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Direct linkHarrison, Neil; McCaig, Colin – British Educational Research Journal, 2017
This paper engages with the continuing emphasis given to evidence-based policy and "what works" approaches in educational research, highlighting some of the continuing epistemological challenges from a post-positivist perspective. To illustrate these, it uses the case of bursaries awarded by universities to improve outcomes for students…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Case Studies, Intervention, Correlation
