Implementing Randomized Field Trials in Education: Report of a Workshop

by Committee on Research in Education, National Research Council, Center for Education, et al.

The central idea of evidence-based education-that education policy and practice ought to be fashioned based on what is known from rigorous research-offers a compelling way to approach reform efforts. Recent federal trends reflect a growing enthusiasm for such change. Most visibly, the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act requires that "scientifically based education] research" drive the use of federal education funds at the state and local levels. This emphasis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309091926
• ISBN13: 9780309091923
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 62 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"