Doing research that matters How research can influence policy and practice Tristram Hooley

...if I were asked to name the most needed of all reforms in the spirit of education, I should say: 'Cease conceiving of education as mere preparation for later life, and make it the full meaning of the present life.’ John Dewey (1893)

I said to myself Malala, you must be brave I said to myself Malala, you must be brave. You must not be afraid of anyone. You are only trying to get an education. You are not committing a crime. Malala Yousafzai (2013)

However this isn’t the whole story…

A maths textbook How much it costs to care for the ‘hereditarily unfit’ in terms of a ‘normal’ worker’s annual salary?

So education can open your eyes or mislead you So education can open your eyes or mislead you. We need contestation, critique and challenge. But not everything is just opinion…

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So where does this leave us?

A role for researchers Linking to the big picture Connecting to evidence Describing Listening Publicising and agitating Scrutinising Offering solutions Providing vision

Change actors in education policy Education practice Education policy Media Researchers Public opinion Government Knowledge brokers Civil society Employers Schools organisations Professional associations Trade unions Etc. Individuals in the system

Example: Economic benefits Timely Relevant Produced through close working with Careers England Passed it to MPs/politicians Continued to make use of it after it was published.

Roles for educators Read research Be an informed skeptic Be a citizen as well as a teacher Friend a researcher Participate and partner in research Become a researcher practitioner Write something!

References Dewey, J. (1983). Self-realization as the moral ideal. The Philosophical Review, 2. Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit Gatsby Charitable Foundation. (2014). Good Career Guidance. London: Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Hooley, T. and Dodd, V. (2015). The Economic Benefits of Career Guidance. Careers England. Reed, S. (2013). Propaganda in the schoolroom. Available from http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/european/2013/06/propaganda-in-the-schoolroom.html (Accessed 29th February 2016).

About me Tristram Hooley Professor of Career Education University of Derby www.derby.ac.uk/icegs t.hooley@derby.ac.uk @pigironjoe https://adventuresincareerdevelopment.wordpress.com/