Abstract / Description of output
In this chapter I provide a critical review of the suggestion that education should be turned into an evidence-based or evidence-informed profession and that educational research therefore focus on generating knowledge about 'what works.' I focus on three aspects of the discussion: the notion of educational practice, views about knowledge, and the ways in which research can be of practical use; in order to identify key ideas and assumptions and submit them to critical scrutiny. In all three cases I identify a tendency that the outcomes of a particular kind of educational research replace professional and democratic judgement. I provide an alternative way of understanding educational practice, educational knowledge and its practical use that places judgement back at the centre of educational considerations.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | A Companion to Research in Education |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 391-400 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Volume | 9789400768093 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789400768093 |
ISBN (Print) | 9400768087, 9789400768086 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2014 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Educational practice
- Educational research
- Evidence-based practice
- Practical roles of research
- Pragmatism