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ArticleF1000Research2022

Education research is still the hardest science: a proposal for improving its trustworthiness and usability.

Gustavo Fischman, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Stephanie McBride-Schreiner

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Article in F1000Research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Gustavo FischmanMary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1611, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3853-9856
Audrey Amrein-BeardsleyMary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1611, USA.
Stephanie McBride-SchreinerMary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1611, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7883-4169

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this essay, we argue that colleges of education, particularly those at research-intensive institutions, favor simplistic notions of scholarly impact and that this trend has concerning implications for the field, for researchers, and for the public at large. After describing the challenges and shortcomings of the current models of research assessment in education, we outline an alternative proposal in which trustworthiness and usability of research would complement traditional metrics of scholarly relevance. This proposal encourages a twofold approach to research assessment that involves (1) a more thorough analysis of the limitations and problems generated by the use of simplistic notions of scholarly impact, and (2) a commitment to the implementation of more equitable systems based on a broader range of assessment measures to assess faculty research contributions.

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FacultyHumansUniversitiescolleges of education; research impact; research assessment

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PMID35919100
PMCPMC9294496

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