@inbook{b8f9c47d8a4d4db2862288a47e992d82,
title = "Professionalism and evidence-based practice",
abstract = "The idea of evidence- based practice is influential in public welfare services, including education. The idea is controversial, however, not least because it involves a poten tial redefinition of the relation ship between knowledge, authority and professionalism. This is discussed based on a study of evidence- based methods in Danish pre-school education and care. The management sees the use of these methods as strengthening pre- school teacher professionalism, but the actual practices in the day-careinstitutions are ambiguous. In some cases, using the methods becomes an end in itself and tends to displace important educational objectives. In other cases, the methods are reflectively adjusted to a given context. Used in this way only, evid ence-based practice and methodology is a valuable resource for professional practice in education. From such a perspective, at least some types of research based education are important.",
keywords = "Professional competence, Higher Education, pre-school education, Denmark ",
author = "Palle Rasmussen",
year = "2014",
month = nov,
day = "27",
doi = "10.4324/9781315757131",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-138-79744-4",
series = "Routledge Research in Higher Education",
pages = "124--136",
editor = "Jens-Christian Smeby and Molly Sutphen",
booktitle = "From Vocational to Professional Education",
publisher = "Routledge",
address = "United Kingdom",
}