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Balancing Evidence-Based and Humanistic Education in School Development for Underperforming Arizona and South Carolina Schools
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Ylimaki, Rose; Brunderman, Lynnette; Moyi, Peter – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2021
Educational policies and research funding sources in many nations, including the United States, promote the use of evidence-based practice for school development, with evidence most often defined by standardized tests. Scholars and educators have engaged in debates regarding the use of evidence defined by tests and the underlying assumptions about…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Humanistic Education, Underachievement, Educational Improvement
School Development in Culturally Diverse U.S. Schools: Balancing Evidence-Based Policies and Education Values
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Ylimaki, Rose; Brunderman, Lynnette – Education Sciences, 2019
This article problematizes evidence-based policies in the USA, using Dewey's (1916) education theory and findings from a school development project in 71 culturally diverse Arizona schools. The study asked three questions: (1) How do formal and informal school leaders work in teams to mediate between evidence-based policy requirements at federal,…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Cultural Pluralism, Student Diversity, Teamwork