Evidence and public good in educational policy, research and practice

In: Educational Governance Research Volume 6

In: Educational Governance Research Ser. v.6

Abstract

Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction: Evidence and Public Good in Educational Policy, Research, and Practice -- Evidence and Public Good in Educational Policy, Research, and Practice -- Focus of the Book -- Guiding Questions of the Book -- Chapter Contributions in the Book -- References -- Chapter 1: Understanding Public Good in the Context of Evidence Discourse in Education -- Introduction -- What Is Evidence? and What Constitutes Scientific Evidence? -- Practitioners and Policymakers' Definition and Use of Evidence -- Practitioners Definition and Use of Evidence -- Policymakers and Administrators' Definition and Use of Evidence -- Understanding Public Good in the Context of Evidence Discourse -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 2: Capturing the 'Evidence' and 'What Works' Agenda in Education: A Truth Regime and the Art of Manoeuvring Floating Signifiers -- Introduction -- Discourses, Genealogies and Floating Signifiers -- The Genealogy of 'Evidence' and 'What Works' Discourse in Education -- 'Evidence', 'What Works' and the Reconfiguration of Dominant Policy -- Thinking 'Evidence' and 'What Works' Differently: Exploring the Potentials of a Floating Signifier -- Evidence-Based or Evidence-Informed Knowledge and Professional Discretion -- Global Versus Local Forms of Evidence: Which Kind of Knowledge Is Relevant? -- External or Internal Evidence: Who Has the Decision-Making Powers to Require Which Knowledge Should Be Applied? -- Join the Struggle to Expand 'Evidence' and 'What Works'! -- References -- Chapter 3: What Is Evidence Required for and Who Generates That Evidence in the Finnish Educational System? -- Introduction: Public or Common Good and Evidence in the Finnish Context -- What Is Evidence for in the Finnish Context? -- The National Enhancement-Led Evaluation Policy