Evidence-based Practice
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Oct 1, 2014
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An intriguing Comment piece by Ben Goldacre was
published in the Guardian on 18 March, 2013 (Goldacre,
2013a). The following is an extract from the related
briefing note published by the Department for Education’s
press office (Goldacre, 2013b). Could it be that whatever
else might be thought of Michael Gove’s time as Minister
for Education that his period in office might usher in a
golden period of evidence-based practice?
Education Secretary Michael Gove asked Dr Goldacre to
examine the role of evidence in the education sector.
In a paper to be presented at Bethnal Green Academy,
Dr Goldacre will say today that research into “which
approaches work best” should be embedded as
seamlessly as possible into everyday activity in
education.
High-quality research into what works best can improve
outcomes, benefitting pupils and increasing teachers’
independence. But Dr Goldacre’s recommendations go
beyond simply running more “randomised trials”, or
individual research projects. Drawing on comparisons
between education and medicine, he said medicine had
“leapt forward” by creating a simple infrastructure that
supports evidence-based practice, making it easy and
commonplace.
published in the Guardian on 18 March, 2013 (Goldacre,
2013a). The following is an extract from the related
briefing note published by the Department for Education’s
press office (Goldacre, 2013b). Could it be that whatever
else might be thought of Michael Gove’s time as Minister
for Education that his period in office might usher in a
golden period of evidence-based practice?
Education Secretary Michael Gove asked Dr Goldacre to
examine the role of evidence in the education sector.
In a paper to be presented at Bethnal Green Academy,
Dr Goldacre will say today that research into “which
approaches work best” should be embedded as
seamlessly as possible into everyday activity in
education.
High-quality research into what works best can improve
outcomes, benefitting pupils and increasing teachers’
independence. But Dr Goldacre’s recommendations go
beyond simply running more “randomised trials”, or
individual research projects. Drawing on comparisons
between education and medicine, he said medicine had
“leapt forward” by creating a simple infrastructure that
supports evidence-based practice, making it easy and
commonplace.
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NORMAN, Eddie.
Evidence-based Practice.
Design and Technology Education: an International Journal, [S.l.], v. 19, n. 3, oct. 2014.
ISSN 1360-1431.
Available at: <https://www.ariadne.ac.uk/DATE/article/view/1967>. Date accessed: 24 sep. 2022.
Keywords
Design & technology ; Education ; Research ; Curriculum
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