"Educational research plays a vital role in supporting the many              

organisations, individuals and activities involved in education,

providing independent analysis and insight to promote reflection, understanding, effectiveness improvement and renewal ... Crucially, however, the best educational research ... is also itself a vital source of new ideas, insights, perspectives, and challenges current thinking, policy and practice, making a valuable and distinctive contribution to democratic life." 

From the UK Research Excellence Framework (2022, p. 169).

Jones, A. B. (2024). Rethinking Evidence-Based Practice in Education: A Critical Literature Review of the ‘What Works’ Approach. International Journal of Educational Researchers, 15(2), 37-51.

Roberts-Holmes, G. (2014). The ‘datafication’ of early years pedagogy: ‘if the teaching is good, the data should be good and if there’s bad teaching, there is bad data.’ Journal of Education Policy, 30(3), 302–315.