If you are a school research lead or someone interested in evidence-informed practice and want to be able to identify research with practical relevance, this post is for you. Using the work of Anderson, Herriot & Hodgkinson (2001) I will describe a simple 2 x 2 model, which uses the dimensions of relevance and rigour, to help you distinguish between – popularist, puerile, pedantic and pragmatic – research. I will then consider some of the implications for you, either as a school research lead and/or evidence-informed practitioner.
