Strengths and weaknesses of effectiveness research
effectiveness research ‘was born out of a quest for more robust evidence to illuminate a complex area, and to reveal a more accurate picture of the many factor in schools which determine standards amongst pupils’ (Sammons et al., 1994, p.1)
we have already seen that effectiveness research has evolved and become more sophisticated. Reynolds et al., (1996,p.138) outline the particular strengths of British effectiveness ‘knowledge base’: