Ethical considerations of conducting systematic reviews in educational research are not
typically discussed explicitly. As an illustration,'ethics' is not listed as a term in the index of …

In this open access edited volume, international researchers of the field describe and
discuss the systematic review method in its application to research in education. Alongside …

Systematic reviews are still a controversial topic in some quarters, with the arguments for
and against their use being well‐rehearsed. In an attempt to advance a more nuanced …

A literature review is a scholarly paper which provides an overview of current knowledge
about a topic. It will typically include substantive findings, as well as theoretical and …

The use of systematic reviews in educational research is a growing phenomenon in the UK,
but is highly controversial. This article argues that such reviews have a useful place in a …

The concept of systematic reviewing of research literatures became influential in the second
half of the 20th century, in the context of the longstanding, and challenging, issue of how to …

This paper argues that educational policy and practice has much to gain from systematic
reviews and other methods of research synthesis. Different types of reviews are considered …

The purpose of this article is to overview various challenges that prospective authors of
quality systematic reviews should be prepared to address. These challenges pertain to all …

Educational research, and research in the Social Sciences more generally, has experienced
a growth in the introduction of ethical review boards since the 1990s. Increasingly …

The paper argues that a critical realist perspective can contribute to a critique of evidence‐
based practice, while at the same time not abandoning the idea of evidence altogether. The …