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Direct linkTowne, Lisa, Ed.; Wise, Lauress L., Ed.; Winters, Tina M., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2004
Transforming education into an evidence-based field depends in no small part on a strong base of scientific knowledge to inform educational policy and practice. Advancing Scientific Research in Education makes select recommendations for strengthening scientific education research and targets federal agencies, professional associations, and…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Educational Research, Evidence, Professional Development
Shavelson, Richard J., Ed.; Towne, Lisa, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2002
Researchers, historians, and philosophers of science have debated the nature of scientific research in education for more than 100 years. Recent enthusiasm for "evidence-based" policy and practice in education now codified in the federal law that authorizes the bulk of elementary and secondary education programs have brought a new sense…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Educational Research, Evidence, Educational Policy
Towne, Lisa, Ed.; Hilton, Margaret, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2004
The Center for Education of the National Research Council (NRC) has undertaken a series of activities to address issues related to the quality of scientific education research. In 2002, the NRC released "Scientific Research in Education" (National Research Council, 2002), a report designed to articulate the nature of scientific education research…
Descriptors: Workshops, Educational Research, Peer Evaluation, Federal Programs
