{"product_id":"evidencebased-practice-in-education-9780335213344","title":"Evidencebased Practice in Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- Professor Tim Brighouse, London Schools Commissioner\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The thinking behind evidence based practice has been the subject of much criticism,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Introduction: evidence and practice. \u003cbr\u003eGary Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1. What is evidence-based practice?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Systematic reviews and the Campbell Collaboration. \u003cbr\u003ePhilip Davies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Developing evidence-informed policy and practice. \u003cbr\u003eJudy Sebba\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Systematic research synthesis. \u003cbr\u003eDavid Gough\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part 2. Evidence-based practice in practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection a: in education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Between Scylla and Charybdis: the experience of undertaking a systematic review in Education. \u003cbr\u003eRichard Andrews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Teachers using evidence: using what we know about teaching and learning to reconceptualise evidence-based practice. \u003cbr\u003ePhilippa Cordingley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection b: in medicine and allied fields\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Practice-Based Evidence. \u003cbr\u003eMichael Eraut\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Reflections from medical practice. Balancing evidence-based practice with practice-based evidence.\u003cbr\u003e Ed Peile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection c: problems in practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Educational research, philosophical orthodoxy, and unfulfilled promises: the quandary of traditional research in U.S. special education. \u003cbr\u003eDeborah J. Gallagher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3. Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Some questions about evidence-based practice in education. \u003cbr\u003eMartyn Hammersley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11. The relationship between research, policy and practice. \u003cbr\u003ePhil Hodkinson, and John K. Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Evidence-based practice, action research, and the professional development of teachers. \u003cbr\u003eJohn Elliott\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Using action research to generate knowledge about educational practice. \u003cbr\u003eHarry Torrance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Conclusion: Evidence-based Policy and Practice. \u003cbr\u003eRichard Pring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48883985776983,"sku":"9780335213344","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780335213344.jpg?v=1722529909","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/evidencebased-practice-in-education-9780335213344","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}