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14.1 Ways of seeing impact

Gregson, Margaret and Nixon, Lawrence (2015) 14.1 Ways of seeing impact. In: Readings for reflective teaching in further, adult and vocational education. Reflective Teaching . Bloomsbury, London, pp. 232-236. ISBN 9781472586506

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Abstract

Decisions about what should be evaluated in education, how and by whom, have far-reaching consequences for systems of education and the societies which shape them and are, in turn, shaped by them. This reading raises concerns about the reliability, validity and impact of summative, ‘technical–rational’ approaches to the development, imple- mentation and evaluation of educational policy. Gregson and Nixon argue that such ‘technical–rational’ approaches can all too easily overlook the processes of impact and ‘softer’ or more subtle indicators of impact, although difficult to measure or quantify, are often equally – if not more – important in educational contexts than their ‘harder’ counterparts.
Edited from: Gregson, M. and Nixon, L. (2009) ‘Assessing effectiveness: ways of seeing impact’, International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 21(3).

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Item ID: 9325
ISBN: 9781472586506
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/9325
Official URL: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/readings-for-reflect...

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ORCID for Margaret Gregson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2195-3738

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Date Deposited: 14 May 2018 12:48
Last Modified: 30 Jul 2020 13:43

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Author: Margaret Gregson ORCID iD
Author: Lawrence Nixon

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Faculty of Education and Society
Faculty of Education and Society > School of Education

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Education > Further Education

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