Understanding The Quality Use Of Research Evidence In Education

Author : Mark Rickinson,Lucas Walsh,Joanne Gleeson,Blake Cutler,Connie Cirkony,Mandy Salisbury
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781003811329

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Understanding the Quality Use of Research Evidence in Education by Mark Rickinson,Lucas Walsh,Joanne Gleeson,Blake Cutler,Connie Cirkony,Mandy Salisbury Pdf

This book focuses on the question of how to understand quality use of research evidence in education, or what it means to use research evidence well. Internationally there are widespread efforts to increase the use of research evidence within educational policy and practice. Such efforts raise important questions about how we understand not just the quality of evidence, but also the quality of its use. To date, there has been wide-ranging debate about the former, but very little dialogue about the latter. Based on a five-year study with schools and school systems in Australia, this book sheds new light on: why clarity about quality of use is critical to educational improvement; how quality use of research evidence can be framed in education; what using research well involves and looks like in practice; what quality research use means for individuals, organisations and systems; and what aspects of using research well still need to be better understood. This book will be an invaluable resource for professionals within and beyond education who want to better understand what using research evidence well means and involves and how it can be supported.

Author : Kara S. Finnigan,Alan J. Daly
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319046907

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Using Research Evidence in Education by Kara S. Finnigan,Alan J. Daly Pdf

This book includes a set of rigorous and accessible studies on the topic of “research evidence” from a variety of levels and educational vantage points. It also provides the reader with thoughtful commentaries from leading thinkers in the field. The complex process of acquiring, interpreting, and using research evidence makes for a rich and under examined area in educational research, practice and policymaking. Policy makers, practitioners and scholars are in need of additional knowledge and practical steps in terms of the uptake of evidence into practice. In addition, sharpening understanding in terms of the ways in which research evidence is shaped or adapted at different educational levels (school, district, state, federal) as well the factors that support or constrain the acquisition and use of research evidence is of immediate use. While professional support for evidence-based practice in schools has never been stronger, credible research has found only weak large-scale effects. This book provides us with key insights about the nature of this problem and a comprehensive approach to its solution; it is a major step toward realizing the considerable potential for school improvement of reciprocal working relationships among policy, practice and research communities. Ken Leithwood, Emeritus Professor, OISE/University of Toronto The problem of scant research use at school sites is old, but the federal to classroom level scope of this book is unique. The authors' analysis of the current status leads to despair, but they provide a clear and compelling path forward. Michael Kirst, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University; President, California State Board of Education. We have come a long way since the linear "Research, Dissemination, Utilization" models of knowledge use of the 1970s and 80s. Each chapter in this book lays out new directions for understanding how individuals, relationships and systems advance or impede the movement of new ideas into policy/practice. Taken together, they redefine knowledge use as a dynamic process that affects and is affected by specific characteristics of the social structures in which is occurs. It is a "must read" both for those interested in educational change and organizational theory. Karen Seashore Louis, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Author : Michelle Judkins,Matthew Inniss,Tami McCrone,Oliver Stacey,National Foundation for Educational Research
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910008265

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Teachers' Use of Research Evidence by Michelle Judkins,Matthew Inniss,Tami McCrone,Oliver Stacey,National Foundation for Educational Research Pdf

Author : Ted Brown,Brett Williams
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781910227701

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Evidence-Based Education in the Health Professions by Ted Brown,Brett Williams Pdf

Evidence-based education is an attempt to find, critique and implement the highest quality research evidence that underpins the education provided to students.This comprehensive book presents concepts key to evidence-based education, learning and teaching, analysing a wide range of allied health professions in depth. It introduces unique, inspirati

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264731325

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Educational Research and Innovation Who Cares about Using Education Research in Policy and Practice? Strengthening Research Engagement by OECD Pdf

Across the OECD, enormous effort and investment has been made to reinforce the quality, production and use of education research in policy and practice. Despite this, using research in education remains a challenge for many countries and systems.

Author : Mustafa Yunus Eryaman,Barbara Schneider
Publisher : Springer
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319588506

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Evidence and Public Good in Educational Policy, Research and Practice by Mustafa Yunus Eryaman,Barbara Schneider Pdf

This volume draws together interdisciplinary approaches from political philosophy, social work, medicine and sociology to analyze the theoretical foundations and practical examples of evidence-based and evidence-informed education for the public good. It presents a range of conceptions of the evidence-based and evidence-informed education and a justification for why the particular examples or issues chosen fit within that conception for the sake of public good. It explores the current literature on evidence-based and evidence-informed educational policy, research and practice, and introduces a new term, ‘evidence free’, meaning actions of some policymakers who disregard or misuse evidence for their own agenda. The demands about the quality and relevance of educational research to inform the policy and practice have been growing over the past decade in response to the Evidence-Based Education movement. However the literature is yet to tackle the question of the interrelationships between evidence, research, policy and practice in education for the public good in an international context. This book fills that gap.

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138089591

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Using Research Evidence in Education Practice by Taylor & Francis Group Pdf

Author : Köster Florian,Shewbridge Claire,Krämer Clara
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264638358

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Educational Research and Innovation Promoting Education Decision Makers' Use of Evidence in Austria by Köster Florian,Shewbridge Claire,Krämer Clara Pdf

This report takes stock of processes that promote the systematic use of evidence in decision making in Austria’s education system. It builds on an online survey among over 6500 decision makers, drawing on responses from executives in the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research; regional education directorates; school supervision and school leaders.

Author : Pring, Richard,Thomas, Gary
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335213344

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Evidence-Based Practice In Education by Pring, Richard,Thomas, Gary Pdf

"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, particularly in education, and this criticism is aired in the second part of the book. Questions have been raised about what we mean by evidence, about how particular kinds of evidence may be privileged over other kinds of evidence, about the transferability of research findings to practice, and about the consequences of a move to evidence-based practice for governance in education. Given that the origins of the interest in evidence-based practice come largely from its use in medicine, questions arise about the validity of the transposition, and contributors to the third part of the book address this transposition. The issues raised in the book, while primarily those raised by educators, are of relevance also to professionals in medicine, social work and psychology.

Author : Grace Healy,Lauren Hammond,Steve Puttick,Nicola Walshe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000541045

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Mentoring Geography Teachers in the Secondary School by Grace Healy,Lauren Hammond,Steve Puttick,Nicola Walshe Pdf

Mentoring Geography Teachers in the Secondary School supports both new and experienced mentors in developing their knowledge and skills in mentoring in geography education. Within the book, chapter authors critically consider how mentoring has been conceptualised and represented in policy and academic debate, as well as examining how mentoring in geography education has been experienced and perceived in practice. Chapters in the book explore a range of perspectives, experiences and aspects of mentoring geography teachers, including: • Critical engagement with educational policy and practice • Perspectives from beginning geography teachers • Mentoring as a professional development opportunity • The value of engaging with the geography education community in teacher education • How mentoring meetings and conversations can support beginning geography teachers in their growth and development This book is a vital source of support and inspiration for all those involved in developing the next generation of geography teachers. The themes of justice, agency and voice - raised and engaged with implicitly and explicitly throughout this edited collection - are of critical importance to mentors, beginning teachers and geography education more broadly in developing and enacting a progressive vision of mentoring.

Author : John Furlong,Alis Oancea
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136800955

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Assessing Quality in Applied and Practice-based Research in Education by John Furlong,Alis Oancea Pdf

This book explores the challenges of assessing quality in applied and practice-based research in education. It offers various views on quality in applied and practice-based research and proposes ways in which qualitycriteria may reflect more closely the diversity of applied research and its complex entanglements with practice and policy.

Author : Terri D. Pigott,Ann Marie Ryan,Charles Tocci
Publisher : Sage Publications, Incorporated
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1071852329

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Review of Research in Education by Terri D. Pigott,Ann Marie Ryan,Charles Tocci Pdf

Author : Norman Reid,Asma Amanat Ali
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030536770

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Making Sense of Learning by Norman Reid,Asma Amanat Ali Pdf

This textbook brings together findings from global research on teaching and learning, with an emphasis on secondary and higher education. The book is unique in that the content is selected in an original way and its presentation reflects the most recent research evidence related to understanding. The book covers and presents themes that are based tightly on worldwide research evidence, scrupulously avoiding opinion or any dependence on the personal experience of the authors. The book starts by reflecting on educational research itself. The four chapters that follow relate the story of the research that shows how all humans learn and the variations within that framework. These chapters offer a tight framework that underpins much of the rest of the text. The next four chapters look at the way school curricula are organised and how the performance of learners can be assessed. They summarise the research evidence related to thinking skills and consider the importance of practical teaching. This is followed by two chapters that draw from the extensive social psychology research on attitude development as it applies in education, and then by two chapters that summarise the research related to major issues of controversy: the performativity agenda and the issue of quality. One chapter looks at the place of statistics in education. The next two chapters look at the evidence that can support or undermine many typical education beliefs, or myths and mirages. Finally, the last chapter brings it all together and looks into the future, pointing to some areas where future research is likely to be helpful, based on current knowledge.

Author : Daniel Muijs,David Reynolds
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781526418425

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Effective Teaching by Daniel Muijs,David Reynolds Pdf

This new edition of the popular textbook digs into the research behind different aspects of teaching in order to give students an informed understanding of what underpins high quality teaching. It explores what the evidence shows about the effectiveness of different approaches, drawing from a variety of educational schools of thought. New to this edition: enhanced discussion of what we can learn from cognitive science research new chapters on metacognition and thinking skills, teacher subject knowledge, evaluating teacher performance, and international comparisons on teaching new Further Reading and Think Point features encouraging critical engagement with key research findings. This is essential reading for all students on initial teacher education courses including undergraduate, postgraduate, School Direct, Teach First and employment-based routes into teaching, and also qualified teachers wanting to deepen their understanding of educational research.

Author : James H. McMillan,Sally Schumacher
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 0205455301

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Research in Education by James H. McMillan,Sally Schumacher Pdf

This substantially revised text emphasizes evidence-based inquiry and provides a comprehensive, highly accessible, and student-friendly introduction to the principles, concepts, and methods currently used in educational research. This text provides a balanced combination of quantitative and qualitative methods and enables students to master skills in reading, understanding, critiquing, and conducting research. Many examples and article excerpts are used throughout the text to demonstrate and highlight best practices in educational research. Evidence-based inquiry is emphasized in two ways: (1) Introductory chapters focus on the added importance of data-driven decision-making, (2) Methodological chapters (9, 10, 12-15) provide explicit guidelines for conducting empirical studies. New to This Edition: Substantial revision of all chapters with greater depth of coverage to present the most current and useful content available in educational research. A new chapter that covers mixed-method, secondary analysis, and action research. Both mixed-method and secondary analysis studies are becoming more frequent, and many students find themselves conducting action research. This chapter provides an introduction to these three approaches. Four new complete research articles that facilitate student understanding of different types of studies and provide examples to critique. Expanded coverage of experimental validity and randomized designs, including statistical conclusion and construct validity. Coverage of contemporary topics that students need to know because of their increased usage in the literature, including web-based surveys, logistic regression, and SEM. New instructional aids, including expanded application exercises at the end of each chapter and new Misconceptions verses Evidence boxes to show the utility of research. Substantial revision of Chapter 4 to reflect changes in ERIC so that students can use this popular database effectively. Greater emphasis on contemporary evaluation designs. New appendix on writing research articles to assist students in communicating their research. Marginal icons and keywords are included to guide readers to pertinent articles in the Research Navigator database. Instructor's Manual/Test Bank, PowerPoint(TM) Presentations, and Companion Website (www.ablongman.com/mcmillanschumacher6e) coordinated by the authors are available to adopters. Package this text with MyLabSchool-a powerful set of online tools that bring the classroom to life! Visit www.mylabschool.com for more information!