Evidence-based education: Objections and future directions
Over the past two decades, educational policymakers in many countries have favored evidence-based educational programs and interventions. However, evidence-based education (EBE) has met with growing resistance from educational researchers. This article analyzes the objections against EBE and its pre...
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| description | Over the past two decades, educational policymakers in many countries have favored evidence-based educational programs and interventions. However, evidence-based education (EBE) has met with growing resistance from educational researchers. This article analyzes the objections against EBE and its preference for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We conclude that the objections call for adjustments but do not justify abandoning EBE. Three future directions could make education more evidence-based whilst taking the objections against EBE into account: (1) study local factors, mechanisms, and implementation fidelity in RCTs, (2) utilize and improve the available longitudinal performance data, and (3) use integrated interventions and outcome measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-783487a9453d4630af871c191dd694302022-12-22T01:28:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2022-08-01710.3389/feduc.2022.941410941410Evidence-based education: Objections and future directionsIzaak Dekker0Izaak Dekker1Martijn Meeter2Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NetherlandsResearch Centre Urban Talent, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, NetherlandsLEARN! Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsOver the past two decades, educational policymakers in many countries have favored evidence-based educational programs and interventions. However, evidence-based education (EBE) has met with growing resistance from educational researchers. This article analyzes the objections against EBE and its preference for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We conclude that the objections call for adjustments but do not justify abandoning EBE. Three future directions could make education more evidence-based whilst taking the objections against EBE into account: (1) study local factors, mechanisms, and implementation fidelity in RCTs, (2) utilize and improve the available longitudinal performance data, and (3) use integrated interventions and outcome measures.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2022.941410/fullevidence-based educationevidence-based policyrandomized controlled trialimplementation scienceevidence-informed educationcontext-centered research |
| spellingShingle | Izaak Dekker Izaak Dekker Martijn Meeter Evidence-based education: Objections and future directions Frontiers in Education evidence-based education evidence-based policy randomized controlled trial implementation science evidence-informed education context-centered research |
| title | Evidence-based education: Objections and future directions |
| title_full | Evidence-based education: Objections and future directions |
| title_fullStr | Evidence-based education: Objections and future directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evidence-based education: Objections and future directions |
| title_short | Evidence-based education: Objections and future directions |
| title_sort | evidence based education objections and future directions |
| topic | evidence-based education evidence-based policy randomized controlled trial implementation science evidence-informed education context-centered research |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2022.941410/full |
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