In an effort to promote evidence-based practice, government officials, researchers, and
program developers have developed lists of model programs in the prevention field. This …

Researchers, historians, and philosophers of science have debated the nature of scientific
research in education for more than 100 years. Recent enthusiasm for" evidence-based" …

“Use of evaluation” used to mean the use of results for making program decisions. Now we
are aware of its larger dimensions. Many aspects of evaluation can be used—ideas and …

During the last decade, Chilean society was shaken by sharply critical and powerful student
movements: secondary students led the 2006" Penguin Revolution" and university students …

Exploring the interplay between globalization, education and international development, this
comprehensive introduction surveys the impact of global education policies on local policy …

O objetivo deste capítulo é apresentar um panorama dos principais debates teórico-
metodológicos relacionados à análise de políticas educacionais destacando, de modo mais …

Does research influence public policy and decision-making, and if so, how? This long
debated question continues to be the subject of discussions among scholars, researchers …

While participation has for decades been a buzzword in development, the term has been
imbued with greatly different meanings depending on the perspective of the actor in …

Thomas Kellaghan Educational Research Centre, St. Patrick's College, Dublin, Ireland
Daniel L. Stufflebeam The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, Ml, USA Lori A …

This paper argues the need for coherent, holistic frameworks offering insightful
understandings as well as viable, connected and synergistic solutions to schools in …