So was it worth it? A commentary on Fricke et al. and Hagen et al. (2017).
McCartney, Elspeth (2017) So was it worth it? A commentary on Fricke et al. and Hagen et al. (2017). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. ISSN 1469-7610 (In Press)
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Abstract
Abstract Fricke et al. and Hagen et al. (2017) each report on large-scale pragmatic randomised controlled trials delivered in schools or nurseries, investigating language interventions for vulnerable children and showing moderate positive effect sizes. Such research is part of a recent development of 'what works' research in England, and the number of 'what works' trials continues to increase, largely through funding from the Sutton Trust, who are concerned with disadvantaged children, to the Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF). 'What works' research is not firmly accepted by all educationalists, however results of trials are now available quickly and presented in a manner intended to be accessible to practitioners. This development may facilitate principled decisions on the adoption of interventions by schools, as trials and their outcomes my be interrogated to support decisions on whether the anticipated impact is worth the cost of implementation.
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Item type: Article ID code: 61365 Dates: DateEvent20 July 2017Published20 July 2017AcceptedKeywords: language intervention research, education, disadvantaged children, Theory and practice of education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, Speech and Hearing Subjects: Education > Theory and practice of education Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Psychological Science and Health > Speech and Language Therapy Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 26 Jul 2017 13:57 Last modified: 25 May 2023 10:00 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/61365