Abstract
Summary This paper questions the usefulness of traditional positivist research methodology to the applied educational psychologist working in natural settings. An alternative framework for evaluative research, referred to as the SPARE wheel model, is offered as a potentially more helpful approach to real‐world evaluation studies. Three examples are provided of ways in which the model has been applied to structure systemic investigations and reports. The method is easy to understand and apply, but provides scope for the application of both quantitative and qualitative analyses.
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