaching and learning to reconceptualise evidence-based practice.
Philippa Cordingley
Section b: in medicine and allied fields
Chapter 7. Practice-Based Evidence.
Michael Eraut
Chapter 8. Reflections from medical practice. Balancing evidence-based practice with practice-based evidence.
Ed Peile
Section c: problems in practice
Chapter 9. Educational research, philosophical orthodoxy, and unfulfilled promises: the quandary of traditional research in U.S. special education.
Deborah J. Gallagher
Part 3. Questions
Chapter 10. Some questions about evidence-based practice in education.
Martyn Hammersley
Chapter 11. The relationship between research, policy and practice.
Phil Hodkinson, and John K. Smith
Chapter 12. Evidence-based practice, action research, and the professional development of teachers.
John Elliott
Chapter 13. Using action research to generate knowledge about educational practice.
Harry Torrance
Chapter 14. Conclusion: Evidence-based Policy and Practice.
Richard Pring
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