Evidence-based practice in education: The best medicine?

Authors
Pirrie, A
Citation
A. Pirrie, Evidence-based practice in education: The best medicine?, BR J EDUC S, 49(2), 2001, pp. 124-136
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Education
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
ISSN journal
00071005 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
124 - 136
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1005(200106)49:2<124:EPIETB>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
This paper explores the reasons why the notion of 'evidence-based' practice has gained prominence in educational research. The ascendancy of 'evidence -based' practice is attributed to a crisis of legitimation in educational r esearch. The paper offers a critical exegesis of a systematic review conduc ted under the auspices of the Effective Practice and Organisation of Care ( EPOC) subgroup of the Cochrane Collaboration.