Dealing with the dissonance
Written by: Chris Baker
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DR CHRIS BAKER, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAD, THE CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION, UK
Using research in schools to improve levels of understanding and drive better decision-making should be a goal for us all, but it is not without its challenges. For many of us, engaging with research can be a daunting and uncomfortable experience, as we wrestle with hidden academic insecurities and experience tension as new knowledge clashes with our established ways of thinking. If we want to embed a culture of research in schools, where there is a shared belief in the importance of inquiry and a demand for data-driven decision-making, then we need to equip our staff with strategies to overcome these challenges. In this article, we will explore a sequence of techniques that might help to improve evidence engagement, deal with the inevitable cognitive dissonance and build research resilience.
The points of critical engagement, organisation and simplification (PCEOS) curve
The road to understandin
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