In conductive education, we are familiar with the cry for evidence - which usually ends up with referencing medical research, something that's never struck me as especially helpful in the classroom or in schools (or in working with adults conductively, for that matter.)
But this is a bit different and we might find it more helpful in CE settings. It's from a newish blog (perhaps started in April 2014) Evidence-Based Educational Leadership. In the most recent posting, today, the writer has devised "A definition of evidence-informed practice for teachers and schools".
A definition of evidence-informed practice
Evidence-informed practice involves the making of decisions within schools through the conscientious, explicit, judicious and skilful use of four sources of information:
- educator's (at all levels of the school) expertise and judgment
- open and transparent evidence from both within the school and other sources, which is subject to rigorous evaluation
- a critical analysis and appraisal of the best available scholarly research - both theory and evidence
- the values and preferences of pupils, educators, parents, employers and other stakeholders who might be affected by the decision.
The writer is looking for Comments.
[There are earlier posts that are worth reading, too, but there is no 'archive' link or search facility. The only way to find earlier posts is to use the forwards and backwards arrows at the bottom of each post - a bit 'clunky'.]