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Evidence-based practice makes people more flexible and adaptable
In last Thursday’s post What’s the difference between data and evidence? Evidence-based practice I made the statement that “you may be surprised to find that people also become much more adaptable and flexible as well” with evidence-based practice. Evidence-based people are more flexible and adaptable than fact based people How evidence-based practice makes people more […]
Read moreHow to get Research for Evidence Based Practice and Increase Your Credibility
Finding real research evidence for evidence-based practice – with ease For many businesses, organisations, coaches, consultants and HR, L&D and OD professionals The Oxford Review has become the trusted supplier of research for their evidence-based practice. What people get out of The Oxford Review As a direct result of the research briefings and evidence we […]
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Evidence Based Practice: From Theory to Reality
Evidence Based Practice The 2 things required to get it to work in an organisation The key requirement for deployment Evidence Based Practice has been around for over 30 years now, yet it has still to penetrate the culture of many organizations, even though it is used extensively in clinical and other professional arenas. A […]
Read moreMaking evidence-based practice work. Part 2 – solutions
This post follows on from the previous post Making evidence-based practice work: The 3 key challenges In this post I will look at what the research findings are: evidence-based solutions Solutions The researchers discovered that there are two primary pre-requisites for successful implementation of evidence-based practice: evidence-based solutions. Primary pre-requisites for successful implementation of evidence-based practice Management involvement […]
Read moreMaking evidence-based practice work: The 3 key challenges
In this two part posting I will look at some new research that looks at how to make and embed evidence based practice in your organisation. Part 1 The key challenges of evidence based practice (This Post) What is Evidence based practice New research The 3 key challenges Part 2 Solutions Many professions have moved […]
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Understanding research: the direction of a correlation
As mentioned in my last blog in the Understanding Research Series, correlations have a direction. So what does this mean? Positive Correlations Negative Correlations Positive correlations Say you are looking at two factors which are correlated like the the grades students achieve and the amount of studying they do. Some research found the following: Unsurprisingly the […]
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What is a correlation?
What is a correlation? So what is a correlation? Having had a look at what research is and what researchers mean when a result is significant, in this post I want to have a look at what we call causal relationships and correlations. This is where someone claims to have found that something causes something […]
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Understanding research – what a significant result actually means
In this article – Only the uninformed talk about research proving things The significance of significance How likely are we to get this result by random chance? Levels of significance What a significant result means In my last blog about research we looked at the fact that it’s almost impossible to prove something. Even […]
Read moreThe two main things that make evidence-based practice work
How to make evidence-based practice work Many professions have moved towards evidence-based practice over the years. The real pioneers here have been the various medical and health services around the world, but as a concept it is being increasingly used in just about every industry to a lesser or greater extent. However whilst there is […]
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