<P>List of figures</P><P>Preface</P><P>Chapter One: Introduction</P><P>Chapter Two: Education -- Field and Theory</P><P>Chapter Three: What Theories Are</P><P>Chapter Four: Goal-Directed Theories </P><P>Chapter Five: Equivalence Theories</P><P>Chapter Six: Interlevel Theories</P…
"This important book explores the question of what an educational theory is and how educational theories can work. It offers a classification scheme of distinct types of educational theory and considers ways the nature of theories can inform the work of educational theorists and…
"This important book explores the question of what an educational theory is and how educational theories can work. It offers a classification scheme of distinct types of educational theory and considers ways the nature of theories can inform the work of educational theorists and…
There is a vast literature on evidence-based practice (EBP) in education. What function does evidence have in practical deliberations toward decisions about what to do? Most writers on EBP seem to think of evidence largely as quantitative data, serving as a foundation from which…
1. Introduction -- 2. Evidence -- 3. The indirect function of evidence -- 4. The instrumental character of evidence-based practice -- 5. Interlude : on finding one's way in the causal landscape -- 6. The logic of intervention -- 7. Reproducibility -- 8. What does it take for an …
Much educational debate today is dominated by a 'what works' vocabulary, intimately associated with evidence-based practice (EBP). The vocabulary consists of concepts and ideas such as accountability, competency, effectiveness, employability, learning outcomes, predictability, q…
Much educational debate today is dominated by a ""what works"" vocabulary, intimately associated with evidence-based practice (EBP). The vocabulary consists of concepts and ideas such as accountability, competency, effectiveness, employability, learning outcomes, predictability,…