Evidence-based practice in education /
edited by Gary Thomas and Richard Pring
- x, 240 pages : 23 cm.
- Conducting educational research. .
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 References