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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