The Psychology of Education Review: Open Dialogue

Autor/in	Price, Linda
Titel	The Psychology of Education Review: Open Dialogue
Quelle	In: Psychology of Education Review, 43 (2019) 1, S.28-33 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1463-9807
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Educational Research; Higher Education; Educational Psychology; Research and Development; Theory Practice Relationship; Theories; College Students; Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Erziehungspsychologie; Pädagogische Psychologie; Forschung und Entwicklung; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Theory; Theorie; Collegestudent; Lernen
Abstract	The significance of Noel Entwistle's paper lies in the fundamental question raised regarding the purpose of research into higher education. The article eloquently charts the development of research into student learning and its contribution to the field of educational psychology, but what has been the impact in terms of improvement into the quality of student learning? Answering this question requires a consideration of the fundamental goals of the research and more fundamentally what we are trying to achieve. As Entwistle points out there is a distinction between what can largely be considered explanatory theories, which are research-focused and action theories, which are practice-focused (p.1). While researchers may believe that their research has relevance for practice, adopting generic, generalisable research findings that are conceptually and theoretically grounded does not readily translate to practice. Certainly there is a gap between research and practice (de Laat, Lally, Simons, & Wenger, 2006; Hammersley, 1997, 1997; Hargreaves, 1996, 1997; Kirkwood & Price, 2014; Price & Kirkwood, 2014). [This is in response to the article, "Contributions of Educational Psychology to Understanding Student Learning: What Has Been Discovered -- What More Could Be Done?" For that article, see EJ1247419.] (ERIC).
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Update	2024/1/01