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Seek Simplicity ...and Distrust It

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author:
Lee S. Shulman
published in:
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
published:
June 8, 2005
keywords:
MSP Key Features / Evidence-Based Design and Outcomes
Ed Change & Policy / Systemic Change, Evaluation
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description:
"Alfred North Whitehead's dictum about the virtues and dangers of simplicity helps explain why we are confused about what kind of evidence should be used to guide education policy. We often have lots of evidence to choose from; the problem is making sense of it and drawing the right lessons."
posted to site:
06/28/2005
This commentary was originally published in Education Week, Vol. 24, Issue 39, Pages 36, 48.
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