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Research Policy and Practice in Further Education: Widening Perspectives through Reflective Pragmatism.
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Scott, Mark; Hyland, Terry – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2001
Case studies of preservice teacher education in postcompulsory education and of a key skills development project are examples of practitioner-relevant action research. They suggest that further education is not so much underresearched as undervalued, and they fill a need for evidence-based policy and practice. (Contains 35 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education
Improvement through Research: Policy Science or Policy Scholarship
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Avis, James – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2006
The paper examines the relationship between research and practice. Its starting point is a consideration of the difference between policy science and scholarship. This leads to an analysis of the current importance attached by the state to evidence-informed practice and systematic review. Such research strategies will, it is claimed, lead to…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Practices