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The Relevance of Systematic Reviews to Educational Policy and Practice

Davies, Philip·2000·Oxford Review of Education
DOI 10.1080/713688543
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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, including narrative reviews, vote-counting reviews, meta-analyses, best evidence synthesis, and meta-ethnography. It is argued that systematic reviews allow researchers, and users of research, to go beyond the limitations of single studies and to discover the consistencies and variability in seemingly similar studies. This, in turn, allows for some degree of cumulative knowledge of educational research that is often missing in the absence of systematic reviews. Some limitations of systematic reviews and research synthesis for educational policy and practice are also discussed. The work of the Campbell Collaboration as an international organisation that promotes the use of systematic reviews in educational policy and practice is outlined.

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Authors
Davies, P.
Corresponding author
Davies, Philip
ORCID
Davies, Philip
Venue
Oxford Review of Education
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2000-09-01
Volume
26
Issue
3-4
Pages
365-378
ISSN
  • 0305-4985 (ISSN-L)
  • 1465-3915
DOI
10.1080/713688543
OpenAlex
W2104283072
Cited by
286
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Oxford Review of Education (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Social Sciences › Public Administration › Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Social Sciences › Education › Educational Research and Methods
Keywords
systematic reviews, education policy, teaching practice, evidence synthesis, meta-analysis, best evidence synthesis, meta-ethnography, Campbell Collaboration, cumulative knowledge, research utilization

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