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What is good research?

What is good research?. Lyn Yates University of Melbourne. two questions. What does good education research look like?!!! and 2. What does good education research LOOK LIKE?. The ‘evidence-based’ agenda:. USA ‘ No Child Left Behind’ Act 2000 Institute of Education Sciences established

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What is good research?

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  1. What is good research? Lyn Yates University of Melbourne

  2. two questions • What does good education research look like?!!! and 2. What does good education research LOOK LIKE?

  3. The ‘evidence-based’ agenda: USA • ‘No Child Left Behind’ Act 2000 • Institute of Education Sciences established • What Works Clearinghouse

  4. Australia Two significant current moves: • Research Quality Framework • Teacher Education Inquiry (both due to report this year)

  5. Is good research like science? “If Rip Van Winkle had been a physician, a farmer, or an engineer, he would be unemployable if he awoke today. If he had been a good elementary school teacher in the 19th century, he would probably be a good elementary school teacher today.” R. R.Slavin.

  6. Why education research is not as straightforward as a cure for cancer…

  7. Education purposes are political • The object of study changes over time and place • Research achievements are not judged in their own right

  8. Now, what does good research look like?

  9. It depends…. • The thesis • Academic journals • ARC (Australia Research Council) • Consultancies and commissioned research • The press • Book publishing • Practitioners

  10. What is ‘good’ research?A pragmatic approach • Who gets to decide? • What are they looking for? • What do they go on?

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