Evidence and Public Good in Educational Policy, Research and Practice /

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 eviden...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Eryaman, Mustafa Yunus; Schneider, Barbara
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Educational Governance Research, 6
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58850-6
Summary: 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
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(XXXI,220pages): illustrations.
ISBN: 9783319588506
Index Number: LC8
CLC: G40-05
Contents: Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Evidence and Public Good in Educational Policy, Research and Practice; Mustafa Yunus Eryaman & Barbara Schneider -- 1. Understanding Public Good in the Context of Evidence Discourse in Education; Mustafa Yunus Eryaman -- 2. Capturing the Evidence and What Works Agenda in Education: A truth regime and the art of manoeuvring floating signifiers; John Benedicto Krejsler -- 3. What is Evidence Required for and Who Generates That Evidence in the Finnish Educational System?; Hannele Niemi -- 4. Educational Policy in Spain: Between Political Bias and International E