Evidence-Based Education Policy: What Evidence What Basis Whose Policy

Evidence-Based Education Policy: What Evidence What Basis Whose Policy
ISBN-10
1405194111
ISBN-13
9781405194112
Category
Education
Pages
194
Language
English
Published
2009-06-15
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Richard Smith, Paul Smeyers, David Bridges

Description

This book raises important questions about the extent to which policy can be derived from research and about the kind of evidence which should inform policy. Challenges contemporary orthodoxies and offers constructive alternatives Critiques the narrower conceptions of evidence which might inform policy advanced by the ?what works? movement Investigates the logical gaps between what can be shown by research and the wider political requirements of policy Examines the different educational research traditions e.g. large population studies, individual case studies, personal narratives, action research, philosophy and ?the romantic turn? Calls for a more subtle understanding of the ways in which different forms of enquiry may inform policy and practice Discusses the recognition and utilisation of the insights offered by the rich variety of educational research traditions available to us

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