Using Research Evidence in Education, Kara S. Finnigan; Alan J. Daly
Автор: Mustafa Yunus Eryaman; Barbara Schneider Название: Evidence and Public Good in Educational Policy, Research and Practice ISBN: 3319588494 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319588490 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 15372.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: 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.
Автор: Gingras Yves Название: Bibliometrics and Research Evaluation: Uses and Abuses ISBN: 026203512X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262035125 Издательство: MIT Press Рейтинг: Цена: 5079.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Why bibliometrics is useful for understanding the global dynamics of science but generate perverse effects when applied inappropriately in research evaluation and university rankings.
The research evaluation market is booming. "Ranking," "metrics," "h-index," and "impact factors" are reigning buzzwords. Government and research administrators want to evaluate everything -- teachers, professors, training programs, universities -- using quantitative indicators. Among the tools used to measure "research excellence," bibliometrics -- aggregate data on publications and citations -- has become dominant. Bibliometrics is hailed as an "objective" measure of research quality, a quantitative measure more useful than "subjective" and intuitive evaluation methods such as peer review that have been used since scientific papers were first published in the seventeenth century. In this book, Yves Gingras offers a spirited argument against an unquestioning reliance on bibliometrics as an indicator of research quality. Gingras shows that bibliometric rankings have no real scientific validity, rarely measuring what they pretend to.
Although the study of publication and citation patterns, at the proper scales, can yield insights on the global dynamics of science over time, ill-defined quantitative indicators often generate perverse and unintended effects on the direction of research. Moreover, abuse of bibliometrics occurs when data is manipulated to boost rankings. Gingras looks at the politics of evaluation and argues that using numbers can be a way to control scientists and diminish their autonomy in the evaluation process. Proposing precise criteria for establishing the validity of indicators at a given scale of analysis, Gingras questions why universities are so eager to let invalid indicators influence their research strategy.
Описание: Lecturers/instructors - request a free digital inspection copy here The #1 resource for carrying out educational research In order to carry out high-quality educational research, every aspect of the process needs careful consideration. This all-encompassing textbook gives a considered overview of principles that underpin research, key qualitative and quantitative methods for research design, data collection and analysis. New to the Second Edition: Includes new chapter on Ethics Enhanced coverage of qualitative research Thorough reworking's of chapters makes the new edition truly comprehensive
Автор: Kara S. Finnigan; Alan J. Daly Название: Using Research Evidence in Education ISBN: 3319343033 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319343037 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 15372.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Foreword. Robert C. Granger.- Chapter 1. Beginning the Journey: Research Evidence from the Schoolhouse Door to Capitol Hill: Alan J. Daly & Kara S. Finnigan.- SECTION I - Using Research Evidence at the School and District Level.- Chapter 2. Introduction to Section I: Using Research Evidence at the School and District Level: Bill Penuel & Cynthia Coburn.- Chapter 3. The Critical Role of Brokers in the Access and Use of Evidence at the School and District Level: Alan J. Daly, Kara S. Finnigan, Nienke M. Moolenaar, & Jing Che.- Chapter 4. Leaders' Use of Research for Fundamental Change in School District Central Offices: Processes and Challenges: Meredith I. Honig, Nitya Venkateswaran with Patricia McNeil & Jenee Myers-Twitchell.- Chapter 5. The Research on Education, Deliberation, and Decision-Making (REDD) Project: Rob Asen & Deb Gurke.- Chapter 6. The Intermediary function in evidence production, promotion, and utilization: The case of educational incentives: Janelle Scott, Christopher Lubienski, Elizabeth Debray, & Huriya Jabbar.- SECTION II - Using Research Evidence at the State and Federal Level .- Chapter 7. Introduction to Section II: Using Research Evidence at State and Federal Level: Elliot Weinbaum.- Chapter 8. How State Education Agencies Acquire and Use Research Knowledge for School Improvement: Carol A. Barnes, Margaret E. Goertz, & Diane Massell.- Chapter 9. Research Evidence and the Common Core Standards: Lorraine McDonnell & M. Stephen Weatherford.- Chapter 10. Obama's Promise: Using Evidence to Fight the Nation's Social Problems: Ron Haskins & Greg Margolis.- SECTION III: Defining, Acquiring, and Using Research Evidence - Looking Across and Beyond.- Chapter 11. Building the Infrastructure to Improve the Use and Usefulness of Research in Education: Vivian Tseng & Sandra Nutley.- Chapter 12: Conclusion: Research Evidence from the Schoolhouse Door to Capitol Hill: Kara S. Finnigan & Alan J. Daly.
Автор: Piggot-Irvine Название: Goal Pursuit in Education Using Focused Action Research ISBN: 1137505117 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137505118 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 7965.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Not everyone finds goals easy to select or focus on, despite escalating evidence of their importance in education. This book offers a simple action research approach to goal pursuit, favoring depth, informed decision making, and an improvement orientation. It presents practical, yet academically informed, ideas, and has real case study examples.
Автор: Cartwright, Nancy; Hardie, Jeremy Название: Evidence-Based Policy ISBN: 0199841624 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199841622 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3958.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Over the last twenty or so years, it has become standard to require policy makers to base their recommendations on evidence. That is now uncontroversial to the point of triviality-of course, policy should be based on the facts. But are the methods that policy makers rely on to gather and analyze evidence the right ones? In Evidence-Based Policy, Nancy Cartwright, an eminent scholar, and Jeremy Hardie, who has had a long and successful career in bothbusiness and the economy, explain that the dominant methods which are in use now-broadly speaking, methods that imitate standard practices in medicine like randomized control trials-do not work. They fail, Cartwright and Hardie contend, because they do not enhance our ability to predict if policies will beeffective. The prevailing methods fall short not just because social science, which operates within the domain of real-world politics and deals with people, differs so much from the natural science milieu of the lab. Rather, there are principled reasons why the advice for crafting and implementing policy now on offer will lead to bad results. Current guides in use tend to rank scientific methods according to the degree of trustworthiness of the evidence they produce. That is valuable in certain respects,but such approaches offer little advice about how to think about putting such evidence to use. Evidence-Based Policy focuses on showing policymakers how to effectively use evidence. It also explains what types of information are most necessary for making reliable policy, and offers lessons on how toorganize that information.
Автор: Tomlinson, Michael; Holmes, Leonard Название: Graduate Employability in Context Theory, Research and Debate ISBN: 1137571675 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137571670 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 15372.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores the highly significant and contested area of graduate employability and employment which is paid so much attention by those in the media and policy-makers. This is driven largely by concerns over the wider economic impact and value of graduates as increasing numbers complete their studies in higher education. At a time when graduates are seen as key to economic success, the critical question remains as to how their employability plays out in a changing labour market. This book brings together innovative approaches and research to present an extensive survey of the field. It provides insight on what is a complex and often elusive social and economic problem, ranging from how graduate employability is constructed as an economic and policy agenda to explorations of how graduates manage the transition from higher education to paid employment and finally to suggest future directions for curricula, policy and research.
Описание: The 14 chapters in this book address education policy as it is being implemented in three world regions, Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East. The diverse authors utilise original local data, interpreting it to describe policy development and implementation across a range of nations who share commonalities but also differences.<br><br>The chapters begin with the premise that policy must respond to the needs of the citizenry and to the challenges faced by each society internally as well as globally. Meeting the challenge of frequently competing existing needs while addressing educational development to prepare for future needs, is an ongoing task for policymakers.<br><br>The researchers authoring the book’s chapters are aware of competing challenges and of the need for frequent revision of educational policy as well as continuing support for its implementation. They base their conclusions and the implications offered on the data while taking into account the culture within which successful and appropriate policy must be implemented. The implications have relevance for any society in the world as diversity exists everywhere so all societies are experiencing challenges generated by our interdependence with each other.
Автор: Arlestig Helene Название: Decade of Research on School Principals ISBN: 3319230263 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319230269 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20962.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book provides a unique map of the focus and directions of contemporary research on school leadership since 2000 in 24 countries.
Описание: This book explores teacher professional development as a situated, socio-political practice. Drawing on cross-national case studies, and on the theories of Pierre Bourdieu, the study reveals the inherently political nature of professional development practices, showing them to be the product of tensions within and between competing policy, research and work pressures.
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