Training in Pragmatic Social Interventions: Problems, Promises and Protocols
Lead Research Organisation:
University of York
Department Name: Educational Studies
Abstract
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Organisations
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ORCID iD |
| Stephen Gorard (Principal Investigator) | |
| Carole Torgerson (Researcher) |
Publications
Gorard S
(2011)
How can we enhance enjoyment of secondary school? The student view
in British Educational Research Journal
Gorard S
(2013)
Serious doubts about school effectiveness
in British Educational Research Journal
Gorard S
(2010)
Education Can Compensate for Society - a Bit
in British Journal of Educational Studies
Stephen Gorard (author)
(2006)
The concept of a ?fair test? is relevant to all researchers : introducing the Trials in Public Policy project
in Building research capacity
Gorard S
(2010)
School experience as a potential determinant of post-compulsory participation
in Evaluation & Research in Education
Gorard S
(2007)
The dubious benefits of multi-level modeling
in International Journal of Research & Method in Education
Gorard S
(2009)
Misunderstanding and misrepresentation: a reply to Hutchison and Schagen
in International Journal of Research & Method in Education
Gorard S
(2007)
Where does good evidence come from?
in International Journal of Research & Method in Education
Gorard S
(2010)
All evidence is equal: the flaw in statistical reasoning
in Oxford Review of Education
Stephen Gorard (Author)
(2014)
The widespread abuse of statistics by researchers: what is the problem and what is the ethical way forward?
in Psychology of Education Review
| Description | We created a cadre of methods teachers wishing to put trials more prominently into researcher training. We created resources for them to use, and an annual conference for them the discuss issues at. |
| Exploitation Route | The resources and ideas need to be more fully integrated into methods resources for wider audiences. We are in the process of assisting that in our own writing. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy Education Healthcare |
| Description | This was an RDI project with intended impact with social science trainers. The use of trials in public policy has greatly expanded since this work, and some part of that is attributable. Most notable and lasting achievement is the Annual Trials Conference - http://www.york.ac.uk/media/healthsciences/documents/trials/IEE_ConfBrochure_0614sm.pdf - set up by the project and still led by the applicants. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2007 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare,Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | Making evidence useful : the whole point of publicly-funded education research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | British Educational Research Association (BERA) capacity-building seminar held at the University of York to raise awareness of trials and recruit participants to help train. Lots of feedback. Some negative from those inexplicably opposed to robust evaluations in social science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006 |
| Description | The death of mixed methods |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at the 'Bringing together qualitative and quantitative data' workshop at the University of Leeds. Discussions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | http://www.reallifemethods.ac.uk/training/workshops/qual-quant/documents/NCRMmixedmethodsGorard.ppt |
| Description | The dubious role of theory in research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation made at a staff development day at the University of Nottingham. Discussions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | Warranting research claims |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation given at the University of Leicester's staff development day. Requests for further details and publications |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |